antiquities

Antiquities Minister works on returning all smuggled artifacts
Egypt

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

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

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
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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