Latest in Tag: Ministry of Antiquities Highlight
Latest in Tag: Ministry of Antiquities
Campaign looks to renovate 100 heritage buildings in old Cairo
The campaign mainly focuses on saving Islamic and Coptic buildings that have not been under maintenance
Remains of ancient city discovered in Sharqeya
The antiquities indicate that a crisis hit the city in the past, leaving it in ruins
2 dead, 5 injured in suicide attack near famous Luxor temple
The injured are reported to be only Egyptians
Swedish team accidently discovers temple remains at quarry near Aswan
Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh Al-Damaty said the discovery is âhighly importantâ, because it means the area had sanctity and religious rituals were practised there, highlighting its other uses aside from being simply a sandstone quarry.
âHeritage Taskforceâ takes antiquities ministry to court over Hellenistic site demolition
An apartment block is set to be built on the 323 BCE site
Judicial officials suspected of antiquities smuggling
Prosecutor-General orders media gag in case involving two brothers
Ministries of Housing, Antiquities to restore Islamic Cairo
By Nayera Yasser In a collaborative effort between the Ministries of Housing, and Antiquities, Wikalat Qaytbay will be restored, while Sayyidah Ruqayya Mosque will be built with an EGP 75m budget. Project Manager Mohamed Abdel Aziz announced that the renovations of Wikalet Qaytbay will focus mainly on the top floor, due to its severe damage. …
New mummies discovered floating in sewage in Upper Egypt
The mummies were covered with thick layers of linen, with only a few remains of human bodies amongst all the wrappings.
Al-Arish National Museum damaged in Sinai attacks
Al-Arish National Museum is one of the few antiquities holders in North Sinai where there are lots of monuments from the Pharaonic period, Graeco-Roman era, drawings of the Coptic and Islamic antiques.
4 discoveries made this week by archaeologists
Ancient tombs, artefacts, and a tunnel have been discovered this week in Egypt
Pharaoh Thutmosis III-era temple discovered in Giza
Parts of the temple discovered so far include seven tablets, column bases and a statue of a seated person, all made of pink granite
246 rare pieces of jewelry returned to state
The pieces originally belonged to the former ruling family of Mohamed Ali and his descendents
12 smuggled artefacts to return from London
Ministry of Antiquities intensifying efforts to prevent smuggling and subsequent sale of artefacts abroad
4,000 year old royal tomb discovered in Luxor
The Spanish expedition in collaboration with the Ministry of Antiquities has made a new discovery in Upper Egypt
9 Pharaonic mummies discovered in southern Egypt
Spanish expedition cooperating with the antiquities ministry to discover new tomb in Aswan
Gamaliya Street to be turned into âopen-air museumâ
Project Manager Mohamed Abdel Aziz said that the ministry has signed a contract with a company hired to fix and operate electronic gates on Moez Street
Egypt requests Japan consider lifting travel ban
Ministers stress importance of Japanese tourism to Egypt
Ministry of Antiquities calls for independence
Ministry launches petition campaign to separate from culture ministry to âsafeguard Egyptian heritageâ
Clarification: Egyptian World Heritage Sites not to be declassified
Both UNESCO and the Minister of Antiquities say there are no plans to declassify Egyptian heritage sites
âBegging touristsâ: Grand Museum donations plan slammed
Deputy Head of Chamber of Hotels criticises Ministries of Antiquities and Tourism, who will ask tourists to make a $1 donation per night stayed at an Egyptian hotel to contribute funds to help build Grand Egyptian Museum
Antiquities ministry to renovate Al-Muizz Street
Historic street famed for high concentration of Medieval Islamic monuments and architecture
Hatshepsut, Valley of the Kings completely closed
Bazaar owners have cut off roads leading to prominent touristic monuments and will also close the roads leading to the Karnak Temple by Thursday, bazaar owners from the Abu Simbel Temple will join them tomorrow
Amenhotep III statues moved for restoration
The relocation procedure will hopefully restore the broken statues to their original state
Ministry of Antiquities sit-in violently dispersed
Protesters demanding employment attacked by ministry security