heritage

Young Nubians revive dream of returning to land in Egypt
Features/Interviews

Young Nubians revive dream of returning to land in Egypt

  The world of their parents and grandparents was turned upside down more than 50 years ago when they were…
Photos: One comic artist’s mission to preserve Egyptian cultural heritage
Culture

Photos: One comic artist’s mission to preserve Egyptian cultural heritage

With the deterioration of once-iconic cultural sites in Egypt, and generational gaps which hinder a younger appreciation of what can be considered…
Ministry of Culture launches Your Heritage is a Responsibility campaign
Egypt

Ministry of Culture launches Your Heritage is a Responsibility campaign

Under the auspices of the Ministry of Culture, the Egyptian National Library and Archives will be launching a campaign under…
Egypt reopens ancient St Catherine library to visitors after renovation
Travel

Egypt reopens ancient St Catherine library to visitors after renovation

Following a three year restoration period, Egypt reopened earlier this week an ancient library that holds thousands of centuries-old historical…
95-year-old Australian probed for allegedly looting Middle Eastern artifacts
Archaeology

95-year-old Australian probed for allegedly looting Middle Eastern artifacts

95-year-old Australian, Joan Howard, is currently under investigation following newspaper coverage of her extensive collection of ancient Middle Eastern artifacts, the…
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…
Nubi app aims to protect heritage, preserve traditional language
Features/Interviews

Nubi app aims to protect heritage, preserve traditional language

“We’ll Bring Nubia to Your Doorsteps,” is the slogan of a new mobile app ‘Nubi’ promoting the use of the Nubian…
Ancient tomb of gold worker excavated on island in Sudan
Archaeology

Ancient tomb of gold worker excavated on island in Sudan

A 3,400-year-old tomb holding the remains of more than a dozen possibly mummified people has been discovered on Sai Island,…
Embalming materials for Middle Kingdom Vizier Ipi discovered in Luxor’s West Bank
Archaeology

Embalming materials for Middle Kingdom Vizier Ipi discovered in Luxor’s West Bank

An international mission under the auspices of the University of Alcalá, Spain has uncovered over 50 clay jars filled with…
Funerary bed of King Tut packed to be transferred to Grand Egyptian Museum
Culture

Funerary bed of King Tut packed to be transferred to Grand Egyptian Museum

A team from the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) started packing this week Pharaoh King Tutankhamun’s treasured collection at the Egyptian…
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