antiquities
King Khufu’s First Boat to be transferred to Grand Egyptian Museum
Archaeology
July 16, 2021
King Khufu’s First Boat to be transferred to Grand Egyptian Museum
The world’s longest and most modern Belgian-made trailer truck will transport King Khufu’s first sun boat from south of the…
Photos: Remains of a Greco-Roman pottery workshop uncovered in Egypt
Archaeology
July 7, 2021
Photos: Remains of a Greco-Roman pottery workshop uncovered in Egypt
The Egyptian archaeological mission working in the area of Tel Kom Aziza in the Beheira governorate has discovered the remains…
Egypt gears up for grand parade to celebrate Luxor’s Pharaonic Kebash Road restoration
Archaeology
July 7, 2021
Egypt gears up for grand parade to celebrate Luxor’s Pharaonic Kebash Road restoration
On Tuesday, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly inspected a project that is restoring the Pharaonic Kebash (Rams) Road, which links the…
Three arrested over smuggling Egyptian antiquities to France
Archaeology
June 28, 2021
Three arrested over smuggling Egyptian antiquities to France
Egypt’s Public Prosecution on Sunday announced that police forces have arrested two Egyptians and a French citizen over charges of…
Man, his mother-in-law die while illegally excavating antiquities at Giza pyramids
Egypt
June 21, 2021
Man, his mother-in-law die while illegally excavating antiquities at Giza pyramids
The Criminal Investigation Department of the Giza Security Directorate in Egypt have revealed the details surrounding the deaths of a…
Egypt’s ‘Kings of the Sun’ exhibition in Prague sells out
Archaeology
May 31, 2021
Egypt’s ‘Kings of the Sun’ exhibition in Prague sells out
Since its reopening in May, tickets for the “Kings of the Sun” exhibit in Prague’s National Museum have completely sold…
Zahi Hawass meets with Saudi officials to discuss excavations at Ramses III site in KSA
Archaeology
May 27, 2021
Zahi Hawass meets with Saudi officials to discuss excavations at Ramses III site in KSA
Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass met with the head of the Heritage Authority of the Saudi Ministry of Culture, Jasir al-Herbish,…
Egypt recovers two smuggled Greco-Roman antiquities from Italy
Archaeology
April 29, 2021
Egypt recovers two smuggled Greco-Roman antiquities from Italy
On Thursday, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced that the Egyptian Embassy in Italy had recovered two antique pieces…
Discounted annual permits for Egyptians to visit all museums and archaeological sites continue
Egypt
April 29, 2021
Discounted annual permits for Egyptians to visit all museums and archaeological sites continue
Egypt’s Department of Cultural Relations and Ministry of Tourism have continued discounted rates for the annual permit for Egyptians to visit…
Royal mummies at Museum of Egyptian Civilization ready to receive visitors Sunday
Archaeology
April 16, 2021
Royal mummies at Museum of Egyptian Civilization ready to receive visitors Sunday
After parading from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square to their new home in Fustat’s National Museum of Egyptian Civilization,…