FILE - In this file photo taken on Feb. 8, 1966, the results of three-years of dismantling the temples of Abu Simbel in Egypt lie in a storage area behind the huge escarpment before being moved and re ...

In 1960, a new dam on the Nile threatened Ramses II’s temples at Abu Simbel and other ancient treasures. Here's how the world saved them. Photographed in 1966, faces of three of four colossal statues ...

Ramses II is celebrated as the most powerful king of the New Kingdom, an era at the pinnacle of ancient Egyptian society. Known as Ramses the Great, he is remembered both as Egypt’s mightiest warrior ...

The usually calm Upper Egyptian town of Abu Simbel was abuzz this week with King Ramses II fever. A crowd of over 3,000 gathered at Abu Simbel 280 kilometres south of Aswan on Sunday to witness a ...

Since 1250 B.C., the seated colossi of Abu Simbel have stared fixedly across the Nile and the Nubian desert toward the rising sun. By 1970, they will continue their vigil from the top of the sandstone ...

The two Temples of Ramses II at Abu Simbel and the Sanctuary of Isis at Philae are the most illustrious of the Nubian Monuments from Abu Simbel to Philae (Egypt), listed as World Heritage since 1979.

The sun aligned on the statue of Ramses II in Aswan's Abu Simbel Temple on Thursday morning in a rare astronomical phenomenon that occurs biannually -- on 22 October and 22 February. Abdel-Moneim Said ...

The site of Abu Simbel is one of Egypt’s most awe-inspiring structures, albeit not the easiest one to visit. Comprised of two majestic temples overlooking Lake Nasser this landmark has a storied ...

While Cairo and Luxor dominate much of the conversation about Egypt’s ancient wonders, it’s Aswan, Egypt’s southernmost city, that quietly holds the heart of the Nile. With its laid-back charm, ...