Supreme Council of Antiquities

Labor protests continue in Cairo and other governorates
Egypt

Labor protests continue in Cairo and other governorates

Temporary workers of the cities of Toukh and Al-Qanater public cleaning authorities staged a vigil before the cabinet building to…
Foreign missions to resume excavations in Egypt
Archaeology

Foreign missions to resume excavations in Egypt

Starting early September, after the end of the eid holiday, 75 archaeological missions will resume excavation projects in Egypt, announced…
PM finally appoints new chief for Supreme Council of Antiquities
Egypt

PM finally appoints new chief for Supreme Council of Antiquities

Prime Minister Essam Sharaf has resolved a crisis at the Supreme Council of Antiquities by appointing Mohamed Abdel Fattah as…
Egyptian antiquities suffering due to turmoil at the top
Archaeology

Egyptian antiquities suffering due to turmoil at the top

To paraphrase scholar and geographer Gamal Hemdan's masterpiece "The Personality of Egypt", antiquities from the Ancient Egyptian and Greco-Roman through…
Egypt’s military unearth cartouche of King Apries
Egypt

Egypt’s military unearth cartouche of King Apries

The Egyptian Military Operations Authority on Tuesday discovered the nameplate of King Apries in the Tal Defna area in Ismailia,…
Egypt to restore 19 artifacts from US
Egypt

Egypt to restore 19 artifacts from US

Egypt on Tuesday will receive 19 artifacts from a New York City museum that date back to the reign of…
Antiquities council rejects new antiquities minister
Archaeology

Antiquities council rejects new antiquities minister

The Supreme Council of Antiquities secretariat rejected the appointment of Abdel Fattah al-Banna as antiquities minister. The appointment was part…
Arab Archeologists Union says its funds at disposal of Egypt govt
Egypt

Arab Archeologists Union says its funds at disposal of Egypt govt

The Union of Arab Archaeologists called on the Egyptian caretaker government to rescue the country’s monuments and artifacts.In a statement…
“The Pharoah” goes to war
Egypt

“The Pharoah” goes to war

Zahi Hawass has never exactly been afraid of making enemies. Egypt’s 63-year-old antiquities chief (a man who cheerfully refers to himself…
Egypt archaeologists uncover Roman mummy
Archaeology

Egypt archaeologists uncover Roman mummy

Egyptian archaeologists unearthed a Roman mummy entombed in an elaborate sarcophagus at an ancient grave site alongside gypsum masks, the…
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