A man who stockpiled 17,700 bottles of hand sanitiser to sell on Amazon is being investigated for price gouging. Matt Colvin, from Chattanooga in Tennessee, told the New York Times he had faced a “huge amount of whiplash”. Online platforms have cracked down on sellers listing coronavirus-related items at inflated prices. Mr Colvin later said he would […]

CAIRO: The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities is putting the finishing touches to the Hurghada Museum, which will open by the end of January, coinciding with the national day of the Red Sea governorate. The Hurghada Museum is the first to be inaugurated in partnership with the private sector in Egypt. It houses 1,000 artifacts including royal pieces that date back […]

The arduous tale of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb outlines the unique problem faced by archaeologists trying to uncover the secrets of Egypt’s Valley of the Kings. Having drawn up plots in which to excavate, Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon searched desperately for the Boy King’s resting place, only to eventually find its entrance cloaked […]