250 mummies among latest discoveries from Egypt's Saqqara treasure trove
Archaeologists tell CBS News the finds bring the number of 2,500-year-old, decorated, sealed coffins from the "Cemetery of Sacred Animals" to more than 450.
Egypt to reopen ancient parade route, the "Avenue of Sphinxes"
The 1.7-mile-long "Path of God," lined with more than 1,000 sphinx and ram statues, spent centuries buried by the sands of time. It was reopened with all due pomp and ceremony.
22 royal mummies get a parade to move to a new home in Egypt
The 18 kings and four queens — including some familiar names — died more than 3,000 years ago, but they each got their own parade float as they moved to a new home.
Egyptian official says Suez Canal to reopen within a few days
After a warning that it could take "weeks" to clear the vital cargo lane, an advisor to Egypt's president says it will be reopened within 3 days.
5000-year-old "industrial-scale" brewery unearthed in Egypt
The brewery had the capacity to make enough beer to serve every person in a 40,000-seat sports stadium a pint.
Tahrir Square 10 years later: What happened to Egypt's revolution?
"I would have never imagined that, within 10 years, there would be less freedom in Egypt than under Mubarak's era," one pro-democracy activist tells CBS News.
4,200-year-old queen's identity among remarkable new finds in Egypt
Burial shafts containing dozens of coffins, games to keep the dead busy and a giant papyrus scroll bearing chapter of the Book of the Dead have all been unearthed at Saqqara.
Egyptian model arrested over photo shoot at ancient pyramid
Both model Salma El-Shimy and her photographer were arrested and were accused by one lawyer of "insulting the great Pharaonic history."