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Hot air balloon carrying 20 people crashes in Egypt

Ahotairballooncarryingaround20people,includingtourists,hascrashednearEgypt'scityofLuxorandatleastonepersonhasreportedlybeenkilled,accordingtosecurityandmedicalo

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27 ancient goddess statues excavated in Egypt

AnEgyptian-Europeanarcheologicalmissionhasdiscoveredacollectionof27statuesofancientEgyptianlionessgoddessSekhmet,authoritiessaidSunday.Thediscoverywasmadenearth

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Mummies! Egypt announces discovery of 3,500-year-old tomb

EgyptonSaturdayannouncedthediscoveryinthesoutherncityofLuxorofapharaonictombbelongingtoaroyalgoldsmithwholivedmorethan3,500yearsagoandwhoseworkwasdedicatedtothe

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Hot air balloons take off in Egypt after long suspension, governor on board

On the early Sunday morning, six colorful hot air balloons rose to the sky in southern Egypt, with Luxor Governor Ezzat Saad among the first passengers.

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19 tourists killed in balloon explosion in Egypt, 9 from Hong Kong

The death toll of Egypt's Luxor balloon accident rose to 19 Tuesday afternoon after a seriously- wounded English tourist died at Luxor International Hospital, Mohamed Sultan, head of Egypt's Ambulance Authority, confirmed to Xinhua.