manuscripts
Coins and coffee: Saudi Arabia reveals national cultural models at the Islamic Consultative Meeting in Morocco
Middle East
December 23, 2022
Coins and coffee: Saudi Arabia reveals national cultural models at the Islamic Consultative Meeting in Morocco
The activities of the “Islamic Coins and Manuscripts” exhibition began Wednesday, alongside the 43rd session of the ISESCO Executive Council,…
Photos: Egyptian authorities foil attempt to smuggle archaeological manuscripts
Egypt
November 6, 2021
Photos: Egyptian authorities foil attempt to smuggle archaeological manuscripts
Egyptian authorities at Cairo International Airport seized 13 archaeological manuscripts belonging to the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. The seizure…
Restoration work underway for Saint Catherine Monastery Library
Archaeology
August 2, 2020
Restoration work underway for Saint Catherine Monastery Library
The Tourism and Antiquities Ministry has begun renovating the western part of the Saint Catherine Monastery’s Library alongside restoring the…
Former Israeli ambassador claims rights to Cairo’s Jewish manuscripts
Egypt
December 31, 2015
Former Israeli ambassador claims rights to Cairo’s Jewish manuscripts
Israel’s sixth ambassador to Cairo has demanded Jewish manuscripts kept in the capital’s most famous synagogue to be transferred to…
US returns 25 stolen artefacts to Italy
Archaeology
May 27, 2015
US returns 25 stolen artefacts to Italy
The United States returned 25 stolen artefacts to Italy including ancient vases, frescoes and manuscripts that had been illegally removed…
‘Arabian Nights’ has a smaller sibling
Books
February 28, 2013
‘Arabian Nights’ has a smaller sibling
Almost every reader on the planet is familiar in some way with the epic “1,001 Nights.” We know of Sultan…
Airport authorities seize antique manuscripts carried by Saudi passenger
Egypt
May 30, 2012
Airport authorities seize antique manuscripts carried by Saudi passenger
Cairo Airport authorities on Wednesday said they had seized 29 antique manuscripts carried by Saudi passenger departing for Jeddah. The…
In St. Catherine, monastery seeks permanence through technology
Life & Style
May 29, 2012
In St. Catherine, monastery seeks permanence through technology
St. Catherine’s Monastery is going digital. The monastery that claims to be the oldest in the world — not destroyed,…
Mahfouz materials withdrawn from Sotheby’s auction
Books
December 14, 2011
Mahfouz materials withdrawn from Sotheby’s auction
The Sotheby's London auction house stopped the auction of a “highly significant” archive of materials by Egyptian Nobel Prize-winning writer…