antiquities
Three ancient tombs discovered in Luxor
Archaeology
June 14, 2015
Three ancient tombs discovered in Luxor
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty has announced the discovery of three new ancient tombs in Deir al-Madina and Kings Valley, on…
Antiquities Minister: More than 21,000 artifacts moved to the Grand Egyptian Museum
Archaeology
June 7, 2015
Antiquities Minister: More than 21,000 artifacts moved to the Grand Egyptian Museum
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb met with Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty on Sunday and discussed the fact that 21,065 artifacts have been…
Ticket price hike for Egyptians at Luxor, Aswan monuments enforced Monday
Egypt
May 31, 2015
Ticket price hike for Egyptians at Luxor, Aswan monuments enforced Monday
Egypt is enforcing Monday ticket price hikes for Egyptian visitors to Aswan and Luxor ancient sites. Nasr Salama, head of Aswan…
Antiquities Minister: Lack of funding impacts projects
Archaeology
May 24, 2015
Antiquities Minister: Lack of funding impacts projects
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty has said that a lack of funding has impacted 60 projects implemented by the ministry to…
Minister: Egypt will not allow traffic of antiquities across Middle East
Archaeology
May 13, 2015
Minister: Egypt will not allow traffic of antiquities across Middle East
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty said Egypt will do its best to stop the illegal traffic of antiquities within the Middle…
UNESCO to launch heritage preservation campaign from Cairo
Archaeology
May 12, 2015
UNESCO to launch heritage preservation campaign from Cairo
UNESCO will sponsor the launch of a campaign aimed at preserving heritage sites endangered by extremism on Wednesday. The organization’s regional…
Egypt hosts international conference to discuss regional looting, destruction of antiquities
Egypt
April 27, 2015
Egypt hosts international conference to discuss regional looting, destruction of antiquities
Assistant Foreign Minister for Cultural Relations Olfat Farah said Egypt will host an international conference organized by the Foreign Ministry…
Antiquities Minister: 123 stolen artifacts retrieved from Washington
Archaeology
April 20, 2015
Antiquities Minister: 123 stolen artifacts retrieved from Washington
The Antiquities Ministry will be receiving 123 artifacts from Washington over the next few days after the ministry proved they had been stolen. Antiquities…
Polish mission to excavate Greco-Roman antiquities in Alexandria
Egypt
April 6, 2015
Polish mission to excavate Greco-Roman antiquities in Alexandria
The Polish mission, which has been working in Egypt since 1960 and is the oldest archaeological mission in the country, will…
Women take managerial positions in Ministry of Antiquities for the first time
Egypt
April 5, 2015
Women take managerial positions in Ministry of Antiquities for the first time
Mohamed Abdel Latif, head of the Ministry of Antiquities’ Islamic and Coptic Artifacts Department, has appointed Samia Abdel Tawab Karim…