Archaeology
Former Italian diplomat receives 15-year sentence for smuggling Egyptian artifacts
January 22, 2020
Former Italian diplomat receives 15-year sentence for smuggling Egyptian artifacts
The Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday granted the former honorary consul for Italy, Ladislav Otakar Skakal, a 15-year-sentence in absentia…
Photos: Archaeologists document 12,000 year old inscription in South Sinai
January 22, 2020
Photos: Archaeologists document 12,000 year old inscription in South Sinai
The archaeological mission of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has finished documenting a colorful antique inscription dating back to…
The Golden Pharaoh: Boston awaits King Tut exhibition
January 20, 2020
The Golden Pharaoh: Boston awaits King Tut exhibition
The American city of Boston is set to host the “King Tut: The Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh” exhibition this…
GEM receives 356 artifacts, including 57 treasures of King Tutankhamun
January 19, 2020
GEM receives 356 artifacts, including 57 treasures of King Tutankhamun
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) on Saturday received 356 artifacts from Tahrir’s Egyptian Museum, including 57 artifacts from the treasures…
Egypt opens Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue after LE65 million restoration
January 11, 2020
Egypt opens Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue after LE65 million restoration
Egypt’s Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany inaugurated the Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue in Alexandria on January 10, following intensive two-year…
Photos: Workers in Daqahlia village stumble upon Pharaonic artifacts
January 7, 2020
Photos: Workers in Daqahlia village stumble upon Pharaonic artifacts
Workers on a sanitation project in Dandit village, located in Egypt’s Daqahlia Governorate, discovered on Monday large blocks of stone…
Tourists flock to Egypt’s Hatshepsut Temple to catch glimpse of rare astronomical phenomenon
January 6, 2020
Tourists flock to Egypt’s Hatshepsut Temple to catch glimpse of rare astronomical phenomenon
Tourists in Egypt flocked to Queen Hatshepsut Temple on Monday to witness the sun fall perpendicular on the holy shrines…
Governor of UAE’s Sharjah returns 425 ancient artifacts to Egypt
January 5, 2020
Governor of UAE’s Sharjah returns 425 ancient artifacts to Egypt
The Governor of UAE’s Sharjah Sheikh Sultan bin Mohammed al-Qassimi on Saturday returned to Egypt 425 ancient Egyptian artifacts, as a gesture of…
Cambridge urges students to visit 2,000-year-old mummy of Egypt’s first female professor
January 2, 2020
Cambridge urges students to visit 2,000-year-old mummy of Egypt’s first female professor
Girton College of the University of Cambridge is urging students and tourists to pay a visit to the university’s “Lawrence…
Video: Egypt’s oldest pyramid opens in 2020 for first time
January 1, 2020
Video: Egypt’s oldest pyramid opens in 2020 for first time
The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri announced that the Pyramid of Djoser, one of Egypt’s oldest pyramids,…