Karnak
Visitor services developed at Karnak Open Air Museum
Archaeology
July 30, 2023
Visitor services developed at Karnak Open Air Museum
The Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt announced the completion of a project to develop visitor services at the Karnak…
Restoration works resumes on the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak
Archaeology
August 28, 2022
Restoration works resumes on the Great Hypostyle Hall at Karnak
A team of restorers and archaeologists from the Supreme Council of Antiquities has resumed renovating the Great Hypostyle Hall of…
Egypt’s Sound and Light Company releases new show schedule, offers shows in different foreign languages
Culture
September 25, 2020
Egypt’s Sound and Light Company releases new show schedule, offers shows in different foreign languages
The Egypt Sound and Light Company on Thursday announced an amended schedule for their sound and light shows, as well…
MP submits urgent letter rejecting transfer of Luxor sphinxes to Tahrir Square
Egypt
December 30, 2019
MP submits urgent letter rejecting transfer of Luxor sphinxes to Tahrir Square
An Egyptian MP has submitted an urgent statement addressing Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly to Speaker of the House of Representatives…
Photos: Thousands of tourists witness sun alignment on Karnak temple
Archaeology
December 22, 2019
Photos: Thousands of tourists witness sun alignment on Karnak temple
Thousands of tourists and the governor of Luxor on Sunday witnessed a sun alignment at the Temple of Amun-Ra in…
UK Embassy inquires about selling of head of Tutankhamun in auction
Egypt
June 21, 2019
UK Embassy inquires about selling of head of Tutankhamun in auction
The UK Embassy in Cairo stated on Thursday that the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) was…
Egypt implements its first-ever accessible pathway for the disabled in Karnak Temple
Society
April 21, 2018
Egypt implements its first-ever accessible pathway for the disabled in Karnak Temple
Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anani announced on Friday that the entire Karnak Temple will soon be accessible to persons…
Center discovers warehouse full of artifacts: antiquities minister
Archaeology
February 19, 2016
Center discovers warehouse full of artifacts: antiquities minister
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damati said the Egyptian-French Center for the Study of the Temples of Karnak discovered a warehouse including…
Egyptian Actor Nour El-Sherif dies at age 69
Egypt
August 11, 2015
Egyptian Actor Nour El-Sherif dies at age 69
Popular Egyptian actor Nour El-Sherif has died at the age of 69 after a long struggle with an undisclosed ailment,…
Antiquities Ministry denies artifacts were smuggled from Karnak Temple
Egypt
June 25, 2015
Antiquities Ministry denies artifacts were smuggled from Karnak Temple
Sultan Eid, director of the Luxor antiquities, has denied the news reports saying that artifacts had been smuggled out of…