antiquities
Egypt’s Tourism Ministry approves 3-year pharaonic exhibition abroad
Archaeology
December 25, 2020
Egypt’s Tourism Ministry approves 3-year pharaonic exhibition abroad
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has approved a foreign exhibition that will last for more than three years, from…
Photos| Egyptian authorities bust fraudulent antiquities trafficking ring
Egypt
December 24, 2020
Photos| Egyptian authorities bust fraudulent antiquities trafficking ring
Egypt’s Interior Ministry announced on Thursday that it has successfully arrested a gang specialized in swindling and defrauding the public…
Egypt set to announce large new Saqqara discovery in 2021
Archaeology
December 14, 2020
Egypt set to announce large new Saqqara discovery in 2021
The Ministry of Antiquities announced a large archaeological discovery at Saqqara Cemetery on Monday, with further details to be revealed…
Video: Netflix’s ‘Secrets of the Saqqara’ Tomb takes Egyptians on a journey into their own civilization
Cinema/TV
November 3, 2020
Video: Netflix’s ‘Secrets of the Saqqara’ Tomb takes Egyptians on a journey into their own civilization
Remember that famous shot of the Egyptian Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, descending on a rope into a deep well to…
Israeli museum postpones plans to sell Islamic antiquities
Middle East
October 27, 2020
Israeli museum postpones plans to sell Islamic antiquities
JERUSALEM (AP) — A museum in Israel on Monday postponed its planned auction of dozens of rare Islamic antiquities after…
Photos: Nine Pyramids Lounge receives its first tourist groups
Egypt
October 22, 2020
Photos: Nine Pyramids Lounge receives its first tourist groups
Two days after its inauguration, the Giza Pyramids area’s first restaurant, Nine Pyramids Lounge, received its first tourist groups, according…
Photo tour: Luxurious boutique hotel in Gouna transports guests back in time
Life & Style
October 22, 2020
Photo tour: Luxurious boutique hotel in Gouna transports guests back in time
“La Maison Bleue”, a boutique hotel located in Egypt’s Red Sea resort town Gouna, is a prime example of hotels…
Photos: Egypt unveils collection of amulets, scarabs found inside Minya sarcophagus
Archaeology
October 13, 2020
Photos: Egypt unveils collection of amulets, scarabs found inside Minya sarcophagus
An Egyptian archaeological mission has unveiled a new collection of amulets and scarabs found inside a coffin unearthed in January…
Egypt’s Tourism Minister: Grand Egyptian Museum to house Tutankhamun’s mask upon inaugration
Egypt
October 5, 2020
Egypt’s Tourism Minister: Grand Egyptian Museum to house Tutankhamun’s mask upon inaugration
The opening of Egypt’s Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza will foster a noticeable leap in tourism, according to the…
Video: Egypt announces whopping discovery of 59 pharaonic coffins at Saqqara
Archaeology
October 3, 2020
Video: Egypt announces whopping discovery of 59 pharaonic coffins at Saqqara
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anany announced Saturday that the Egyptian mission operating in the Saqqara area has uncovered…