antiquities
Antiquities Ministry approves taking samples from Khufu ship for analysis
Egypt
March 11, 2014
Antiquities Ministry approves taking samples from Khufu ship for analysis
An informed source from Ministry of Antiquities and the Grand Museum denied on Tuesday news over shelving investigations in the…
UNESCO to renovate bomb-hit Islamic museum
Culture
January 25, 2014
UNESCO to renovate bomb-hit Islamic museum
Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim has said that the United Nation’s culture body will send experts this week to assess damages…
German researchers apologize for unauthorized entry to pyramids
Culture
December 28, 2013
German researchers apologize for unauthorized entry to pyramids
Two German researchers have apologized for unauthorized entry to Giza pyramids last April, an incident that led Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry…
Sun aligns with Fayoum temple next week
Culture
December 15, 2013
Sun aligns with Fayoum temple next week
Director General of Fayoum Antiquities Ahmed Abdel Aal said that Fayoum will witness next Saturday the astronomical phenomenon of the…
Archaeological sites will be open for free on 6 October: minister
Egypt
October 3, 2013
Archaeological sites will be open for free on 6 October: minister
The Ministry of State for Antiquities Affairs announced on Thursday the opening the archaeological sites and museums nationwide free of…
Cash-strapped “national museum” nears completion, minister claims
Egypt
September 3, 2013
Cash-strapped “national museum” nears completion, minister claims
Officials are pushing to open the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) in Cairo, according to Minister for Monument Affairs…
German boy runs into ancient Egyptian mummy at grandma’s house
Egypt
August 5, 2013
German boy runs into ancient Egyptian mummy at grandma’s house
A 10-year old German boy has found what appears to be an ancient Egyptian mummy while playing at his grandmother's…
Antiquities Ministry employees stage protests, request tenure
Egypt
June 4, 2013
Antiquities Ministry employees stage protests, request tenure
Employees of the Ministry of Antiquities staged protests on Tuesday outside the Egyptian Museum. They closed the main gate and…
Authorities discover and authenticate 11 stolen artifacts
Egypt
May 30, 2013
Authorities discover and authenticate 11 stolen artifacts
The Ministry of Antiquities has authenticated eleven artifacts hidden by robbers and subsequently discovered by inspectors in Houd Barhoum, Meet…
Fourteen statues found in Luxor
Archaeology
March 11, 2013
Fourteen statues found in Luxor
Fourteen black granite statues of the goddess Sekhmet were found by a German mission during excavations at the temple of…