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Egyptian-German archaeological expedition uncover cemetery in Saqqara
Archaeology

Egyptian-German archaeological expedition uncover cemetery in Saqqara

  An Egyptian-German archaeological expedition has unearthed embalming equipment and a cemetery featuring a large number of funerary furniture and mummies…
Tomb of Ramsses II’s top army general discovered in Saqqara
Archaeology

Tomb of Ramsses II’s top army general discovered in Saqqara

Egypt Antiquities Ministry said on Tuesday that an excavation mission from Cairo University uncovered the tomb of top army commander…
Prosecutors investigating disappearance of 157 artifacts
Archaeology

Prosecutors investigating disappearance of 157 artifacts

Mohamed Ramadan, the supervisor general of the office of the antiquities minister, said the ministry had submitted a memorandum to the…
UPDATE 2: Islamic State group claims killing of 4 Egyptian police
Egypt

UPDATE 2: Islamic State group claims killing of 4 Egyptian police

An Islamic State affiliate in Egypt has claimed responsibility for a shooting near a historic site just outside Cairo that…
Eight million mummified animals, mostly dogs, in catacombs at Egypt site
Archaeology

Eight million mummified animals, mostly dogs, in catacombs at Egypt site

For centuries, dogs have been humans' loyal, domesticated companions. They've been wild animals, doing what's needed to survive.
Al-Masry Al-Youm obtains UNESCO report on restoration of Saqqara pyramid
Archaeology

Al-Masry Al-Youm obtains UNESCO report on restoration of Saqqara pyramid

Al-Masry Al-Youm obtained a copy of the UNESCO report on the restoration of the Saqqara pyramid that the Ministry of…
Ministry threatens to end contract with company rehabbing pyramid
Archaeology

Ministry threatens to end contract with company rehabbing pyramid

Minister of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim Ali threatened on Friday to terminate the contract of the company conducting reconstruction work on…
Saqqara pyramid in danger as restorations halt over financial woes
Archaeology

Saqqara pyramid in danger as restorations halt over financial woes

Renovations at Egypt’s oldest pyramid in Saqqara have halted because the Antiquities Ministry has not paid the company implementing the…
In Saqqara, a safehaven for neglected donkeys
Environment

In Saqqara, a safehaven for neglected donkeys

Standing on a sandy farm with three eager donkeys nuzzling you for carrots, it’s hard to forget that less than…
Nawaya teaches sustainable agriculture to local farmers and Cairenes
Environment

Nawaya teaches sustainable agriculture to local farmers and Cairenes

An Egyptian group on Friday hosted the first of a series of workshops intended to demonstrate to farmers and other…
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