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Japanese govt loans Egypt LE300 million to complete Grand Egyptian Museum
Business

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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