antiquities ministry
Free entry to museums on International Museums Day
Culture
May 17, 2017
Free entry to museums on International Museums Day
Egypt’s museums will open their doors free-of-charge to Egyptian, Arab and foreign visitors on Thursday, May 18 as part of the…
Cabinet allocates LE1.72 billion to renovate Pyramids area, ancient palaces, museums
Business
May 2, 2017
Cabinet allocates LE1.72 billion to renovate Pyramids area, ancient palaces, museums
Cabinet has approved the allocation of LE1.72 billion in funding to the Antiquities Ministry in order to conclude development of ongoing projects…
Antiquities former employees referred to trial over Great Pyramid theft
Archaeology
April 25, 2017
Antiquities former employees referred to trial over Great Pyramid theft
Egypt administrative prosecution referred 12 former employees of the Antiquities Ministry to trial in a disciplinary court for allegedly allowing individuals…
Antiquities Ministry to develop 4 archaeological palaces
Egypt
March 31, 2017
Antiquities Ministry to develop 4 archaeological palaces
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, commissioned a committee from the Antiquities Ministry to prepare studies on the development of historical palaces,…
2nd phase of Giza Pyramids development project worth LE90 million completed
Egypt
March 19, 2017
2nd phase of Giza Pyramids development project worth LE90 million completed
The Antiquities Ministry has completed the second phase of the development project in the Giza Pyramids archaeological area, which is…
Grand Egyptian Museum to open in mid-2018: Antiquities Minister
Archaeology
March 6, 2017
Grand Egyptian Museum to open in mid-2018: Antiquities Minister
The Grand Egyptian Museum will be opened by mid-2018, Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany declared, adding the ministry needs LE2 billion…
Tourist entrance fees to increase at museums, archaeological sites in October: ministry
Archaeology
March 1, 2017
Tourist entrance fees to increase at museums, archaeological sites in October: ministry
Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany has declared that ticket prices for tourists at museums, archaeological sites and temples will be increased starting October,…
Egypt initiates second phase of restoration at Giza Plateau
Archaeology
February 28, 2017
Egypt initiates second phase of restoration at Giza Plateau
Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities said Tuesday that it initiated the second phase of restoring the Dream Stele of Thutmosis IV,…
Egypt retrieves 2 artifacts from London
Archaeology
February 1, 2017
Egypt retrieves 2 artifacts from London
Egypt's embassy in London received on Tuesday two artifacts that had been put for sale at a London auction house. The…
Japanese mission discovers new Ramses-era tomb in Luxor
Archaeology
January 31, 2017
Japanese mission discovers new Ramses-era tomb in Luxor
An archaeological Japanese mission in Egypt discovered a new cemetery in Khoja area in the West Bank, Luxor, that likely dates…