antiquities
Antiquities Ministry to renovate ancient Bab al-Azab district
Culture
October 29, 2017
Antiquities Ministry to renovate ancient Bab al-Azab district
Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities will start a restoration and rehabilitation project for the Bab al-Azab area in Mediaeval Cairo, the scene…
Egypt races against time to build biggest artefact museum in the world
Archaeology
October 20, 2017
Egypt races against time to build biggest artefact museum in the world
The Egyptian Antiquities Ministry is currently intensifying its efforts to complete the transfer of antiquities from the Egyptian Museum located…
Antiquities Ministry to develop Salamlek Palace
Egypt
October 16, 2017
Antiquities Ministry to develop Salamlek Palace
Mohamed Metwally, Director General of Alexandria and North Coast Antiquities, announced the final approval by the Standing Committee for Antiquities…
Upper part of 4000-year-old obelisk discovered near Giza: Antiquities Ministry
Egypt
October 5, 2017
Upper part of 4000-year-old obelisk discovered near Giza: Antiquities Ministry
The upper part of royal obelisk that dates back more than 4,000 years has been discovered in the Saqqara area…
Gypsum head of King Akhenaten statue unearthed in Minya: statement
Archaeology
October 1, 2017
Gypsum head of King Akhenaten statue unearthed in Minya: statement
A British-Egyptian archaeological mission from Cambridge University discovered a gypsum head, on Saturday, from a statue of King Akhenaten (around 1300…
No Egyptian antiquities were smuggled to Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum: Official
Egypt
September 19, 2017
No Egyptian antiquities were smuggled to Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum: Official
The head of the Egyptian Museums sector has described a widespread social media campaign that claimed a number of the…
Statue by Egyptian sculptor Mahmoud Mokhtar discovered in Port Said
Art news
August 29, 2017
Statue by Egyptian sculptor Mahmoud Mokhtar discovered in Port Said
Port Said Governor, Adel al-Ghadban, announced the discovery of a statue of an Egyptian female farmer, known in Arabic as…
Cairo Airport foils attempt to smuggle Khedival-era antiquities to Saudi Arabia
Egypt
August 24, 2017
Cairo Airport foils attempt to smuggle Khedival-era antiquities to Saudi Arabia
The Cairo International Airport antiques’ unit blocked an attempt by an Egyptian passenger to smuggle a collection of Khedival-era coins,…
Hurghada authorities foil smuggle attempt of 6 artifacts
Egypt
August 18, 2017
Hurghada authorities foil smuggle attempt of 6 artifacts
The Antiquities Ministry posted on its Facebook official page that it foiled an effort to smuggle six artifacts, on Thursday, into…
Antiquities Ministry official denies robbery of 32,000 archaeological pieces from museum
Egypt
August 16, 2017
Antiquities Ministry official denies robbery of 32,000 archaeological pieces from museum
The Head of the Central Museums’ Stores Authority, Saied Shebal, denied claims, on Tuesday, that his authority had released a…