antiquities
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry launches online series on underwater antiquities
Archaeology
May 6, 2020
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry launches online series on underwater antiquities
Head of the Central Department of Underwater Antiquities Ehab Fahmy announced the launch of a series titled “Antiquities and Information,”…
Zahi Hawass refutes former Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa’s Prophet Idris theory
Archaeology
April 27, 2020
Zahi Hawass refutes former Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa’s Prophet Idris theory
Egyptologist and former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass criticized a statement by Egypt’s former Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa claiming that Prophet…
Photos: Authorities foil attempt to smuggle Egyptian artifacts among replicas
Archaeology
March 4, 2020
Photos: Authorities foil attempt to smuggle Egyptian artifacts among replicas
Customs authorities working with the central administration of ports and archaeological units have successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle out…
Dendera Temple to open after restoration work
Archaeology
February 26, 2020
Dendera Temple to open after restoration work
Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani will inaugurate the Dendera Temple in Qena governorate following the completion of renovation work…
83 ancient graves discovered in Egypt’s Daqahliya Governorate
Archaeology
February 13, 2020
83 ancient graves discovered in Egypt’s Daqahliya Governorate
The Egyptian archaeological mission, which is affiliated with the government’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, has announced the discovery of 83…
Police foil attempt to rob unlisted Saqqara antiquities store with 12 mummies
Archaeology
January 27, 2020
Police foil attempt to rob unlisted Saqqara antiquities store with 12 mummies
Egyptian Interior Ministry agencies foiled an attempt to rob an antiquities store in the Saqqara archaeological area, after investigations uncovered…
Churches restored along path following Holy Family’s journey across Egypt: Minister
Egypt
January 9, 2020
Churches restored along path following Holy Family’s journey across Egypt: Minister
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced that a number of sites, churches and monasteries along the path following the…
Over 1,000 ancient relics recovered from Syrian museum
Archaeology
December 13, 2019
Over 1,000 ancient relics recovered from Syrian museum
BEIRUT (AP) — More than 1,000 ancient relics and mosaics were saved from Islamic State group militants when staff at…
Antiquities minister tours new museum in Administrative Capital
Egypt
December 9, 2019
Antiquities minister tours new museum in Administrative Capital
Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anany on Sunday paid a visit to the Museum of Antiquities in the City of…
Partial collapse of Saint Fana Monastery’s wall kills 3, injures 4
Egypt
December 1, 2019
Partial collapse of Saint Fana Monastery’s wall kills 3, injures 4
Three people were killed and four others injured after a wall collapsed in the Monastery of Saint Fana, southwest of…