Archaeology
UK Embassy inquires about selling of head of Tutankhamun in auction
June 21, 2019
UK Embassy inquires about selling of head of Tutankhamun in auction
The UK Embassy in Cairo stated on Thursday that the UK’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) was…
‘Everything is stolen from us’: Tunisians fight to preserve cultural heritage
June 19, 2019
‘Everything is stolen from us’: Tunisians fight to preserve cultural heritage
FOUSSANA, Tunisia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Standing near the shrine of the Sufi saint Sidi Boughanem in western Tunisia, Karim…
EU ambassador backs Egypt’s efforts to recover smuggled antiquities
June 18, 2019
EU ambassador backs Egypt’s efforts to recover smuggled antiquities
European Union Ambassador to Egypt Ivan Surkos put forward his support for Egypt’s efforts to recover its smuggled and stolen…
Prehistoric settlement in Turkey bears telltale signs of modern woes
June 18, 2019
Prehistoric settlement in Turkey bears telltale signs of modern woes
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Overcrowding. Violence. Infectious diseases. Environmental degradation. It may sound like the worst of modern mega-cities. But people…
Egypt urges Britain to stop selling 32 ancient artifacts
June 15, 2019
Egypt urges Britain to stop selling 32 ancient artifacts
Egyptian Prosecutor General Nabil Sadek has appealed to the British Public Prosecution to halt the sale of 32 ancient Egyptian…
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry takes action to stop sale of 32 artifacts on London auction
June 12, 2019
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry takes action to stop sale of 32 artifacts on London auction
Egypt’s Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa al-Waziry, announced that the Ministry of Antiquities in cooperation with…
Beheira governor to promote recent archaeological discovery
June 10, 2019
Beheira governor to promote recent archaeological discovery
Major General Hisham Amna, governor of Beheira, announced that local authorities were mulling on the promotion for a recent archaeological…
Egypt to investigate Christie’s auctioning of Tutankhamun bust
June 8, 2019
Egypt to investigate Christie’s auctioning of Tutankhamun bust
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry said on Saturday it would address Christie’s auction house in London regarding their auctioning of a 3,000-year-old…
Digital Giza Project: an online scholar’s gate into Egypt’s ancient history
June 6, 2019
Digital Giza Project: an online scholar’s gate into Egypt’s ancient history
The Digital Giza project is a portrait of the considerable efforts devoted to Egypt by modern scholars from Harvard and…
Baron Empain Palace to house heritage exhibition on Heliopolis history
June 4, 2019
Baron Empain Palace to house heritage exhibition on Heliopolis history
On Monday morning, Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anani met with Belgian Ambassador in Cairo Sibille de Cartier at the Ministry’s…