Archaeology
Quran does not predate Prophet Muhammed, Al-Azhar scholar says
September 2, 2015
Quran does not predate Prophet Muhammed, Al-Azhar scholar says
The Daily Mail published an article on August 31 which discussed fragments of a recently discovered Quran scientists believe may predate…
Dallas airport to mark spot where LBJ was sworn in as president
September 2, 2015
Dallas airport to mark spot where LBJ was sworn in as president
Love Field airport in Dallas will install a brass plaque to mark the spot where Air Force One sat while…
Mansoura Red Palace up for sale
August 31, 2015
Mansoura Red Palace up for sale
The owners of the Eskandar Palace in Mansoura have put the 3-storey palace up for sale, angering several intellectuals and…
Egyptian antiquities ministry receives no donations for Sekhemka statue
August 25, 2015
Egyptian antiquities ministry receives no donations for Sekhemka statue
The Antiquities Ministry has not received so far any donations to buy back the 4,000-year-old Egyptian statue of Sekhemka before…
Overseas antiquities exhibition starts September 7
August 25, 2015
Overseas antiquities exhibition starts September 7
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty has announced the inauguration of the first antiquities exhibition abroad since 2010. The exhibit, which is called…
Israel to exhibit ancient Egyptian artifacts in September
August 25, 2015
Israel to exhibit ancient Egyptian artifacts in September
Israel has announced that it will exhibit ancient Egyptian jewelry and antiquities which were discovered during excavations in Palestine at the…
Zahi Hawass: Selling the statue of Sekhemkhet Ka is a crime
August 24, 2015
Zahi Hawass: Selling the statue of Sekhemkhet Ka is a crime
Former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass said at a news conference in Los Angeles on Monday that selling the statue of…
Minister defends fundraising call for statue’s retrieval
August 24, 2015
Minister defends fundraising call for statue’s retrieval
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty has defended his call to Egyptians to raise US$25 million for the retrieval of a precious…
Palmyra, the ancient pearl of Syria’s desert
August 24, 2015
Palmyra, the ancient pearl of Syria’s desert
Palmyra, the ancient Syrian city that has fallen to the Islamic State jihadist group, has withstood the last 2,000 years…
Remote Atlantic runway to open up Napoleon’s hidden island
August 24, 2015
Remote Atlantic runway to open up Napoleon’s hidden island
Almost 200 years ago a British warship transported Napoleon Bonaparte to his exile on the island of St. Helena, a…