For centuries, the meaning of the mysterious and mystical Egyptian hieroglyphs baffled the greatest minds in the world. Then, in 1799, the discovery of the most famous piece of rock in archaeology ...

Demotic is the script used in Egypt from the 7th century B.C.E. to the 5th century C.E. A script to carry the language of trade, administration and everyday life, it is separate from the formal ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Researchers have shed new light on "magical" texts created centuries ago in Egypt with the intention of bringing about ...

Mona Zaki often receives strange looks when she answers her mobile phone in public. Among her closest friends and family members, the 58-year-old mother speaks colloquial Coptic. “People look at me if ...

On Saturday, scholars and diplomats in Cairo, Paris and London marked the 203rd anniversary of the day in 1822 when French Egyptologist Jean-François Champollion announced that he had deciphered ...

Egyptian Christians have developed a rich culture since Saint Mark brought the new faith to Egypt in Roman times. Today, Egypt is 90 percent Muslim, but the Copts are a powerful minority, says Father ...

The Coptic Church, which has withstood diverse and enormous challenges throughout its history, now has its very existence threatened after the downfall of Hosni Mubarak's regime. Media reports on ...

The key to ancient Egypt: 200 years ago, the Rosetta Stone helped solve the riddle of hieroglyphs. Coincidence played the main role in the archaeological thriller. On July 19, 1799, French soldiers ...