Archaeology
Sartre’s ‘Non’ to Nobel prize came too late, say reports
January 3, 2015
Sartre’s ‘Non’ to Nobel prize came too late, say reports
A letter sent by French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre in 1964 declining the Nobel Prize for Literature came too late to…
UN: Satellite images show 290 heritage sites in Syria damaged by war
December 23, 2014
UN: Satellite images show 290 heritage sites in Syria damaged by war
Satellite imagery indicate that 290 cultural heritage sites in Syria, whose history stretches back to the dawn of civilization, have been…
Beit al-Sennari commemorates Umm Kulthum’s 40th anniversary
December 19, 2014
Beit al-Sennari commemorates Umm Kulthum’s 40th anniversary
Beit al-Sennari in Sayeda Zeinab is commemorating the 40th anniversary of Umm Kulthum's passing, who died on 3 February 1975.Khaled…
Egyptian Museum to organize sound and light show Thursday
December 17, 2014
Egyptian Museum to organize sound and light show Thursday
The Egyptian Museum, home to the world’s largest collection of Pharaonic antiquities, will begin Thursday evening its first sound and…
Egypt unveils renovated Tutankhamun gallery
December 15, 2014
Egypt unveils renovated Tutankhamun gallery
The Cairo government unveiled on Monday four newly renovated halls of the famed Tutankhamun gallery in the Egyptian Museum as…
Colossal statue of Amenhotep III unveiled in Egypt
December 14, 2014
Colossal statue of Amenhotep III unveiled in Egypt
Archaeologists on Sunday unveiled a restored colossal statue of Amenhotep III that was toppled in an earthquake more than 3,000…
Earth’s water likely came from asteroids, Rosetta shows
December 11, 2014
Earth’s water likely came from asteroids, Rosetta shows
Data from the European Space Agency's Rosetta space craft shows that water on Earth likely came from asteroids hitting the…
Egypt, Georgia museums sign cooperation deal
December 9, 2014
Egypt, Georgia museums sign cooperation deal
National museums in Georgia and Egypt have signed a deal to enhance mutual cooperation by which both countries would exchange…
Bibliotheca Alexandrina to hold lecture on geographical discoveries 16 December
December 9, 2014
Bibliotheca Alexandrina to hold lecture on geographical discoveries 16 December
Bibliotheca Alexandrina’s Writing and Scripts Center will hold on 16 December a lecture entitled “Geographic discoveries and its effects on…
Minister, Italian ambassador to inaugurate Queen Nefertari exhibition
December 8, 2014
Minister, Italian ambassador to inaugurate Queen Nefertari exhibition
Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh al-Damaty and the Italian ambassador to Cairo Mauricio Massari will inaugurate Monday an exhibition under the…