Mostafa Waziri
Catacombs of Dendera Temple will be open to visitors in June
Egypt
March 14, 2023
Catacombs of Dendera Temple will be open to visitors in June
The Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt decided to open the catacombs of Dendera Temple in Qena Governorate, for visit,…
Egypt put ‘Red List’ for smuggled antiquities to be retrieved
Egypt
January 4, 2023
Egypt put ‘Red List’ for smuggled antiquities to be retrieved
The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa Waziri, said that the issue of recovering smuggled antiquities outside…
Egypt denies the discovery of a new ‘Sphinx’ at the pyramids
Archaeology
October 25, 2021
Egypt denies the discovery of a new ‘Sphinx’ at the pyramids
The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt, Mostafa Waziri, denied reports that a new “sphinx” was uncovered…
Egypt postpones fees on foreigners visiting archaeological sites/museums until May 2022
Archaeology
May 26, 2021
Egypt postpones fees on foreigners visiting archaeological sites/museums until May 2022
The Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt on Tuesday has delayed the application of new prices for foreigner visit fees…
Sunken Egyptian antiquities return to Egypt following tour in Europe, US
Archaeology
March 17, 2021
Sunken Egyptian antiquities return to Egypt following tour in Europe, US
Several Egyptian antiquities put for display in the “Egypt’s Sunken Secrets” exhibition returned home following after several years of touring…
Installation of Ramses II statue at Tahrir Square complete: Supreme Council of Antiquities
Egypt
February 17, 2020
Installation of Ramses II statue at Tahrir Square complete: Supreme Council of Antiquities
A Ramses II statue, parts of which were unearthed in Egypt last August, has been successfully reassembled and installed at…
Photos: 16 tombs, 20 mummies and 10,000 statues among Egypt’s first archaeological discovery of 2020
Archaeology
January 31, 2020
Photos: 16 tombs, 20 mummies and 10,000 statues among Egypt’s first archaeological discovery of 2020
Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities and Tourism Khaled al-Anani has announced the country’s first archaeological discovery of the new year, located…
Photos: Workers in Daqahlia village stumble upon Pharaonic artifacts
Science
January 7, 2020
Photos: Workers in Daqahlia village stumble upon Pharaonic artifacts
Workers on a sanitation project in Dandit village, located in Egypt’s Daqahlia Governorate, discovered on Monday large blocks of stone…
Video: Egypt’s oldest pyramid opens in 2020 for first time
Archaeology
January 1, 2020
Video: Egypt’s oldest pyramid opens in 2020 for first time
The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri announced that the Pyramid of Djoser, one of Egypt’s oldest pyramids,…
Rare granite statue for King Ramesses II uncovered in Giza
Science
December 19, 2019
Rare granite statue for King Ramesses II uncovered in Giza
Archeologists in Egypt have uncovered a pink statue belonging to the famed ancient ruler King Ramesses II near the Giza…