Supreme Council of Antiquities

Proposal to rent Egypt monuments refused
Archaeology

Proposal to rent Egypt monuments refused

The Finance Ministry's recent proposal to rent out the country’s key monuments, including the pyramids in Giza, to fund the…
Administrative court orders recovery of 179 artifacts from US
Archaeology

Administrative court orders recovery of 179 artifacts from US

The State Council Administrative Court on Saturday ordered the government to take the necessary procedures to recover 179 artifacts that…
Quarrying in Upper Egypt endangers Paleolithic ‘Rock Art’
Environment

Quarrying in Upper Egypt endangers Paleolithic ‘Rock Art’

Most desert areas in Egypt are considered either uninhabitable wasteland, or vast quarries from which resources can be extracted. When…
Egypt to retrieve artifacts smuggled into Spain 13 years ago
Egypt

Egypt to retrieve artifacts smuggled into Spain 13 years ago

The Egyptian Embassy in Madrid has managed to restore Egyptian relics smuggled into Spain by an international gang in 1999.…
Funding issues threaten preservation of Christian sanctuary
Archaeology

Funding issues threaten preservation of Christian sanctuary

The archaeological site of Abu Mena, an early Christian sanctuary south of Alexandria, might be added back to the UNESCO…
Fallen statue in Mansoura raises dispute between political forces
Egypt

Fallen statue in Mansoura raises dispute between political forces

Residents of Mansoura were surprised on Thursday evening to find the replica of a statue of Senusret III, which is…
Antiquities chief cracks down on vendors in Old Cairo street
Archaeology

Antiquities chief cracks down on vendors in Old Cairo street

Mostafa Amin, secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), has called on police to deal with encroachments by…
Antiquities Council to list endangered archeological sites in Lower Egypt
Archaeology

Antiquities Council to list endangered archeological sites in Lower Egypt

The Supreme Council of Antiquities is preparing a list of endangered archaeological sites in the Delta region and Lower Egypt,…
Sharaf appoints new secretary general for Supreme Council of Antiquities
Egypt

Sharaf appoints new secretary general for Supreme Council of Antiquities

Prime Minister Essam Sharaf decided on Thursday to appoint Mostafa Amin Mostafa as the new secretary general of the Supreme…
Restored Moez Street needs rescuing again
Archaeology

Restored Moez Street needs rescuing again

Bearing the name of the first Fatimid Caliph ruling Egypt, Al-Moez Leddine Allah al-Fatimy, and founded in 969 AD, Moez…
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