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Delegations from UNESCO visit the Grand Egyptian Museum
Egypt

Delegations from UNESCO visit the Grand Egyptian Museum

The Egyptian National Committee for UNESCO organized a visit for the representatives of the organization’s member states to the Grand…
Minister: Ancient Egyptian civilization was pioneering in developing irrigation techniques
Egypt

Minister: Ancient Egyptian civilization was pioneering in developing irrigation techniques

The ancient Egyptian civilization was pioneering in developing irrigation techniques, said Water Resources and Irrigation Minister Hani Sweilam. The minister…
US returns ancient Egyptian coffin to Swedish museum
Archaeology

US returns ancient Egyptian coffin to Swedish museum

The Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) in Boston has returned a small decorated clay sarcophagus belonging to an Egyptian child…
Authorities arrest man attempting to smuggle 1,118 Egyptian artifacts
Archaeology

Authorities arrest man attempting to smuggle 1,118 Egyptian artifacts

The Interior Ministry arrested an employee suspected of possessing 1,118 pieces of antiquities in his residence in Assiut Governorate, Upper…
Photos: Egypt unearths 4,300-year-old mastaba in Dahshur
Archaeology

Photos: Egypt unearths 4,300-year-old mastaba in Dahshur

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced that the Egyptian-German archaeological mission, affiliated with the German Archaeological Institute, uncovered a…
Over 4,000 tourists witness sun alignment on Ramses statue in Abu Simbel
Archaeology

Over 4,000 tourists witness sun alignment on Ramses statue in Abu Simbel

Over 4,000 tourists on Thursday witnessed the phenomenon of the sun’s rays aligning with the statue of Ramses II in…
Committee rejects project to reinstall Menkaure Pyramid covering
Archaeology

Committee rejects project to reinstall Menkaure Pyramid covering

The supreme scientific committee formed to review the architectural restoration project for the Pyramid of Menkaure has turned down plans…
Egypt puts finishing touches on the Grand Egyptian Museum
Archaeology

Egypt puts finishing touches on the Grand Egyptian Museum

Egypt is in the final steps before finishing the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) project and the development of the surrounding…
Ramses exhibition to continue in Germany from July 2024 to January 2025
Archaeology

Ramses exhibition to continue in Germany from July 2024 to January 2025

Egypt has approved extending the “Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs” exhibition tour to Cologne, Germany, from July 13,…
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