King Ramses II
Zahi Hawass responds to Elon Musk’s claim that aliens built the Egyptian pyramids
Archaeology
August 4, 2020
Zahi Hawass responds to Elon Musk’s claim that aliens built the Egyptian pyramids
Egyptian former Minister of Antiquities and renowned Egyptologist Zahi Hawass responded to claims made by Elon Musk regarding the origins of…
Photos: Tourists flock to Egypt’s Abu Simbel to witness semi-annual sun alignment
Culture
February 22, 2020
Photos: Tourists flock to Egypt’s Abu Simbel to witness semi-annual sun alignment
The sun illuminated King Ramses II’s face in Aswan’s Abu Simbel temple on Saturday, an astronomical phenomenon that occurs twice…
Ramses II obelisk to be fully reassembled in Cairo’s Tahrir Square
Egypt
February 3, 2020
Ramses II obelisk to be fully reassembled in Cairo’s Tahrir Square
A Ramses II obelisk, parts of which were unearthed in Egypt last August, is set to be fully re-assembled and…
Will we celebrate the Sphinx’s sun alignment?
Opinion
January 28, 2020
Will we celebrate the Sphinx’s sun alignment?
Every year, Egypt and the entire world celebrate the sun’s illumination of the sanctuary of King Ramses II at the…
Photos: Egyptian-German mission discover New Kingdom artifacts in Heliopolis
Archaeology
December 2, 2019
Photos: Egyptian-German mission discover New Kingdom artifacts in Heliopolis
The Egyptian-German joint archaeological mission working in Heliopolis temple discovered on Sunday remains of statues and stones featuring inscriptions of…
Ramses II obelisk relocated to Alamein city
Archaeology
August 9, 2019
Ramses II obelisk relocated to Alamein city
Amid tight security measures, the obelisk of King Ramses II was transferred to the new city of El Alamein from…
Beheira governor to promote recent archaeological discovery
Archaeology
June 10, 2019
Beheira governor to promote recent archaeological discovery
Major General Hisham Amna, governor of Beheira, announced that local authorities were mulling on the promotion for a recent archaeological…
Egypt’s King Ramses II unveiled on World Heritage Day
Egypt
April 19, 2019
Egypt’s King Ramses II unveiled on World Heritage Day
Marking World Heritage Day, Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities unveiled a restored statue of ancient Egyptian King Rameses II in front…
King Ramses II celebration compartment unearthed
Archaeology
October 26, 2018
King Ramses II celebration compartment unearthed
The entire celebration compartment of King Ramses II has been unearthed by the Archaeological Mission of Ain Shams University, which operates…
Antiquities Ministry invites foreign ambassadors to celebrate sun alignment at Abu Simbel temple
Archaeology
October 20, 2018
Antiquities Ministry invites foreign ambassadors to celebrate sun alignment at Abu Simbel temple
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry announced on Saturday that it has invited a large number of foreign ambassadors in Egypt, ministers…