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Former Italian diplomat receives 15-year sentence for smuggling Egyptian artifacts
Archaeology

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…
Rare look at ancient tomb under Jerusalem
Archaeology

Rare look at ancient tomb under Jerusalem

Flashlight beams pierce the darkness and reveal an archaeological gem, an ancient tomb, in underground Jerusalem few have had the…
Ancient Egypt: The best things to see on holiday here
Features/Interviews

Ancient Egypt: The best things to see on holiday here

See full photo gallery here.   (CNN) — Like the legendary curse of the mummy, ancient Egypt refuses to stay buried in…
2 ancient tombs renovated in Saqqara
Archaeology

2 ancient tombs renovated in Saqqara

  The Central Administration of Restoration, alongside the Ministry of Antiquities, has completed the restoration of the Badi An Est…
Iraq’s ancient pottery struggles to outlive modern plastic
Culture

Iraq’s ancient pottery struggles to outlive modern plastic

  Adel al-Kawwaz expertly spins the potter’s wheel, shaping the wet clay into a smooth jug. His family is famous…
New discoveries in Ra’a monastery: Antiquities Ministry
Archaeology

New discoveries in Ra’a monastery: Antiquities Ministry

  Two limestone formations in the northern part of the Ra’a monastery were uncovered by the Ein Shams Egyptian excavation…
Egypt arrests 4 attempting to sell an antique casket in Saqqara
Egypt

Egypt arrests 4 attempting to sell an antique casket in Saqqara

  Egypt’s Tourism and Antiquities Police arrested four people in Saqqara, as they tried to sell an antique casket for…
Three Ptolemaic tombs uncovered in Minya, discovery indicates “large cemetery”
Archaeology

Three Ptolemaic tombs uncovered in Minya, discovery indicates “large cemetery”

Three tombs from the Ptolemaic era were unearthed during excavation work in the al-Kamin al-Sahrawi area of Minya governorate, the…
5 killed in illegal ancient artifact excavation in Sohag
Egypt

5 killed in illegal ancient artifact excavation in Sohag

Five people were killed, in two separate incidents, while illegally digging for antiquities beneath houses in Upper Egypt’s Sohag governorate,…
Funerary bed of King Tut packed to be transferred to Grand Egyptian Museum
Culture

Funerary bed of King Tut packed to be transferred to Grand Egyptian Museum

A team from the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) started packing this week Pharaoh King Tutankhamun’s treasured collection at the Egyptian…
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