antiquities

Archaeological team at Kom Ombo temple unearth Sphinx Statue
Archaeology

Archaeological team at Kom Ombo temple unearth Sphinx Statue

  An Egyptian archaeological mission operating at a groundwater reduction project at Kom Ombo Temple have uncovered a sphinx statue…
Second sphinx discovered in Luxor
Archaeology

Second sphinx discovered in Luxor

While working on al-Kabbash road in Luxor, construction workers have discovered a mysterious statue with a lion’s body and a…
Statue of Djedefre to return to Egypt from Geneva
Archaeology

Statue of Djedefre to return to Egypt from Geneva

  The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland has finished arrangements to hand over legal documents to Egyptian authorities regarding a…
Somers Clarke’s House listed with Coptic and Islamic monuments
Egypt

Somers Clarke’s House listed with Coptic and Islamic monuments

Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anani has approved the addition of English architect Somers Clarke’s house to a list of notable Islamic…
Photos: Ministry of Antiquities receives 116 antiques after failure to smuggle them abroad
Archaeology

Photos: Ministry of Antiquities receives 116 antiques after failure to smuggle them abroad

  Ministry of Antiquities on Monday received 116 antique pieces from Damietta port, following a failed attempt to smuggle them…
Italy to hand over 118 smuggled artifacts to Egypt
Archaeology

Italy to hand over 118 smuggled artifacts to Egypt

  The Italian Public Prosecution has agreed to hand over 118 Ancient Egyptian artifacts to Egypt seized from Salerno, Naples,…
Investigations still under way into Grand Egyptian Museum’s fire
Egypt

Investigations still under way into Grand Egyptian Museum’s fire

Investigations into the cause of the fire which erupted at the construction site of Egypt’s Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in…
Photos: Egypt unearths royal celebrations hall dating back to Ramses era at Matareya
Archaeology

Photos: Egypt unearths royal celebrations hall dating back to Ramses era at Matareya

The Ministry of Antiquities announced on Saturday the unveiling of a royal celebrations hall dating back to the Ramses era…
Egypt implements its first-ever accessible pathway for the disabled in Karnak Temple
Society

Egypt implements its first-ever accessible pathway for the disabled in Karnak Temple

Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anani announced on Friday that the entire Karnak Temple will soon be accessible to persons…
72 officials charged with theft after turning ancient archaeological site into parking lot
Archaeology

72 officials charged with theft after turning ancient archaeological site into parking lot

Egypt’s Administrative Prosecution court ordered on Wednesday 72 employees from the archaeological sector and a number of security officials from Monufiya…
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