antiquities

The Luxor Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced in absentia six people to life imprisonment and five others to 10 years…

Security forces seized 40 pieces that make up the top parts of Pharaonic Shawabti figurines, an Egyptian security source said…

A stone's throw from Iraq's Shia holy city of Najaf's airport, the remains of the celebrated ancient Christian city of…

Former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass on Tuesday asked the Public Funds Prosecution to adjourn investigating him on charges of smuggling…

Egypt's Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Ali has announced the start of the final phase of construction at the Grand Egyptian…

Egypt is seeking to strike a deal with the United States to track antiquities smugglers on American soil and restore…

Azza Farouq, dean of Cairo University’s Faculty of Archaeology, has revealed that 3000 unregistered antiquities were found recently in the…

The dismantlement of an international mummy and artifact smuggling ring by US authorities in July raised alarms about the status…

Prime Minister Essam Sharaf has resolved a crisis at the Supreme Council of Antiquities by appointing Mohamed Abdel Fattah as…

Archaeologists and tour guides in Luxor on Sunday demanded that Mohamed Abdel Maqsoud, general secretary of the Supreme Council of…