antiquities minister
Tourism Ministry company to manage Giza Pyramids site
Egypt
September 6, 2016
Tourism Ministry company to manage Giza Pyramids site
A company belonging to the Tourism Ministry has been tasked with managing the Giza Pyramids monument area, according to a…
Egypt’s economic crisis weighs heavily on heritage: minister
Egypt
August 25, 2016
Egypt’s economic crisis weighs heavily on heritage: minister
Egypt cannot afford to keep its museums open, let alone search for ancient buried treasures, because of the economic crisis,…
Sisi meets with antiquities minister for briefing on progress
Egypt
August 15, 2016
Sisi meets with antiquities minister for briefing on progress
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany on Sunday to review various developments in the antiquities field,…
New Middle Kingdom tomb discovered near Fayoum: minister
Art news
February 23, 2016
New Middle Kingdom tomb discovered near Fayoum: minister
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty has announced the discovery of a new tomb that dates back to the pharaonic Middle Kingdom,…
Ancient Egyptian wooden boat discovered in Abusir
Archaeology
February 2, 2016
Ancient Egyptian wooden boat discovered in Abusir
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damati announced the discovery of a large wooden boat in Abusir area, south of the Mastaba, as…
Archeological compartment discovered in Aswan: minister
Archaeology
November 9, 2015
Archeological compartment discovered in Aswan: minister
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damati announced the discovery, on Monday, of parts of an archaeological compartment that dates back to the Ptolemaic…
Antiquities minister holds press conference on Sekhemka Statue
Archaeology
August 22, 2015
Antiquities minister holds press conference on Sekhemka Statue
Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh El-Damaty will hold a press conference Saturday on a campaign launched to stop the sale of…
Antiquities Minister: Cultural project to be carried out on defunct NDP’s land
Egypt
June 17, 2015
Antiquities Minister: Cultural project to be carried out on defunct NDP’s land
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty has settled the controversy that has been taking place on the land of the disbanded National…
Antiquities Minister: Nothing to do about stolen painting
Egypt
June 8, 2015
Antiquities Minister: Nothing to do about stolen painting
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty said the painting called ‘The Seven Colors’ that was stolen from the Saqqara store has not…
New borders of archaeological city discovered northwest of Cairo
Archaeology
April 8, 2015
New borders of archaeological city discovered northwest of Cairo
An mission from Egypt Exploration Society, affiliated to the British Council in Egypt, in collaboration with the Antiquities Ministry, came up…