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Oil spill reappears in Ras Ghareb
November 6, 2019
Oil spill reappears in Ras Ghareb
Crude oil spills have re-emerged on the beaches of Ras Ghareb Corniche, which has been the site of petroleum pollution…
Team excavates first Roman catacomb tomb discovered in Saqqara
November 5, 2019
Team excavates first Roman catacomb tomb discovered in Saqqara
A joint Egyptian-Japanese archaeological mission in north Saqqara headed by Nozomu Kawai of Kanazawa University and Waseda University in Japan…
Antiquities Ministry inaugurates 12th International Conference of Egyptologists
November 5, 2019
Antiquities Ministry inaugurates 12th International Conference of Egyptologists
Under the foot of the Pyramids of Giza, as harp melodies played, the Antiquities Ministry on Sunday celebrated the inauguration…
Egypt to launch its first communications satellite
November 2, 2019
Egypt to launch its first communications satellite
Egypt is preparing to launch TIBA-1, its first satellite for communications purposes, set to provide communications services towards the government…
King Tut exhibition opens in London
November 1, 2019
King Tut exhibition opens in London
London’s Tutankhamun: Treasures Of The Golden Pharaoh exhibition opened on Friday at the Saatchi Gallery for the first time in…
Alexandria at risk of submersion by 2050: study
October 31, 2019
Alexandria at risk of submersion by 2050: study
New research reveals that Alexandria will be threatened by submersion by 2050 as a result of climate change. The number…
Greenpeace blocks Total biorefinery that uses palm oil
October 29, 2019
Greenpeace blocks Total biorefinery that uses palm oil
Greenpeace activists on Tuesday blocked the entrance to a refinery in southern France where oil giant Total uses controversial palm…
Djoser pyramid renovation 95 percent complete at LE90 million cost: Ministry
October 23, 2019
Djoser pyramid renovation 95 percent complete at LE90 million cost: Ministry
Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities has completed 95 percent of renovation works on Djoser’s step pyramid, at a cost of LE90…
Luxor residents launch campaign against transferring coffins to GEM
October 22, 2019
Luxor residents launch campaign against transferring coffins to GEM
Numerous Luxor residents have launched a campaign on social media protesting the Antiquities Ministry’s decision to transfer important artifacts recently…
Oxford professor allegedly sells more than 11 Egyptian papyrus scrolls to billionaire
October 21, 2019
Oxford professor allegedly sells more than 11 Egyptian papyrus scrolls to billionaire
A professor at Oxford University has been accused of selling more than 11 Egyptian papyrus scrolls from an ancient Bible…