antiquities
Mummies discovered in Elephantine tombs date to Late Period of ancient Egypt
Archaeology
December 7, 2017
Mummies discovered in Elephantine tombs date to Late Period of ancient Egypt
Scans and 3D X-rays on two mummies which were discovered during excavations at the Elephantine tombs, west of Aswan, revealed the mummies…
Antiquities Ministry celebrates 115th anniversary of Egyptian Museum
Archaeology
November 29, 2017
Antiquities Ministry celebrates 115th anniversary of Egyptian Museum
The Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anani and Ambassador Moushira Khattab attended on Tuesday evening the celebration of the 115th anniversary…
Egypt recovers 8 ancient antiquities from France
Egypt
October 29, 2017
Egypt recovers 8 ancient antiquities from France
Egypt’s ambassador to France, Ehab Badawi, signed documents to recover eight antiquities, originating from ancient Egypt, from the concerned French authorities.…
Antiquities Ministry to renovate ancient Bab al-Azab district
Culture
October 29, 2017
Antiquities Ministry to renovate ancient Bab al-Azab district
Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities will start a restoration and rehabilitation project for the Bab al-Azab area in Mediaeval Cairo, the scene…
Egypt races against time to build biggest artefact museum in the world
Archaeology
October 20, 2017
Egypt races against time to build biggest artefact museum in the world
The Egyptian Antiquities Ministry is currently intensifying its efforts to complete the transfer of antiquities from the Egyptian Museum located…
Antiquities Ministry to develop Salamlek Palace
Egypt
October 16, 2017
Antiquities Ministry to develop Salamlek Palace
Mohamed Metwally, Director General of Alexandria and North Coast Antiquities, announced the final approval by the Standing Committee for Antiquities…
Upper part of 4000-year-old obelisk discovered near Giza: Antiquities Ministry
Egypt
October 5, 2017
Upper part of 4000-year-old obelisk discovered near Giza: Antiquities Ministry
The upper part of royal obelisk that dates back more than 4,000 years has been discovered in the Saqqara area…
Gypsum head of King Akhenaten statue unearthed in Minya: statement
Archaeology
October 1, 2017
Gypsum head of King Akhenaten statue unearthed in Minya: statement
A British-Egyptian archaeological mission from Cambridge University discovered a gypsum head, on Saturday, from a statue of King Akhenaten (around 1300…
No Egyptian antiquities were smuggled to Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum: Official
Egypt
September 19, 2017
No Egyptian antiquities were smuggled to Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum: Official
The head of the Egyptian Museums sector has described a widespread social media campaign that claimed a number of the…
Statue by Egyptian sculptor Mahmoud Mokhtar discovered in Port Said
Art news
August 29, 2017
Statue by Egyptian sculptor Mahmoud Mokhtar discovered in Port Said
Port Said Governor, Adel al-Ghadban, announced the discovery of a statue of an Egyptian female farmer, known in Arabic as…