antiquities
Egypt arrests 3 for selling stones from the pyramids
Egypt
February 7, 2016
Egypt arrests 3 for selling stones from the pyramids
Egyptian authorities have arrested three people after they appeared in a video selling stones from the 4,500-year-old Giza pyramids to…
Ismailia kicks off campaign to promote archaeological discoveries
Egypt
December 30, 2015
Ismailia kicks off campaign to promote archaeological discoveries
Ismailia Governor Yassin Taher announced the start of a tourism campaign targeting recent archaeological discoveries in the Suez Canal province. Taher…
Egyptian antiquities for sale in 3 overseas auction houses
Archaeology
November 21, 2015
Egyptian antiquities for sale in 3 overseas auction houses
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damati said the department of repatriated antiquities has discovered that several pieces of Egyptian antiquity will be…
Police thwart illegal excavation of artifacts in Aswan
Archaeology
November 8, 2015
Police thwart illegal excavation of artifacts in Aswan
Tourism police in Aswan said they thwarted an illegal attempt by a citizen to dig for antiquities beneath a house…
Zahi Hawass to hold conference in DC Wednesday
Archaeology
October 28, 2015
Zahi Hawass to hold conference in DC Wednesday
Former Antiquities Minister and renowned Egyptian Egyptologist Zahi Hawas will talk about the latest antiquities excavations and discoveries in Egypt…
PM approves dispatch of 120 artifacts to Japan
Egypt
October 22, 2015
PM approves dispatch of 120 artifacts to Japan
Prime Minister Sherif Ismail approved the dispatch of 120 artifacts to Japan, which will be put on display in an…
Tampering with Egypt’s antiquities
Opinion
October 20, 2015
Tampering with Egypt’s antiquities
The Permanent Committee of Antiquities issued a strange decision that needs to be reviewed by all those interested in Egyptian…
Antiquities minister inaugurates Tokyo’s pharaoh exhibition
Archaeology
October 15, 2015
Antiquities minister inaugurates Tokyo’s pharaoh exhibition
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty will head the opening ceremony on Thursday evening for an exhibition in Japan of Pharaoh antiquities…
Minister to inaugurate Egyptian antiquities exhibition in Japan Thursday
Archaeology
October 12, 2015
Minister to inaugurate Egyptian antiquities exhibition in Japan Thursday
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty will inaugurate an Egyptian antiquities exhibition Thursday evening, which will be held in the Japanese capital of…
Antiquities Ministry suffers financial shortfall since January revolution: minister
Archaeology
October 11, 2015
Antiquities Ministry suffers financial shortfall since January revolution: minister
The Antiquities Ministry has been suffering from a severe shortfall in financial revenues since the January revolution, which has negatively…