monuments
Egypt restores stolen artifact from Switzerland
Egypt
March 3, 2016
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
February 11, 2016
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
October 12, 2015
‘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
August 23, 2015
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
July 2, 2015
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
May 14, 2015
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
May 1, 2015
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
March 4, 2014
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
August 26, 2013
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
February 27, 2013
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…