Archaeology

Tourists flock to Egypt’s Hatshepsut Temple to catch glimpse of rare astronomical phenomenon

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

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

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

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,…
Tourism and Antiquities Minister reveals Grand Egyptian Museum’s ticket prices

Tourism and Antiquities Minister reveals Grand Egyptian Museum’s ticket prices

The Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anany revealed the ticket prices for the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), set to…
Minister approves tourism project for Muhammed Ali era buildings in Qusair

Minister approves tourism project for Muhammed Ali era buildings in Qusair

The Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anany approved a project aiming to exploit the ancient buildings of Qusair, dating…
Egypt concludes Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue restoration, inauguration in January

Egypt concludes Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue restoration, inauguration in January

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Friday that restoration work for the Eliyahu Hanavi synagogue in Alexandria has…
Egypt begins moving Luxor sphinxes to Tahrir Square

Egypt begins moving Luxor sphinxes to Tahrir Square

Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry on Friday has begun moving four of the sphinxes in Luxor’s Karnak Temple, relocating them to Tahrir…
Egypt’s cabinet denies reports about selling Citadel site to Sovereign Wealth Fund

Egypt’s cabinet denies reports about selling Citadel site to Sovereign Wealth Fund

The press center affiliated with Egypt’s cabinet has denied reports circulated by a number of media outlets, websites and social…
Photos: Thousands of tourists witness sun alignment on Karnak temple

Photos: Thousands of tourists witness sun alignment on Karnak temple

Thousands of tourists and the governor of Luxor on Sunday witnessed a sun alignment at the Temple of Amun-Ra in…
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