Archaeology

Egyptian Museum to open at night twice a week

Egyptian Museum to open at night twice a week

Antiquities Minister Khaled Anany announced that the Egyptian Museum would be open to public at night twice a week to…
3,000-year-old mummy discovered in new Pharaonic tomb

3,000-year-old mummy discovered in new Pharaonic tomb

The Spanish archeological mission working on the excavation project of the "Temple of Millions of Years" of Pharaoh Thutmose III,…
Antiquities Ministry cuts price of Luxor tourist passes, opens more tombs

Antiquities Ministry cuts price of Luxor tourist passes, opens more tombs

Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany has announced a reduction in the price of the Luxor Pass, which gives access to ancient…
Archaeologists descend on Alexandria for celebration of Egypt’s underwater heritage

Archaeologists descend on Alexandria for celebration of Egypt’s underwater heritage

Twenty-five scientists and archeologists from more than 11 countries gathered in Egypt's second city this week for the Alexandria International…
Antiquities Ministry breaks contact with Toledo museum over auction sales

Antiquities Ministry breaks contact with Toledo museum over auction sales

Egypt's Antiquities Ministry has banned any future dealings with the Toledo Museum of Art in Ohio, United States, after the…
Two new pharaonic cemeteries discovered in Aswan

Two new pharaonic cemeteries discovered in Aswan

Two rock-carved cemeteries belonging to the Late Period of ancient Egypt have been discovered close to the shrine of Agha…
Japan provides $460 million to fund Grand Egyptian Museum construction

Japan provides $460 million to fund Grand Egyptian Museum construction

Japan has signed a deal to provide US$460 million in funding for the construction of Egypt's Grand Museum.The agreement was…
Prosecutor orders investigation into dance party at Karnak Temple

Prosecutor orders investigation into dance party at Karnak Temple

Ali Rezq, the chief of the Administrative Prosecution Authority, has ordered prosecutors in Luxor to conduct investigations into a dance…
Antiquities Ministry slams ‘hasty’ report on Khufu pyramid cavities

Antiquities Ministry slams ‘hasty’ report on Khufu pyramid cavities

The Antiquities Ministry has slammed as "inaccurate and hasty" a French archaeological report on new cavities discovered inside the Great…
Experts discover ‘cavities’ in Egypt’s Great Pyramid

Experts discover ‘cavities’ in Egypt’s Great Pyramid

Egypt's Great Pyramid of Giza could contain two previously unknown "cavities", scientists using radiography to scan the millennia-old monument said…
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