antiquities
Baron Palace restoration to be completed in December: minister
Archaeology
November 28, 2019
Baron Palace restoration to be completed in December: minister
Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani announced on Wednesday that restoration of the Baron Palace is scheduled to be completed on December…
French mission discovers 3 coffins at El-Assasif in Luxor
Archaeology
November 27, 2019
French mission discovers 3 coffins at El-Assasif in Luxor
The French archaeological mission, headed by Professor Frederic Colin of the University of Strasbourg, has discovered three wooden coffins in…
Antiquities Ministry inaugurates 12th International Conference of Egyptologists
Archaeology
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…
Photos| Police arrests gang in possession of pharaonic figurines, sarcophagus
Archaeology
October 7, 2019
Photos| Police arrests gang in possession of pharaonic figurines, sarcophagus
Egypt’s Interior Ministry forces arrested members of a gang including 22 suspects specialized in illegal excavations of antiquities. The suspects…
Ancient gilded coffin is returned to Egypt government
Egypt
September 26, 2019
Ancient gilded coffin is returned to Egypt government
NEW YORK (AP) — A gilded coffin that was featured at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art is on its…
‘Mudlarks’ unearth the past on London’s riverbanks
World
September 20, 2019
‘Mudlarks’ unearth the past on London’s riverbanks
Treading her way along the muddy banks of the River Thames, Lara Maiklem spots a 16th-century clothespin which she wipes…
Egypt and Belgium sign LE16 million agreement for Baron Empain Palace renovations
Archaeology
September 14, 2019
Egypt and Belgium sign LE16 million agreement for Baron Empain Palace renovations
Egypt and Belgium signed a memorandum of understanding for funds of LE16 million to renovate the Baron Empain Palace on…
Zahi Hawass billboard in Times Square promotes tourism to Egypt
Egypt
August 14, 2019
Zahi Hawass billboard in Times Square promotes tourism to Egypt
Photos of the iconic Egyptian Egyptologist and former Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass will appear in one of the world’s…
Jordan halts film that refers to historical Jewish presence
Middle East
August 14, 2019
Jordan halts film that refers to historical Jewish presence
RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — A fictional caper about an antiquities heist set in an ancient Jordanian city has stirred…
Gazans struggle to protect antiquities from neglect, looting
Middle East
August 7, 2019
Gazans struggle to protect antiquities from neglect, looting
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — Walid al-Aqqad’s Gaza home would be the envy of many an antiquities collector. Pieces…