antiquities

Antiquities Ministry approves taking samples from Khufu ship for analysis
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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