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Egypt’s Tourism Ministry approves 3-year pharaonic exhibition abroad
Archaeology
December 25, 2020
Egypt’s Tourism Ministry approves 3-year pharaonic exhibition abroad
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has approved a foreign exhibition that will last for more than three years, from…
Artists lead efforts to restore, preserve Gaza’s old houses
Middle East
December 25, 2020
Artists lead efforts to restore, preserve Gaza’s old houses
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The grand, 500-year-old brick walls of the al-Kamalaia School slowly emerged from years of…
Photos| Egyptian authorities bust fraudulent antiquities trafficking ring
Egypt
December 24, 2020
Photos| Egyptian authorities bust fraudulent antiquities trafficking ring
Egypt’s Interior Ministry announced on Thursday that it has successfully arrested a gang specialized in swindling and defrauding the public…
Photos: Egypt issues celebratory medals for Cairo’s 1050th anniversary
Culture
December 9, 2020
Photos: Egypt issues celebratory medals for Cairo’s 1050th anniversary
Egypt’s Treasury and Mint authorities has unveiled a set of medals celebrating the 1050th anniversary of Cairo’s founding. The medals…
Alexandria Patriarchate to house new Coptic museum in 2021
Egypt
December 3, 2020
Alexandria Patriarchate to house new Coptic museum in 2021
The Greek archaeological mission in charge of restoring the Patriarchate building and its courtyard will open a Coptic museum in…
Shopkeepers in downtown Cairo told to alter signs or remove them
Egypt
November 27, 2020
Shopkeepers in downtown Cairo told to alter signs or remove them
Local authorities in Cairo have called on shopkeepers in downtown to alter their shop signs to match the city’s standards…
Egypt to unveil Saqqara area’s largest archaeological discovery this week
Archaeology
November 9, 2020
Egypt to unveil Saqqara area’s largest archaeological discovery this week
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is set to announce this week what it claims to be Saqqara’s largest…
Christians: The Salt of the Arab-Islamic Civilization
Opinion
November 6, 2020
Christians: The Salt of the Arab-Islamic Civilization
Historians agree unanimously on the importance Christianity’s role in the Arab renaissance in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.…
Video: Netflix’s ‘Secrets of the Saqqara’ Tomb takes Egyptians on a journey into their own civilization
Cinema/TV
November 3, 2020
Video: Netflix’s ‘Secrets of the Saqqara’ Tomb takes Egyptians on a journey into their own civilization
Remember that famous shot of the Egyptian Prime Minister, Mostafa Madbouly, descending on a rope into a deep well to…
Photo tour: With a LEone billion makeover, Egypt reopens 3 museums to the public in different governorates
Archaeology
November 1, 2020
Photo tour: With a LEone billion makeover, Egypt reopens 3 museums to the public in different governorates
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday opened three museums which had ceased work since 2011 at a total cost…