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Two toes of King Psamtik I statue excavated in Matariya
Egypt

Two toes of King Psamtik I statue excavated in Matariya

The Egyptian-German archaeological mission operating in Matariya area discovered on Sunday two toes belonging to the statue of King Psamtik…
Statue by Egyptian sculptor Mahmoud Mokhtar discovered in Port Said
Art news

Statue by Egyptian sculptor Mahmoud Mokhtar discovered in Port Said

Port Said Governor, Adel al-Ghadban, announced the discovery of a statue of an Egyptian female farmer, known in Arabic as…
Statue of Marilyn Monroe at Cairo Opera House stirs controversy
Culture

Statue of Marilyn Monroe at Cairo Opera House stirs controversy

A controversy erupted Tuesday on Egypt’s social media outlets following the circulation of photos of a statue of world-renowned late…
Newly-discovered 3,000-year-old statue of pharaoh to be inaugurated Tuesday
Archaeology

Newly-discovered 3,000-year-old statue of pharaoh to be inaugurated Tuesday

The eight-meter statue of an ancient pharaoh discovered in a Cairo slum in March has been restored and will be…
‘Secret Keeper’ statue in Alexandria square collapsed: official
Archaeology

‘Secret Keeper’ statue in Alexandria square collapsed: official

The people of Alexandria were surprised Sunday by the disappearance of the statue of the "Secret Keeper" from downtown Alexandria,…
Ancient statue found in Aswan house raid
Egypt

Ancient statue found in Aswan house raid

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damati announced Thursday the discovery of an archeological statue for King Amenhotep III of the Eighteenth Dynasty,…
Zahi Hawass: Selling the statue of Sekhemkhet Ka is a crime
Archaeology

Zahi Hawass: Selling the statue of Sekhemkhet Ka is a crime

Former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass said at a news conference in Los Angeles on Monday that selling the statue of…
Egypt fails to retrieve ancient statue before sale at UK auction
Culture

Egypt fails to retrieve ancient statue before sale at UK auction

Egypt has failed to retrieve an Ancient pharaonic statue before it was sold for £14 million at a UK auction…
Two Ptolemaic lion statues found in Fayoum
Egypt

Two Ptolemaic lion statues found in Fayoum

An archaeological mission discovered two sandstone statues of kneeling lions from the Ptolemaic erain Fayoum, Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Ali…
Azerbaijan removes statue of Egypt’s Mubarak
Egypt

Azerbaijan removes statue of Egypt’s Mubarak

The authorities in Azerbaijan have removed a monument to deposed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak which had angered government critics, an…
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