Archaeology

Egypt mulls reopening tomb of Queen Nefertari for visitors

Egypt mulls reopening tomb of Queen Nefertari for visitors

The Supreme Council of Antiquities announced that it is studying the possibility of reopening the tomb of Queen Nefertari on…
Ancient Cairo tomb razed: A blow to Egypt’s heritage

Ancient Cairo tomb razed: A blow to Egypt’s heritage

The demolition of Muhammad Ali Pasha’s daughter-in-law’s tomb in the Imam Shafi’i cemetery has ignited a firestorm of controversy on…
Photos: Egypt, China issue proposal to register Nilometer & Baiheliang Inscriptions on World Heritage List

Photos: Egypt, China issue proposal to register Nilometer & Baiheliang Inscriptions on World Heritage List

Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy expressed his happiness towards the joint work being done with China in…
Sun illuminates face of Ramses II in Aswan’s Abu Simbel Temple

Sun illuminates face of Ramses II in Aswan’s Abu Simbel Temple

Sun aligned Tuesday morning on the statute of Ramses II in Aswan’s Abu Simbel Temple on a rare phenomenon that…
Assistant Tourism Min: Partial Trial Run of GEM ‘Important Step’ Towards Official Opening

Assistant Tourism Min: Partial Trial Run of GEM ‘Important Step’ Towards Official Opening

Assistant Tourism and Antiquities Minister for Archaeological Affairs Abbas al-Tayyeb stressed the importance of the partial trial run of the…
Photos: Egypt retrieves three ancient Egyptian artifacts from Germany

Photos: Egypt retrieves three ancient Egyptian artifacts from Germany

The Egyptian Ministries of Tourism and Antiquities and Foreign Affairs managed to successfully retrieve three artifacts from Germany, as part…
Culture Minister orders reopening of Museum of Islamic Ceramics after 14 years

Culture Minister orders reopening of Museum of Islamic Ceramics after 14 years

Egyptian Culture Minister Ahmed Fouad Hano on Sunday ordered to reopen the Museum of Islamic Ceramics to receive visitors starting…
British tourist attempts to bury mother’s remains in Abu Simbel Temple

British tourist attempts to bury mother’s remains in Abu Simbel Temple

Security services at the Abu Simbel Temple, south of Aswan in Upper Egypt, thwarted a British tourist’s attempt to bury…
Egypt recovers several artifacts from the US

Egypt recovers several artifacts from the US

Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Ati visited the Egyptian Consulate General in New York on Saturday, on the sidelines of the…
Giza Pyramids to get a night-time upgrade and recreational area

Giza Pyramids to get a night-time upgrade and recreational area

Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Sherif Fathy, announced that the Pyramids recreational site will be welcoming visitors starting in February…
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