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Photos: Egyptian authorities foil attempt to smuggle archaeological manuscripts
Egypt

Photos: Egyptian authorities foil attempt to smuggle archaeological manuscripts

Egyptian authorities at Cairo International Airport seized 13 archaeological manuscripts belonging to the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. The seizure…
Mentally unstable man attempts to destroy ram statue in Tahrir Square
Egypt

Mentally unstable man attempts to destroy ram statue in Tahrir Square

Judicial authorities have launched intensive investigations after a man climbed the obelisk of Tahrir Square and attempted to destroy one…
Town dating back to Greek and Roman eras unearthed in Alexandria
Archaeology

Town dating back to Greek and Roman eras unearthed in Alexandria

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the discovery of a residential and commercial suburb dating back to the Greek…
Egyptian government adds 28 new countries to the electronic tourist visa service
Egypt

Egyptian government adds 28 new countries to the electronic tourist visa service

Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anany said on Monday that citizens from 28 additional countries will now be…
Egyptian Ministers discuss final preparations for Dubai Expo 2020
Egypt

Egyptian Ministers discuss final preparations for Dubai Expo 2020

Egypt’s Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea and Tourism Minister Khaled al-Anany met to discuss the final preparations for…
Photos: Authorities prevent smuggling of 34 antique Egyptian coins
Egypt

Photos: Authorities prevent smuggling of 34 antique Egyptian coins

The Archaeological Units Center at Cairo International Airport working alongside the Customs Department at Terminal 2 successfully prevented the smuggling…
Iraq gets back looted ancient artifacts from US, others
Middle East

Iraq gets back looted ancient artifacts from US, others

BAGHDAD (AP) — Over 17,000 looted ancient artifacts recovered from the United States and other countries were handed over to…
Photos: Tourism Ministry restores Karnak’s Great Hypostyle Hall ahead of Rams Road opening
Archaeology

Photos: Tourism Ministry restores Karnak’s Great Hypostyle Hall ahead of Rams Road opening

An expert team from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is working restore Karnak temple’s Great Hypostyle Hall, ahead of…
King Khufu’s First Boat to be transferred to Grand Egyptian Museum
Archaeology

King Khufu’s First Boat to be transferred to Grand Egyptian Museum

The world’s longest and most modern Belgian-made trailer truck will transport King Khufu’s first sun boat from south of the…
Photos: Remains of a Greco-Roman pottery workshop uncovered in Egypt
Archaeology

Photos: Remains of a Greco-Roman pottery workshop uncovered in Egypt

The Egyptian archaeological mission working in the area of Tel Kom Aziza in the Beheira governorate has discovered the remains…
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