Culture
Museums for free on World Tourism Day
September 10, 2014
Museums for free on World Tourism Day
Ahmed Mutawa, director of the Archaeological Sites Development Department, said all museums will be for free on World Tourism Day…
Culture Minister to open Alexandria Film Festival Wednesday
September 9, 2014
Culture Minister to open Alexandria Film Festival Wednesday
Culture Minister Gaber Asfour will open on Wednesday the Alexandria Film Festival at Bibliotheca Alexandrina.The festival is organized by the…
On this day in history: President Mohamed Naguib died
August 28, 2014
On this day in history: President Mohamed Naguib died
Mohamed Naguib was the first president of Egypt after it became a republic. He was born in Khartoum, Sudan, on…
Royal family stolen jewelry seized
August 24, 2014
Royal family stolen jewelry seized
Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh Al-Damaty said in a news conference at the headquarters of the Tourism Police on Sunday that…
Egypt restores stolen King Cheops cartouche samples Friday
August 14, 2014
Egypt restores stolen King Cheops cartouche samples Friday
The Egyptian embassy in Berlin will restore on Friday samples of a cartouche of King Cheops, which were stolen by…
Mummies in Egypt began long before Age of Pharoahs
August 14, 2014
Mummies in Egypt began long before Age of Pharoahs
The earliest evidence of mummification in Egypt suggests that the practice of wrapping bodies to preserve them after death began…
Celebrating Nefertari’s tomb discovery to take place in Luxor 15 October
August 12, 2014
Celebrating Nefertari’s tomb discovery to take place in Luxor 15 October
The civil aviation ministry and the tourism authority, in collaboration with Italian Embassy in Egypt, will organize a ceremony in…
Culture Ministry to form committee to protect creativity
August 10, 2014
Culture Ministry to form committee to protect creativity
Minister of Culture Gaber Asfour is forming a higher committee for the protection of creativity to decide on controversial works…
Archaeological coalition says Aswan tombs robbed
August 10, 2014
Archaeological coalition says Aswan tombs robbed
Archaeological activists said that some western Aswan archaeological sites have been robbed in recent months."Ten tombs were stolen recently," the…
Civilization Statue in Alexandria destroyed, stolen
July 31, 2014
Civilization Statue in Alexandria destroyed, stolen
Unknown attackers destroyed and stole large parts of the Civilization Statue placed in al-Raml Station square in Alexandria Thursday, days…