The tour visits imperial cities, including heady Marrakesh and the oft-overlooked Rabat, now emerging as a hip alternative.

A nearly complete skull fossil found in Egypt has revealed a new species of Hyaenodonta, an apex carnivore that mysteriously ...

With sharp catlike teeth and a doglike body, ancient carnivores called hyaenodonts were once at the top of the food chain, ...

TUI ( tui.co.uk) offers a seven-night Legends of the Nile cruise on Al Horeya from £1,799 per person (two sharing) on an all-inclusive basis, including tips. Transfers and flights from London Gatwick ...

Sudan has around 255 pyramids - more than twice as many as its neighbour - built by the ancient Kingdom of Kush, which once ...

Scientists in Egypt discovered a not-before-known apex predator that lived 30 million years ago, potentially helping to solve an extinction mystery.

Metal detectorists and archaeologists unearthed over 400 of ancient British, Roman and African coins linked to a military conquest ... coins came from modern-day Algeria and depicted Juba, the king of ...

However, in ancient times, their role was of significant importance ... Its emperor Mansa Musa was placed on medieval European maps of Africa with description: "The king is the richest and most noble ...

Its emperor Mansa Musa was placed on medieval European maps of Africa with description: "The king is the richest and most noble because ... to observe traditional practices entirely. However, in ...

It was located along the River Nile in north-east Africa. I better write this ... and a writing system called hieroglyphs. The ancient Egyptians were ruled by kings and queens were called pharaohs.