antiquities

Antiquities Ministry to renovate ancient Bab al-Azab district
Culture

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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