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Egypt restores stolen artifact from Switzerland
Egypt

Egypt restores stolen artifact from Switzerland

The Egyptian embassy in the Swiss capital of Bern, in cooperation with the Swiss federal police, has restored to Egypt…
Interior Ministry seizes 29 cases of monuments in crackdown
Egypt

Interior Ministry seizes 29 cases of monuments in crackdown

The police's Monuments and Tourism Department said 29 cases of monuments were seized on Thursday as part of several raids…
‘Abu Simbel 50’ campaign part of golden jubilee celebration to save Nubian monuments
Archaeology

‘Abu Simbel 50’ campaign part of golden jubilee celebration to save Nubian monuments

The "Abu Simbel 50" campaign is the first part of the golden jubilee celebration aimed at saving monuments in Nubia, said…
Most ancient submerged cities remain underwater in Alexandria
Archaeology

Most ancient submerged cities remain underwater in Alexandria

The former head of the National Museum Ibrahim Darwish has said that the recently surfaced monuments that had been underwater…
Last chance to see: 25 magnificent structures on the verge of extinction
Art news

Last chance to see: 25 magnificent structures on the verge of extinction

Go see them now, before it's too late: threatened by neglect, the elements, changing architectural trends or ruthless developers, these…
Antiquities Minister urges amendment of UNESCO 1970 agreement
Art news

Antiquities Minister urges amendment of UNESCO 1970 agreement

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty said on Thursday he agreed with the UNESCO to establish an Egypt-chaired international advisory committee that…
Official: FM exerts maximum effort to retrieve smuggled artifacts
Egypt

Official: FM exerts maximum effort to retrieve smuggled artifacts

The Egyptian diplomatic missions are exerting the maximum effort to retrieve smuggled antiquities and artifacts as part of the UNESCO's…
Official: 12,000 artifacts transferred for new Grand Egyptian Museum so far
Archaeology

Official: 12,000 artifacts transferred for new Grand Egyptian Museum so far

General manager of the Grand Egyptian Museum and supervisor of Alexandria's sunken monuments' sector Mohamed Mostafa Abdel Megeed said artifacts…
Monumental sites to be inaugurated in El Wadi El Gedid in October
Culture

Monumental sites to be inaugurated in El Wadi El Gedid in October

Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim said a number of monumental projects will be inaugurated in El Wadi El Gedeed on Oct.…
Antiquities Ministry: No scheme to rent monuments to Gulf countries
Egypt

Antiquities Ministry: No scheme to rent monuments to Gulf countries

Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Adel Abdel Sattar denied news claiming that a Gulf country has offered…
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