Palace
Renovations offer new view of ancient West Bank mosaic
Middle East
October 30, 2021
Renovations offer new view of ancient West Bank mosaic
JERICHO, West Bank (AP) — Tourists are being offered a new glimpse at one of the largest ancient mosaics in…
Jordan’s unprecedented palace drama moves to the courtroom
Middle East
June 20, 2021
Jordan’s unprecedented palace drama moves to the courtroom
AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s version of a trial of the century gets under way Monday when a relative of…
News Sceptres and silk: the kit and garb of Japan’s enthronement
World
April 5, 2019
News Sceptres and silk: the kit and garb of Japan’s enthronement
The abdication of Japan’s outgoing Emperor Akihito and the enthronement of his son Naruhito will be solemn, ritual-bound affairs complete…
Last palace of Shah now museum in Iran
Culture
January 16, 2019
Last palace of Shah now museum in Iran
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The shah of Iran’s last refuge before fleeing his country in 1979 was a palatial estate…
Arab Contractors start restoration on Baron Empain Palace
Archaeology
July 22, 2017
Arab Contractors start restoration on Baron Empain Palace
The Arab Contractors Company, commissioned by the Engineering Corps of the Armed Forces in cooperation with the Ministry of Antiquities,…
20 photos of Aisha Fahmy’s newly renovated palace that opens today
Culture
May 17, 2017
20 photos of Aisha Fahmy’s newly renovated palace that opens today
After having its doors shut for over a decade, the Aisha Fahmy Palace in Zamalek is reopening on Wednesday after…
Palace: It’s a girl – Britain’s Duchess Kate gives birth, both well
Life & Style
May 2, 2015
Palace: It’s a girl – Britain’s Duchess Kate gives birth, both well
Britain's Duchess of Cambridge, the wife of Prince William, gave birth to a girl on Saturday, the couple's second child…
Tourism ministry rents out 19th century royal residence
Archaeology
October 14, 2014
Tourism ministry rents out 19th century royal residence
Stanly for Investment and Real State Development has won a 10-year usufruct for the 19th century Salamlek royal palace after…
Giant Roman palace unearthed in Upper Egypt
Egypt
June 20, 2011
Giant Roman palace unearthed in Upper Egypt
A huge palace from the Roman ages (31-395 BC) has been discovered in the New Valley Governorate in Upper Egypt,…
Investigations reveal further details of Mubaraks’ hidden wealth
Egypt
April 23, 2011
Investigations reveal further details of Mubaraks’ hidden wealth
Investigations into the wealth of ousted president Hosni Mubarak and his family will be expedited in time for questioning sessions…