antiquities
Antiquities Minister works on returning all smuggled artifacts
Egypt
April 1, 2015
Antiquities Minister works on returning all smuggled artifacts
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty said he is working on returning all artifacts that have been smuggled abroad. This came on Tuesday…
Egypt proposes more sites to UNESCO’s heritage list
Archaeology
March 26, 2015
Egypt proposes more sites to UNESCO’s heritage list
Egypt’s delegate to the UNESCO, Mohamed sameh Amr, has said that Egypt is going to ask the organization to add…
Egypt, France sign archaeological conservation agreement
Archaeology
March 24, 2015
Egypt, France sign archaeological conservation agreement
Egypt and France have signed a cooperation agreement for the conservation of antiquities at a number of museums in Cairo,…
Iraq calls for air power to protect antiquities
Art news
March 9, 2015
Iraq calls for air power to protect antiquities
Iraq urged a US-led military coalition on Sunday to use air power to protect the country's antiquities from Islamic State fighters…
UN chief calls on world to stop destruction of Iraqi sites
World
March 9, 2015
UN chief calls on world to stop destruction of Iraqi sites
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced outrage Sunday over the destruction by the Islamic State group of Iraqi cultural sites, and…
Pharaonic rest house discovered east of Suez Canal
Archaeology
March 2, 2015
Pharaonic rest house discovered east of Suez Canal
A Pharaonic royal rest house had been discovered east of the Suez Canal, Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty said on Monday. The…
New archaeological findings in Minya
Archaeology
February 28, 2015
New archaeological findings in Minya
The Minya Governorate will declare new archaeological findings in the province on Sunday as part of a tourism conference extending…
New mummies discovered floating on an irrigation canal in Upper Egypt
Archaeology
February 4, 2015
New mummies discovered floating on an irrigation canal in Upper Egypt
Residents of Dier Mowass village in the Minya governorate were frightened to discover three wooden coffins floating on the surface…
Egypt retrieves stolen artifacts from Spain, France
Archaeology
January 29, 2015
Egypt retrieves stolen artifacts from Spain, France
Egypt has managed to retrieve and claim title to 274 illegally smuggled artifacts from Spain and France, the Antiquities Ministry has…
Campaign, alarmed by surge in illegal excavations, promotes awareness
Archaeology
January 27, 2015
Campaign, alarmed by surge in illegal excavations, promotes awareness
An independent campaign has unveiled a “terrifying” surge in illegal excavations by citizens in the slums of the coastal province…