antiquities
Customs authority thwarts attempt to smuggle Ottoman era door
Egypt
May 2, 2019
Customs authority thwarts attempt to smuggle Ottoman era door
The General Directorate of Sokhna Customs thwarted an attempt to smuggle an antique door dating back to the Ottoman era…
PM inaugurates significant recently discovered cemetery in Luxor
Archaeology
April 18, 2019
PM inaugurates significant recently discovered cemetery in Luxor
On Thursday morning, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli inaugurated the largest “lineup” cemetery in the West Bank, Luxor. The cemetery belongs…
IDSC denies sale of Egyptian antiquities in US
Egypt
April 16, 2019
IDSC denies sale of Egyptian antiquities in US
The Egyptian cabinet’s Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) denied rumors circulated on social media websites that 17 Egyptian artifacts…
Misr Insurance covers King Tutankhamun’s belongings with US$900m
Archaeology
March 27, 2019
Misr Insurance covers King Tutankhamun’s belongings with US$900m
The Misr Insurance company has signed an insurance coverage contract worth US$900 million with the Supreme Council of Antiquities, alongside…
Why do so many Egyptian statues have broken noses?
Features/Interviews
March 25, 2019
Why do so many Egyptian statues have broken noses?
The most common question that curator Edward Bleiberg fields from visitors to the Brooklyn Museum’s Egyptian art galleries is a…
Cabinet denies 32% of Egypt’s artifacts were smuggled abroad
Archaeology
March 12, 2019
Cabinet denies 32% of Egypt’s artifacts were smuggled abroad
The Information Center of the Cabinet denied rumors that 32 percent of the artifact of Egypt, equal to 32,600, were…
Photos| Egypt to make Kom el-Shuqafa an open-air museum
Archaeology
March 4, 2019
Photos| Egypt to make Kom el-Shuqafa an open-air museum
The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities completed the Groundwater Lowering Project at the Kom el-Shuqafa archaeological site in Alexandria, which began…
Metropolitan Museum to return stolen artifact to Egypt
Archaeology
February 18, 2019
Metropolitan Museum to return stolen artifact to Egypt
The Metropolitan Museum in New York’s executive director, Daniel Weiss apologized in a statement to Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities Khaled…
Former minister’s brother arrested for smuggled antiquities
Egypt
February 14, 2019
Former minister’s brother arrested for smuggled antiquities
The Egyptian prosecution arrested the brother of former Finance Minister Youssef Boutros Ghali on Wednesday, February 13 for four days…
Minister of Antiquities inaugurates new exhibition at Egyptian Musuem
Archaeology
February 5, 2019
Minister of Antiquities inaugurates new exhibition at Egyptian Musuem
Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anany inaugurated a temporary exhibition showcasing artifacts unearthed by the French-Italian mission at Hall #44 at…