Antiquities - Islamic

Exploring Cairo: A stroll through historic Downtown

Tarek Atia, publisher of Mantiqti magazine, provides a tour of Cairo's Downtown area, revealing the ongoing efforts at renovation and the architectural gems behind the grime

The World of the Fatimids goes on display in Toronto

A collection of Fatimid artefacts arrived safely in Canada for a temporary exhibition at the Aga Khan Museum

Three Egyptian monuments reopen

Three Mameluke monuments in Islamic Cairo are to be reopened to the public after restoration

Saudi Prince Sultan Bin Salman tours the Museum of Islamic Art and Al-Muizz Street

The prince spent an oriental night among the Islamic treasures of Old Cairo

Historic Bab Al-Azab site to get facelift from ARCE-funded restoration project

The Ministry of Antiquities is to start a restoration and rehabilitation project for Bab Al-Azab area in Mediaeval Cairo, the scene of Mohamed Ali Pasha's infamous massacre of the Mameluks

Menasce Synagogue in Alexandria to be added to Egypt's heritage list

The synagogue in El-Manshia Square was built by Baron Yacoub de Menasce in 1860

Two attempts to smuggle Ottoman pistols and coins foiled

The smuggling attempts were discovered at Cairo International Airport and Safaga harbour

Restoration work begins on Al-Mahaly Mosque in the Delta city of Rosetta

The long-awaited restoration project will see cracks filled, structures strengthened and problems with water and sewage fixed

Restoration of Alexandrian Jewish synagogue is underway: Antiquities ministry

Restoration of the synagogue is expected to take 8 months and cost EGP 100 million

Restoration work begins on Alexandria's Angi Hanem Mosque

Engineers and archaeologists are fixing structures damaged by rainwater that entered through a leaky roof

Antiquities stolen from Egypt's Jani Bek Al-Ashrafi Mosque recovered

The two wooden decorative elements were stolen in 2014

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