Nov 11, 2025
By Laura Ranieri Roy Four days after Egypt’s grand opening celebrations — when President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi welcomed dignitaries from around the world to witness the unveiling of his country’s new crown jewel — I found myself once again inside the Grand Egyptian...
Feb 26, 2025
By Laura Ranieri Roy Could an Undisturbed Tomb of an Egyptian King Finally Be Found? Could the untouched tomb of a great Egyptian king, complete with treasures and an intact mummy, finally be uncovered? Could Thutmose II—the sickly husband of Hatshepsut and father of...
Nov 1, 2024
By Laura Ranieri Roy This past August, I was invited to be an Egypt expert on a new Fox Nation documentary, Tales of Terror: Curse of King Tut. This series, premiering on Fox Nation Thursday, October 31, 2024, explores one of history’s most haunting mysteries—the...
Oct 27, 2023
By Laura Ranieri Roy (All photos except one noted. c. Laura Ranieri Roy) It was ten years ago last February that I escaped wintry Toronto and flew to Egypt – to lend an ‘amateur’ hand to the new excavation and restoration project at Akhenaten’s...
Aug 17, 2023
Newly Opened Tombs in Luxor By Laura Ranieri Roy By guest contributor, Egyptologist and photographer Sharon Davidson These two richly decorated tombs were opened in September 2019, but due to COVID I was only able to visit them recently. The ticket was originally... 
