Mamdouh al-Damaty
Overseas antiquities exhibition starts September 7
Archaeology
August 25, 2015
Overseas antiquities exhibition starts September 7
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty has announced the inauguration of the first antiquities exhibition abroad since 2010. The exhibit, which is called…
Minister defends fundraising call for statue’s retrieval
Archaeology
August 24, 2015
Minister defends fundraising call for statue’s retrieval
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty has defended his call to Egyptians to raise US$25 million for the retrieval of a precious…
British Egyptologist invited for debate over Nefertiti tomb theory
Archaeology
August 20, 2015
British Egyptologist invited for debate over Nefertiti tomb theory
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty has revealed that he had been in contact with British Egyptologist Nicolas Reeves, over his new…
Minister: Cairo eastern wall renovated for $8.5 million
Archaeology
June 17, 2015
Minister: Cairo eastern wall renovated for $8.5 million
Antiquities Minister Mohamed al-Damaty has said that the total cost of the renovation of Cairo's eastern wall, which began in…
Official: Egypt plans to revitalize tourism in Luxor and Aswan
Egypt
June 16, 2015
Official: Egypt plans to revitalize tourism in Luxor and Aswan
The President of the Chambers of Tourism Federation Elhamy al-Zayat has announced the preparation of a plan to revitalize tourism…
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…
Great Museum to be inaugurated in May 2018
Archaeology
May 10, 2015
Great Museum to be inaugurated in May 2018
The Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh al-Damaty has stressed that the ministry offers all its support to the Grand Egyptian Museum,…
Egypt to host conference on protecting cultural heritage
Archaeology
May 6, 2015
Egypt to host conference on protecting cultural heritage
Egypt will host the International Conference for the Protection of Human Heritage under the slogan "Threatened Cultural Heritage" Wednesday, May…
Minister: Technology system to be developed to protect artifacts from theft
Archaeology
April 27, 2015
Minister: Technology system to be developed to protect artifacts from theft
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty announced on Sunday a new project that will document artifacts and protect them from theft. Each…
Egypian heritage sites open for free on Saturday
Egypt
April 16, 2015
Egypian heritage sites open for free on Saturday
The Egyptian archaeological sites registered on the UNESCO World Heritage List will receive visitors on Saturday free of charge, as…