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UNESCO to launch heritage preservation campaign from Cairo
Archaeology

UNESCO to launch heritage preservation campaign from Cairo

UNESCO will sponsor the launch of a campaign aimed at preserving heritage sites endangered by extremism on Wednesday. The organization’s regional…
Egypt hosts international conference to discuss regional looting, destruction of antiquities
Egypt

Egypt hosts international conference to discuss regional looting, destruction of antiquities

Assistant Foreign Minister for Cultural Relations Olfat Farah said Egypt will host an international conference organized by the Foreign Ministry…
Antiquities Minister: 123 stolen artifacts retrieved from Washington
Archaeology

Antiquities Minister: 123 stolen artifacts retrieved from Washington

The Antiquities Ministry will be receiving 123 artifacts from Washington over the next few days after the ministry proved they had been stolen. Antiquities…
Polish mission to excavate Greco-Roman antiquities in Alexandria
Egypt

Polish mission to excavate Greco-Roman antiquities in Alexandria

The Polish mission, which has been working in Egypt since 1960 and is the oldest archaeological mission in the country, will…
Women take managerial positions in Ministry of Antiquities for the first time
Egypt

Women take managerial positions in Ministry of Antiquities for the first time

Mohamed Abdel Latif, head of the Ministry of Antiquities’ Islamic and Coptic Artifacts Department, has appointed Samia Abdel Tawab Karim…
Antiquities Minister works on returning all smuggled artifacts
Egypt

Antiquities Minister works on returning all smuggled artifacts

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty said he is working on returning all artifacts that have been smuggled abroad. This came on Tuesday…
Egypt proposes more sites to UNESCO’s heritage list
Archaeology

Egypt proposes more sites to UNESCO’s heritage list

Egypt’s delegate to the UNESCO, Mohamed sameh Amr, has said that Egypt is going to ask the organization to add…
Egypt, France sign archaeological conservation agreement
Archaeology

Egypt, France sign archaeological conservation agreement

Egypt and France have signed a cooperation agreement for the conservation of antiquities at a number of museums in Cairo,…
Iraq calls for air power to protect antiquities
Art news

Iraq calls for air power to protect antiquities

 Iraq urged a US-led military coalition on Sunday to use air power to protect the country's antiquities from Islamic State fighters…
UN chief calls on world to stop destruction of Iraqi sites
World

UN chief calls on world to stop destruction of Iraqi sites

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon voiced outrage Sunday over the destruction by the Islamic State group of Iraqi cultural sites, and…
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