antiquities

Suspect detained over antiquities trafficking dies in custody
Egypt

Suspect detained over antiquities trafficking dies in custody

A counterfeit antiquities trafficker remanded into custody in Minya died of low blood pressure on Saturday, security in the Upper…
Grand Egyptian Museum receives 312 artifacts
Archaeology

Grand Egyptian Museum receives 312 artifacts

The Grand Egyptian Museum, still under construction, received Wednesday 312 artifacts that will be showcased to visitors at the facility,…
Watchman killed in attempted heist at archaeological site
Egypt

Watchman killed in attempted heist at archaeological site

A watchman at an archaeological site in Minya was killed and another was wounded on Saturday after they came under…
Egypt arrests 3 for selling stones from the pyramids
Egypt

Egypt arrests 3 for selling stones from the pyramids

Egyptian authorities have arrested three people after they appeared in a video selling stones from the 4,500-year-old Giza pyramids to…
Ismailia kicks off campaign to promote archaeological discoveries
Egypt

Ismailia kicks off campaign to promote archaeological discoveries

Ismailia Governor Yassin Taher announced the start of a tourism campaign targeting recent archaeological discoveries in the Suez Canal province. Taher…
Egyptian antiquities for sale in 3 overseas auction houses
Archaeology

Egyptian antiquities for sale in 3 overseas auction houses

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damati said the department of repatriated antiquities has discovered that several pieces of Egyptian antiquity will be…
Police thwart illegal excavation of artifacts in Aswan
Archaeology

Police thwart illegal excavation of artifacts in Aswan

Tourism police in Aswan said they thwarted an illegal attempt by a citizen to dig for antiquities beneath a house…
Zahi Hawass to hold conference in DC Wednesday
Archaeology

Zahi Hawass to hold conference in DC Wednesday

Former Antiquities Minister and renowned Egyptian Egyptologist Zahi Hawas will talk about the latest antiquities excavations and discoveries in Egypt…
PM approves dispatch of 120 artifacts to Japan
Egypt

PM approves dispatch of 120 artifacts to Japan

Prime Minister Sherif Ismail approved the dispatch of 120 artifacts to Japan, which will be put on display in an…
Tampering with Egypt’s antiquities
Opinion

Tampering with Egypt’s antiquities

The Permanent Committee of Antiquities issued a strange decision that needs to be reviewed by all those interested in Egyptian…
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