Egypt receives ancient funerary mask from Switzerland
Switzerland returned to Egypt on Wednesday an ancient funerary mask dating back to the Ptolemaic period, more than…
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Egypt’s PM declares 1 Nov. public holiday for Grand Egyptian Museum inauguration
Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly announced that Saturday, 1 Nov., will be a paid public holiday to coincide…
Egypt unearths one of largest New Kingdom Fortresses in North Sinai
An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered a massive New Kingdom–era fortress at Tell el-Kharouba in Sheikh…
Egypt, Bahrain sign 8 agreements to boost bilateral cooperation
Egypt and Bahrain on Wednesday signed eight agreements covering investment, industry, trade, culture, and…
Lebanon’s PM visits Grand Egyptian Museum
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Nawaf Salam toured the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Cairo on Saturday, accompanied by…
Egypt, Jordan ink 10 pacts to boost investment, trade, tourism ties
Egypt and Jordan signed 10 agreements to expand cooperation in investment, tourism, youth, and other sectors, as…
Egypt recovers 13 looted artefacts from UK, Germany
Egypt has recovered 13 ancient artefacts from the United Kingdom and Germany, including a limestone funerary stela,…
Egypt’s PM reviews investment opportunities to boost FDI
Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly reviewed investment opportunities in the tourism and antiquities sectors,…
New archaeological discovery in Minya :Egypt Antiquities council
ِA new archaeological discovery was uncovered in Minya governorate, announced the secretary general of Egypt’s…
New discoveries at Abu Qir bay, Alexandria: Antiquities Ministry
New archaeological discoveries have been unearthed at a site of a sunken temple at the Mediterranean bay: Abu Qir…
New York returns more than 40 stolen antiquities to Italy
New York authorities returned more than 40 stolen antiquities to Italy on Tuesday worth nearly $3.5 million.
Cat mummies discovered in Egypt’s 6000-year-old tombs
Seven sarcophagi, some dating back more than 6,000 years, have been discovered at a site on the edge of the pyramid…
Egypt’s parliament discusses new law on regulating online media activities
The Egyptian parliament's committee for media, culture and antiquities held a closed-door meeting Sunday to a…
Egypt’s ministry of Antiquities denies investigation into restoration project of…
Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities has denied that it is under investigation for handing the restoration project of…
INTERVIEW: Egypt’s antiquities minister speaks on the search for Nefertiti in…
Ahram Online spoke with Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh Eldamaty regarding an upcoming radar scan of Tutankhamun’s…
Free visits to all Egyptian archeological sites given to American child
To satisfy the fascination Sean has with Ancient Egypt, Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh Eldamaty offered the…
Egyptian government cannot halt Semenkha statue sale: Antiquities minister
"Egypt cannot file a lawsuit against Northampton Museum in Britain for selling the 4500-year-old statue of…
World Museums Day celebration Monday in Egypt
Egypt is to celebrate World Museums Day tomorrow at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization.At the National…
“One God, Three Religions” inaugurated at the Egyptian Museum
Director General of the Egyptian Museum Mahmoud Alhalwagy told Ahram Online that among the most important…
Fire breaks in Cairo’s Omar Toson Palace, No damages
A fire broke out in the grounds of a 19th-century royal palace in Cairo but caused no damage to the historic…