UNESCO
Antiquities Minister denies German team offer for reconciliation over stolen Cheops cartouche
Culture
December 23, 2013
Antiquities Minister denies German team offer for reconciliation over stolen Cheops cartouche
Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim has rejected the request for reconciliation made by the German researchers recently accused of stealing samples…
UNESCO welcomes Egypt’s suggestion to build museum science center in Cairo
Culture
December 5, 2013
UNESCO welcomes Egypt’s suggestion to build museum science center in Cairo
UNESCO has welcomed Egypt’s suggestion to build a museum science center in Cairo under its auspices. Minister of State for Antiquities…
UNESCO confirms Mallawi Museum looted
Art news
September 18, 2013
UNESCO confirms Mallawi Museum looted
An UNESCO expert mission in Egypt between 11 and 16 September has confirmed that the Mallawi Museum in Minya was…
Dahshur lake under threat: Residents complain of state’s disinterest
Environment
November 5, 2012
Dahshur lake under threat: Residents complain of state’s disinterest
Many Dahshur residents complain the nearby Royal Lake is being dried out to make room for a tourist village and…
Ministry threatens to end contract with company rehabbing pyramid
Archaeology
October 5, 2012
Ministry threatens to end contract with company rehabbing pyramid
Minister of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim Ali threatened on Friday to terminate the contract of the company conducting reconstruction work on…
Fighting spreads in Aleppo Old City, Syrian gem
World
October 1, 2012
Fighting spreads in Aleppo Old City, Syrian gem
Fires that gutted a vast historic market have broken out in other areas of the Old City of Aleppo, a…
Activists: Large part of ancient souq in Syria’s Aleppo in ashes
World
September 30, 2012
Activists: Large part of ancient souq in Syria’s Aleppo in ashes
BEIRUT — Large parts of Aleppo's covered market, the largest of its kind in the world and a UNESCO world…
Mali Islamists destroy more holy Timbuktu sites
World
July 1, 2012
Mali Islamists destroy more holy Timbuktu sites
BAMAKO — Al-Qaeda-linked Mali Islamists armed with guns and pick-axes continued to destroy ancient mausoleums in the famed city of…
5 ways to celebrate World Book and Copyright Day
Books
April 23, 2012
5 ways to celebrate World Book and Copyright Day
This year, Tunis lit the candle for UNESCO's World Book Day. Five days before the annual UNESCO-sponsored World Book and…
Former culture minister says he was not Suzanne Mubarak’s ‘pet’
Archaeology
March 13, 2012
Former culture minister says he was not Suzanne Mubarak’s ‘pet’
Farouk Hosni, one of Egypt's longest serving ministers under former President Hosni Mubarak, defended himself on a talk show Monday,…