Christie's is selling a prized, 18-karat gold Patek Philippe watch that belonged to King Farouk, the penultimate King of Egypt and the Sudan. Farouk, who died in 1965, reigned for 16 years and was a ...

DUBAI (Reuters) - A Patek Philippe watch once owned by Egypt's King Farouk has sold for $912,500 at a Christie's auction in Dubai, an official from the auction house said, setting a record for a watch ...

The story of the military coup against King Farouk of Egypt has many facets, and is still vivid in the memories of those who lived through that era. Therefore, it is important to shed light on some of ...

Many stories about famous people contain a mix of exaggeration and fact. Most are quickly forgotten, but some are recalled from time to time, either for an undisclosed purpose or simply as tales to ...

At the start of World War II, fat, frisky young King Farouk I of Egypt suffered from nightmares in which he was chased by an angry lion. Haggard from loss of sleep, Farouk sought counsel of crabbed, ...

The tense news from Cairo that confronts us British these days as we read the morning paper has made me think back to the night I dined with the King of Egypt. It was fifteen years ago and he was a ...

King Farouk has never liked his demagogue Prime Minister, Nahas Pasha, has twice fired him from the premiership. Farouk’s father, old King Fuad I, felt the same way about Nahas. He also sacked the ...