(See also: The truth behind Egypt's female pharaohs and their power.) In Egyptian cosmology, the goddess Maat embodied the concepts of order, truth, and justice.

The pharaoh was responsible for Maat. He was expected to control every part of Egyptian life. Although he had deputies to do some of the work, the buck stopped with him. He accepted praise when ...

MAAT for Contemporary Art (Cairo Contemporary Dance Center) has released a video on YouTube documenting its most recent dance workshop held with the children of the Banati Foundation.

The Obama administration has decided to provide about $1 billion in debt relief for Egypt, a senior official said Saturday, in the boldest U.S. effort yet to shore up a key Middle East ally as it ...

The Obama administration’s first reaction to Sunday’s news that Egypt’s military chiefs had been forced from office was deep alarm. The surprise announcement from Cairo seemed to signal that ...

Egypt’s embassy in Bern, Switzerland received the ancient Egyptian Seven Sacred Oils relief within the framework of a bilateral agreement between Switzerland and Egypt prohibiting illegally ...

Analysis of two reliefs in a 3,500-year old Egyptian temple reveal apprentices worked on non-complex parts like torsos, arms and legs, while more experienced artists tackled intricate faces ...

The Ministry of Antiquities says Egypt's embassy in London has received a limestone relief that had been stolen from Queen Hatshepsut's temple in Luxor.

Whilst the concept of a career choice for women is a relatively modern phenomenon, the situation in ancient Egypt was rather different. For some three thousand years the women who lived on the ...