antiquities

83 ancient graves discovered in Egypt’s Daqahliya Governorate
Archaeology

83 ancient graves discovered in Egypt’s Daqahliya Governorate

The Egyptian archaeological mission, which is affiliated with the government’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, has announced the discovery of 83…
Police foil attempt to rob unlisted Saqqara antiquities store with 12 mummies
Archaeology

Police foil attempt to rob unlisted Saqqara antiquities store with 12 mummies

Egyptian Interior Ministry agencies foiled an attempt to rob an antiquities store in the Saqqara archaeological area, after investigations uncovered…
Churches restored along path following Holy Family’s journey across Egypt: Minister
Egypt

Churches restored along path following Holy Family’s journey across Egypt: Minister

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced that a number of sites, churches and monasteries along the path following the…
Over 1,000 ancient relics recovered from Syrian museum
Archaeology

Over 1,000 ancient relics recovered from Syrian museum

BEIRUT (AP) — More than 1,000 ancient relics and mosaics were saved from Islamic State group militants when staff at…
Antiquities minister tours new museum in Administrative Capital
Egypt

Antiquities minister tours new museum in Administrative Capital

Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anany on Sunday paid a visit to the Museum of Antiquities in the City of…
Partial collapse of Saint Fana Monastery’s wall kills 3, injures 4
Egypt

Partial collapse of Saint Fana Monastery’s wall kills 3, injures 4

Three people were killed and four others injured after a wall collapsed in the Monastery of Saint Fana, southwest of…
Baron Palace restoration to be completed in December: minister
Archaeology

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

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

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

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…
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