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10 Stories From Famous Wars That Aren’t Really True

10 Stories From Famous Wars That Aren’t Really True

History is a fickle mistress, especially when it comes to wars. For the most part, the winners are the ones…
Historian: Eid cookies date back to Fatimid age

Historian: Eid cookies date back to Fatimid age

According to Ahmed Amer, a historian and an archaeologist, Eid al-Fitr cookies, a longstanding festive feature of the Islamic feast…
Four ancient burial chambers unearthed in Daqahlia

Four ancient burial chambers unearthed in Daqahlia

Polish archaeologists have unearthed four ancient tombs at Daqahlia governorate, north of Cairo, Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty said on Monday. The…
Alamo, Spanish missions in San Antonio named World Heritage Site

Alamo, Spanish missions in San Antonio named World Heritage Site

A U.N. agency named the Alamo and the four Spanish colonial Catholic missions in San Antonio as a World Heritage…
Antiquities ministry receives artifact retrieved from UK

Antiquities ministry receives artifact retrieved from UK

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has handed the Antiquities Ministry an artifact retrieved from the United Kingdom, according to Olfat Farah, head of…
Zahi Hawass celebrates Italian translation of ‘The Legend of Tutankhamun’ book

Zahi Hawass celebrates Italian translation of ‘The Legend of Tutankhamun’ book

The launch of an Italian translation of Zahi Hawass’s book, “The Legend of Tutankhamun”, was celebrated in the city of…
St. Eugene Church classified as antiquity

St. Eugene Church classified as antiquity

The Board of the Supreme Council of Antiquities has agreed to register the St. Eugene Church in Port Said as…
Antiquities Ministry prepares relics before int’l exhibition

Antiquities Ministry prepares relics before int’l exhibition

Mohamed Mostafa Abdel Meguid, head of the underwater antiquities department at the Antiquities Ministry, said the restoration and registration centers…
Eight million mummified animals, mostly dogs, in catacombs at Egypt site

Eight million mummified animals, mostly dogs, in catacombs at Egypt site

For centuries, dogs have been humans' loyal, domesticated companions. They've been wild animals, doing what's needed to survive.
Bibliotheca Alexandrina publishes book on Egyptian ancient language

Bibliotheca Alexandrina publishes book on Egyptian ancient language

The Writing and Scripts Center, affiliated to the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, has issued a new book entitled ‘Words From Life in…
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