Twenty-four hours after his appointment as Egypt’s new antiquities minister, Mohamed Ibrahim Aly unveils his strategy to spruce up archaeology
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The German Archaeological Institute in Cairo has granted a number of scholarships to Supreme Council of Antiquities staff
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The protest over the local shortage of gas cylinders was suspended when officials promised to meet their demands
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Demonstrators block entrance of 19th dynasty temple to protest week-long local shortage of butane gas cylinders
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Project to restore the colossi of Memnon on Luxor’s west bank to go ahead, says Supreme Council of Antiquities
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Tighter security measures at archaeological sites and museum during election
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SCA officials say museum is safe, drawing 13,000 visitors within last three days despite nearby violence
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After protests removed the original supervisor, Hussein Abdel Bassir has been appointed to replace the head of the yet-to-open Grand Egyptian Museum overlooking the Giza Plateau
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Egypt's four year membership of the UNESCO committee expired
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Employees of the Supreme Council of Antiquities protest again, asking for the resignation of the newly appointed secretary general
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Egyptian authorities have not only cancelled a meditation ceremony due to be held Friday, but have closed the Khufu Pyramid entirely for the day
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Preparations for a meditation ceremony at the footsteps of the Great Pyramid of Giza 11 November, ostensibly to save the earth, created a brouhaha among Egyptologists and led to its cancellation
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A collection of ancient Egyptian and Islamic artefacts has been seized by Customs Police in Aswan on their way out of the country
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Atia Radwan is selected as the first administrative attaché for the Antiquities Museum at the Egyptian Art Academy in Rome
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The Supreme Council of Antiquities has promised to provide the necessary budget to complete the construction of the wall surrounding the Giza plateau area
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Employees' protest forces dismissal of the head of GEM's Supreme Committee following investigation by Supreme Council of Antiquities
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A collection of 122 ancient Egyptian and Greco-Roman artefacts, found in Australia, will soon be on display at the Egyptian Museum
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An anthropoid sarcophagus and other ancient Egyptian artefacts are recovered by the Tourism and Antiquities Police
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Employees protest at the museum's administrative building for increased bonuses and the reappointment of the SCA's former finance chief
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The Supreme Council of Antiquities kicks off its winter cultural season with a lecture and an event in honour of Schafik Allam
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