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Antiquities Minister: Lack of funding impacts projects

Antiquities Minister: Lack of funding impacts projects

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty has said that a lack of funding has impacted 60 projects implemented by the ministry to…
IS enters Syria’s Palmyra museum

IS enters Syria’s Palmyra museum

Islamic State group fighters have entered the museum in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, placing guards at its doors,…
UNESCO chief: Destruction of Palmyra would be ‘enormous loss to humanity’

UNESCO chief: Destruction of Palmyra would be ‘enormous loss to humanity’

The destruction of the UNESCO World Heritage site of Palmyra would be an "enormous loss to humanity", the head of…
Sisi, UNESCO chief condemn extremists’ destruction of heritage sites

Sisi, UNESCO chief condemn extremists’ destruction of heritage sites

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and UNESCO chief Irina Bokova have condemned extremist assaults on cultural heritage in the Middle East,…
History a casualty in Yemen’s war as bombs smash ancient sites

History a casualty in Yemen’s war as bombs smash ancient sites

Folklore calls Yemen the cradle of the Arabs but its ancient heritage is being destroyed as the Arab world's most…
Minister: Egypt will not allow traffic of antiquities across Middle East

Minister: Egypt will not allow traffic of antiquities across Middle East

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty said Egypt will do its best to stop the illegal traffic of antiquities within the Middle…
Egyptologists uncover ‘corruption’ in animal mummy industry

Egyptologists uncover ‘corruption’ in animal mummy industry

Corruption in the ancient Egyptian industry of animal sacrifices could be the reason Egyptologists are finding so many animal mummies void…
UNESCO to launch heritage preservation campaign from Cairo

UNESCO to launch heritage preservation campaign from Cairo

UNESCO will sponsor the launch of a campaign aimed at preserving heritage sites endangered by extremism on Wednesday. The organization’s regional…
Old ‘khayamiya’ craft endagered, says craftsman

Old ‘khayamiya’ craft endagered, says craftsman

The wonderful, old ‘khayamiya’, the art of tent-making, is endangered. It’s most famous location is Khayamiya street, situated at the…
Great Museum to be inaugurated in May 2018

Great Museum to be inaugurated in May 2018

The Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh al-Damaty has stressed that the ministry offers all its support to the Grand Egyptian Museum,…
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