Culture
Culture Ministry celebrates Arabic language day
December 8, 2013
Culture Ministry celebrates Arabic language day
The Egyptian Ministry of Culture will celebrate United Nations Arabic Language Day on 18 December. The Ministry made a comprehensive and…
Six officials punished for theft of archaeological site
December 5, 2013
Six officials punished for theft of archaeological site
An official source at the Ministry of State for Antiquities said a decision was issued yesterday transferring six officials responsible…
UNESCO welcomes Egypt’s suggestion to build museum science center in Cairo
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…
Two Russian tourists detained for filming Pyramids area
December 4, 2013
Two Russian tourists detained for filming Pyramids area
Security at the pyramid area found two Russian tourists filming some of the stones scattered in the western side of…
Prominent Egyptian poet Negm dies at 84
December 3, 2013
Prominent Egyptian poet Negm dies at 84
Owner of Meritt Publishing House, Mohamed Hashem, said that the Egyptian vernacular poet Ahmed Fouad Negm died Tuesday morning at…
Four mummies found in Aswan after attempted robbery
November 24, 2013
Four mummies found in Aswan after attempted robbery
Aswan Tourism and Antiquities Investigation department was able to find four mummies and other archaeological articrafts dating back to the…
Tutankhamun had disability because his parents were siblings
November 24, 2013
Tutankhamun had disability because his parents were siblings
Former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass has revealed new secrets about the young Pharaoh Tutankhamun (1354-1345 BC), including that he suffered…
Two pharaonic coffins found in Behira
November 24, 2013
Two pharaonic coffins found in Behira
An antiquities investigation, in cooperation with antiquities inspectors in Behira, found two pharaonic coffins and other artifacts belonging to the…
Suspects involved in stealing King Cheops cartouche to be disclosed after investigation end: Ministry
November 23, 2013
Suspects involved in stealing King Cheops cartouche to be disclosed after investigation end: Ministry
Monuments Minister Mohamed Ibrahim has said suspects involved in the robbery of King Cheops’s cartouche will not be disclosed until…
State-run authority releases a book on Jews in Egyptian Cinema
November 21, 2013
State-run authority releases a book on Jews in Egyptian Cinema
The state-owned General Authority for Cultural Palaces has recently released the book “Jews and cinema in Egypt and the Arab…