antiquities
Japanese govt loans Egypt LE300 million to complete Grand Egyptian Museum
Business
June 3, 2011
Japanese govt loans Egypt LE300 million to complete Grand Egyptian Museum
The Japanese Government granted Egypt a LE300 million loan to complete the last phase of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)…
Statue of Egyptian king Amenhotep III found
Egypt
May 31, 2011
Statue of Egyptian king Amenhotep III found
A team of Egyptian and European archaeologists has unearthed a statue of the ancient Egyptian king Amenhotep III at his…
US delegation to help raise funds for Giza’s Grand Museum
Egypt
May 17, 2011
US delegation to help raise funds for Giza’s Grand Museum
A US delegation on Tuesday said it would help raise funds to complete Egypt’s Grand Museum project in Giza and…
US delegation to help Egypt counter antiquities theft
Egypt
May 16, 2011
US delegation to help Egypt counter antiquities theft
A US delegation is expected to arrive in Egypt Monday to help Egyptian authorities create a plan to counter organized…
US delegation to help Egypt government stop antiquity theft
Egypt
May 14, 2011
US delegation to help Egypt government stop antiquity theft
A delegation of individuals representing US associations and foundations interested in safeguarding Egypt’s antiquities from theft will visit Cairo from…
Large Amenhotep statue unearthed in Luxor
Egypt
April 26, 2011
Large Amenhotep statue unearthed in Luxor
A 3400-year-old statue of King Amenhotep III -- thought to be the largest of its kind -- was discovered in…
Military arrests 6 men for illegally excavating artifacts
Egypt
April 11, 2011
Military arrests 6 men for illegally excavating artifacts
Armed Forces personnel arrested two students and four workers on Sunday for excavating artifacts west of Cairo in 6th of…
Minister: About 1,000 relics stolen during Egyptian uprising
Egypt
April 10, 2011
Minister: About 1,000 relics stolen during Egyptian uprising
Madrid--Thieves stole around 1,000 relics from museums and archeological sites across Egypt since protests against the government broke out in…
Prime minister appoints Hawass antiquities minister
Egypt
March 30, 2011
Prime minister appoints Hawass antiquities minister
Egypt's interim Prime Minister Essam Sharaf appointed Zahi Hawass head of the new Ministry of Antiquities Wednesday. Sharaf commissioned Hawass,…
Official reveals more artifacts looted during revolution
Egypt
March 24, 2011
Official reveals more artifacts looted during revolution
Mohamed Abdel Maqsoud, an official from the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said on Thursday that around 800 artifacts from the…