antiquities

Sixth wooden layer of Khufu ship to be removed within days
Archaeology

Sixth wooden layer of Khufu ship to be removed within days

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty has said that the sixth wooden layer of King Khufu’s second solar boat will be removed…
PM approves exhibiting underwater treasures in Paris fair
Archaeology

PM approves exhibiting underwater treasures in Paris fair

Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb approved on Thursday the decision to put 293 artifacts up for display at a Paris antiquities…
Antiquities ministry receives artifact retrieved from UK
Archaeology

Antiquities ministry receives artifact retrieved from UK

The Foreign Affairs Ministry has handed the Antiquities Ministry an artifact retrieved from the United Kingdom, according to Olfat Farah, head of…
Antiquities Ministry prepares relics before int’l exhibition
Archaeology

Antiquities Ministry prepares relics before int’l exhibition

Mohamed Mostafa Abdel Meguid, head of the underwater antiquities department at the Antiquities Ministry, said the restoration and registration centers…
Sale of smuggled Egyptian artifact stopped in Germany
Archaeology

Sale of smuggled Egyptian artifact stopped in Germany

The Antiquities Ministry has managed to stop the sale of a rare statue in a showroom in Germany after it…
Three ancient tombs discovered in Luxor
Archaeology

Three ancient tombs discovered in Luxor

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty has announced the discovery of three new ancient tombs in Deir al-Madina and Kings Valley, on…
Antiquities Minister: More than 21,000 artifacts moved to the Grand Egyptian Museum
Archaeology

Antiquities Minister: More than 21,000 artifacts moved to the Grand Egyptian Museum

Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb met with Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty on Sunday and discussed the fact that 21,065 artifacts have been…
Ticket price hike for Egyptians at Luxor, Aswan monuments enforced Monday
Egypt

Ticket price hike for Egyptians at Luxor, Aswan monuments enforced Monday

Egypt is enforcing Monday ticket price hikes for Egyptian visitors to Aswan and Luxor ancient sites. Nasr Salama, head of Aswan…
Antiquities Minister: Lack of funding impacts projects
Archaeology

Antiquities Minister: Lack of funding impacts projects

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty has said that a lack of funding has impacted 60 projects implemented by the ministry to…
Minister: Egypt will not allow traffic of antiquities across Middle East
Archaeology

Minister: Egypt will not allow traffic of antiquities across Middle East

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty said Egypt will do its best to stop the illegal traffic of antiquities within the Middle…
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