Archaeology
Abu Simbel salvage marked with ‘golden jubilee’ next week
February 17, 2016
Abu Simbel salvage marked with ‘golden jubilee’ next week
The Antiquities Minstry has announced a "golden jubliee" celebration next week to celebrate the relocation of the famous Abu Simbel…
Prosecutors investigating disappearance of 157 artifacts
February 12, 2016
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…
French historian Filiu tackles history of secularism in Egypt
February 8, 2016
French historian Filiu tackles history of secularism in Egypt
French historian Jean-Pierre Filiu, a professor of Middle East studies at the Paris School of International Affairs, held on Sunday…
Ancient Egyptian wooden boat discovered in Abusir
February 2, 2016
Ancient Egyptian wooden boat discovered in Abusir
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damati announced the discovery of a large wooden boat in Abusir area, south of the Mastaba, as…
26,800 people visited pyramids over weekend
January 31, 2016
26,800 people visited pyramids over weekend
Al-Hussein Abdel Baseer, the general director of the Giza Pyramids archaeological area, said approximately 26,800 Egyptian and foreign visitors came…
Italy welcomes back ancient Head of Hades dug up illegally in 1970s
January 29, 2016
Italy welcomes back ancient Head of Hades dug up illegally in 1970s
An ancient terracotta rendering of the head of Hades, god of the underworld, with a trace of blue in his…
Eight employees referred to disciplinary trial over Tutankhamun mask maintenance blunder
January 23, 2016
Eight employees referred to disciplinary trial over Tutankhamun mask maintenance blunder
The Administrative Control Authority ordered the referral of eight workers at the Egyptian Museum to a disciplinary trial on Saturday over…
Daqahlia Antiquities Department announces discovery of bronze artifacts
January 20, 2016
Daqahlia Antiquities Department announces discovery of bronze artifacts
Daqahlia Antiquities Department announced Wednesday the discovery of an archeological cache including dozens of bronze artifacts dating back to the…
Box Office: ‘Ride Along 2,’ ‘The Revenant’ push ‘Star Wars’ from first place
January 18, 2016
Box Office: ‘Ride Along 2,’ ‘The Revenant’ push ‘Star Wars’ from first place
After four weeks atop box office charts, Disney's "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has ceded first place to Universal's "Ride…
CNN: Move over T. rex, new dinosaur unveiled
January 16, 2016
CNN: Move over T. rex, new dinosaur unveiled
If you thought the dinosaurs in "Jurassic Park" were big, wait until you see the newly discovered 122-foot-long dinosaur that…