antiquities
Ministers agree to urgently fund suspended antiquity and museum projects
Archaeology
January 20, 2015
Ministers agree to urgently fund suspended antiquity and museum projects
The ministerial economic committee, presided over by Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb, has tackled much-needed funding to resume suspended archaeological projects. Antiquities…
Egypt, Georgia museums sign cooperation deal
Archaeology
December 9, 2014
Egypt, Georgia museums sign cooperation deal
National museums in Georgia and Egypt have signed a deal to enhance mutual cooperation by which both countries would exchange…
Pharaonic treasures to go on display in Germany
Archaeology
November 15, 2014
Pharaonic treasures to go on display in Germany
The city of Mannheim, Germany, is scheduled to host an exhibition of ancient Pharaonic artifacts that date back to 4,000…
Tut Ankh Amon tomb closure postponed, mummy not to be relocated
Archaeology
November 5, 2014
Tut Ankh Amon tomb closure postponed, mummy not to be relocated
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh Al-Damaty has decided to call off the periodic maintenance closure of Pharaonic King Tut Ankh Amon’s tomb,…
Egypt fails to retrieve ancient statue before sale at UK auction
Culture
July 11, 2014
Egypt fails to retrieve ancient statue before sale at UK auction
Egypt has failed to retrieve an Ancient pharaonic statue before it was sold for £14 million at a UK auction…
Antiquities Ministry calls for suspension of selling of statue in London
Archaeology
July 7, 2014
Antiquities Ministry calls for suspension of selling of statue in London
An Antiquities Ministry official left Cairo on Monday to follow up on developments of selling statue of Sekhemka, of the…
Archaeologists find 5,600-year-old tomb in Egypt
Culture
May 7, 2014
Archaeologists find 5,600-year-old tomb in Egypt
Archaeologists in southern Egypt have discovered a 5,600-year-old preserved tomb and mummy predating the First Dynasty of the pharaohs, the…
British court rules for return of six smuggled Egyptian artifacts
Archaeology
May 7, 2014
British court rules for return of six smuggled Egyptian artifacts
Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim said that a British court issued a decree ordering the return of six artifacts to Egypt…
Serendipity aids Egypt in struggle to recover stolen heritage
Culture
April 23, 2014
Serendipity aids Egypt in struggle to recover stolen heritage
When French Egyptologist Olivier Perdu saw a fragment of a pharaonic statue on display in a Brussels gallery last year,…
Minister: 8 smuggled antiquities retrieved from the US
Egypt
March 12, 2014
Minister: 8 smuggled antiquities retrieved from the US
Egypt has managed to retrieve eight pieces of antiquities from the United States in collaboration with concerned authorities there, including…