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Minister: Archaeological weapons found under Mediterranean
June 22, 2014
Minister: Archaeological weapons found under Mediterranean
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty said on Sunday several antique weapons were found deep under the Mediterranean near the entrance of…
Ancient Cyprian plague remnants discovered in Luxor
June 19, 2014
Ancient Cyprian plague remnants discovered in Luxor
The Italian archaeological mission discovered in Luxor remnants of the Cyprian plague that claimed the lives of more than 5,000…
TEDx Cairo presents Hany al-Masry: An Egyptian artist icon
June 15, 2014
TEDx Cairo presents Hany al-Masry: An Egyptian artist icon
In a cozy two-floor coffee shop on Cairo's Nile river banks in Zamalek, TEDx Cairo featured a speech by an…
12 artifacts repatriated from London by end of June
June 11, 2014
12 artifacts repatriated from London by end of June
The Ministry of Antiquities said on Wednesday that it is repatriating 12 artifacts from London at the end of June. The…
Eleventh dynasty tomb discovered in Luxor
June 9, 2014
Eleventh dynasty tomb discovered in Luxor
On Monday, Minister of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim said that the Spanish archaeological mission discovered a tomb of a senior statesman…
Archaeologists find 5,600-year-old tomb in Egypt
May 7, 2014
Archaeologists find 5,600-year-old tomb in Egypt
Archaeologists in southern Egypt have discovered a 5,600-year-old preserved tomb and mummy predating the First Dynasty of the pharaohs, the…
British court rules for return of six smuggled Egyptian artifacts
May 7, 2014
British court rules for return of six smuggled Egyptian artifacts
Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim said that a British court issued a decree ordering the return of six artifacts to Egypt…
Serendipity aids Egypt in struggle to recover stolen heritage
April 23, 2014
Serendipity aids Egypt in struggle to recover stolen heritage
When French Egyptologist Olivier Perdu saw a fragment of a pharaonic statue on display in a Brussels gallery last year,…
PM to restructure censorship authority after film crisis
April 19, 2014
PM to restructure censorship authority after film crisis
The Cabinet said Saturday Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb decided to form a panel tasked with restructuring the Censorship Authority following…
Pharaonic tombs discovered in Minya
April 19, 2014
Pharaonic tombs discovered in Minya
Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim said Saturday two ancient Pharaonic tombs belonging to the 26th dynasty (663-525 BC) had been discovered…