Culture
12 artifacts repatriated from London by end of June
June 11, 2014
12 artifacts repatriated from London by end of June
The Ministry of Antiquities said on Wednesday that it is repatriating 12 artifacts from London at the end of June. The…
Eleventh dynasty tomb discovered in Luxor
June 9, 2014
Eleventh dynasty tomb discovered in Luxor
On Monday, Minister of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim said that the Spanish archaeological mission discovered a tomb of a senior statesman…
Archaeologists find 5,600-year-old tomb in Egypt
May 7, 2014
Archaeologists find 5,600-year-old tomb in Egypt
Archaeologists in southern Egypt have discovered a 5,600-year-old preserved tomb and mummy predating the First Dynasty of the pharaohs, the…
British court rules for return of six smuggled Egyptian artifacts
May 7, 2014
British court rules for return of six smuggled Egyptian artifacts
Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim said that a British court issued a decree ordering the return of six artifacts to Egypt…
Serendipity aids Egypt in struggle to recover stolen heritage
April 23, 2014
Serendipity aids Egypt in struggle to recover stolen heritage
When French Egyptologist Olivier Perdu saw a fragment of a pharaonic statue on display in a Brussels gallery last year,…
PM to restructure censorship authority after film crisis
April 19, 2014
PM to restructure censorship authority after film crisis
The Cabinet said Saturday Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb decided to form a panel tasked with restructuring the Censorship Authority following…
Pharaonic tombs discovered in Minya
April 19, 2014
Pharaonic tombs discovered in Minya
Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim said Saturday two ancient Pharaonic tombs belonging to the 26th dynasty (663-525 BC) had been discovered…
Egypt presidential adviser mourns Nobel laureate Marquez
April 19, 2014
Egypt presidential adviser mourns Nobel laureate Marquez
Egypt’s presidency mourned on Saturday Colombian author Gabriel Garcia Marquez who died Thursday at 87 in Mexico.In statements on Saturday,…
Indonesia bans Hollywood epic ‘Noah’ over Islamic concerns
March 25, 2014
Indonesia bans Hollywood epic ‘Noah’ over Islamic concerns
Indonesia has banned Hollywood biblical epic "Noah" starring Russell Crowe, censors said Tuesday, the latest Muslim country to stop the…
Ancient statesman skeleton found in Giza
March 24, 2014
Ancient statesman skeleton found in Giza
In collaboration with the Ministry of Antiquities, a Czech mission working in the area of Abu Seer in Giza discovered a…