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Antiquities Ministry: Byzantine coins found in Beheira
Egypt
November 26, 2012
Antiquities Ministry: Byzantine coins found in Beheira
Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Ali has announced the discovery of two ancient coins dating back to the Byzantine era at…
Pharaonic statue discovered in Luxor
Egypt
November 21, 2012
Pharaonic statue discovered in Luxor
A royal statue of black granite was discovered at the city of Armant in Luxor, said Antiquities Minister Mohammed Ibrahim…
Saqqara pyramid in danger as restorations halt over financial woes
Archaeology
October 1, 2012
Saqqara pyramid in danger as restorations halt over financial woes
Renovations at Egypt’s oldest pyramid in Saqqara have halted because the Antiquities Ministry has not paid the company implementing the…
Attempt to steal Pharaonic artifact in Aswan foiled
Art news
June 6, 2012
Attempt to steal Pharaonic artifact in Aswan foiled
Security guards foiled an attempt to steal an antique panel depicting King Merenptah, the fourth ruler of the 19th Dynasty…
Belgium returns 80 smuggled artifacts to Egypt
Egypt
May 6, 2012
Belgium returns 80 smuggled artifacts to Egypt
The Antiquities Ministry will receive on Monday 80 artifacts that were recently smuggled to Belgium, Minister of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim…
Sixty-eight artifacts seized in Minya
Archaeology
March 5, 2012
Sixty-eight artifacts seized in Minya
The antiquities and tourism police in Minya, Upper Egypt, seized 68 artifacts from the Greek and Roman eras from a…
Antiquities minister demands halt of restoration at Institut d’Egypte
Egypt
March 1, 2012
Antiquities minister demands halt of restoration at Institut d’Egypte
Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Ali called on the armed forces’ engineering administration to stop restoration at the Institut d'Egypte, which…
Almost 3,000-year-old tomb of female singer found in Egypt
Archaeology
January 16, 2012
Almost 3,000-year-old tomb of female singer found in Egypt
Swiss archaeologists have discovered the tomb of a female singer dating back almost 3,000 years in Egypt's Valley of the…
New Egyptian museum to cost LE5 billion, says antiquities minister
Egypt
January 10, 2012
New Egyptian museum to cost LE5 billion, says antiquities minister
Egypt's Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Ali has announced the start of the final phase of construction at the Grand Egyptian…