antiquities minister
Ticket prices for sites, museums reduced by 50% for Egyptians during mid-year vacation
Archaeology
January 23, 2020
Ticket prices for sites, museums reduced by 50% for Egyptians during mid-year vacation
Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani has issued a decision reducing the prices of tickets for tourist sites and museums…
Photos: Cache of mummified animals, including big cats, found in Saqqara
Archaeology
November 23, 2019
Photos: Cache of mummified animals, including big cats, found in Saqqara
Egyptian Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany announced on Saturday that an Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered a unique cache of mummified…
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry unveils details of Luxor coffin discovery
Archaeology
October 19, 2019
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry unveils details of Luxor coffin discovery
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry on Saturday unveiled details regarding the cache of mummies and pharaonic coffins discovered at Thebes cemetery in…
Egypt’s Antiquities Minister inaugurates Greek Orthodox Church in Cairo
Egypt
September 29, 2019
Egypt’s Antiquities Minister inaugurates Greek Orthodox Church in Cairo
Egyptian Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany on Saturday inaugurated the Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church in downtown Cairo, after…
Baron Empain Palace to house heritage exhibition on Heliopolis history
Archaeology
June 4, 2019
Baron Empain Palace to house heritage exhibition on Heliopolis history
On Monday morning, Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anani met with Belgian Ambassador in Cairo Sibille de Cartier at the Ministry’s…
Visits to Abdeen Palace will be restricted: official
Culture
April 2, 2019
Visits to Abdeen Palace will be restricted: official
“Public visits to Abdeen palace will take place under specific restrictions and regulations. There will be allowed only a limited…
LE10,000 fine imposed for assaulting tourists: new Antiquities Law
Egypt
May 3, 2017
LE10,000 fine imposed for assaulting tourists: new Antiquities Law
Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany said the Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday reviewed the amendments to Antiquities Law No.117 for the…
Antiquities Minister to partially open Egyptian Civilization museum
Art news
February 15, 2017
Antiquities Minister to partially open Egyptian Civilization museum
Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany will open the temporary exhibition "Egyptian handicrafts through the ages" on Wednesday, within the partial opening of the…
‘Egypt’s Sunken Mysteries’ exhibition opens in Zurich
Archaeology
February 10, 2017
‘Egypt’s Sunken Mysteries’ exhibition opens in Zurich
Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany held on Thursday a press conference at Rietberg Museum in Zurich, hours ahead of opening the…
Sohag police arrest three suspected ‘tomb raiders’ with 15 stolen artifacts
Egypt
October 13, 2016
Sohag police arrest three suspected ‘tomb raiders’ with 15 stolen artifacts
Three people have been arrested by police in possession of 15 archaeological artifacts that were allegedly stolen from historic monuments…