Heritage

Hassan Allam consortium to provide and operate services at Grand Egyptian Museum

The selection by the GEM board of directors was made following two and a half years of negotiations

CT scans of mummy of ancient Egyptian King Seqenenre-Taa-II reveal circumstances of his death

King Seqenenre-Taa-II was killed while fighting Egypt’s invaders and his embalmers had skillfully concealed some head wounds

In Photos: The world’s oldest industrial-scale brewery may have been uncovered in Egypt

The brewery consists of at least eight large semi-subterranean installations and was built on the edge of the desert in Abydos at the dawn of ancient Egyptian history

New artefacts unearthed at Taposiris Magna in Alexandria

The team succeeded in revealing 16 catacombes, inside the big necropolis that was previously discovered, where mummies were covered with a layer of cartonnage bearing gold and others had golden tongues.

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In Photos: Second restoration phase of Upper Egypt's Dendera Temple complex completed

The work include the restoration and cleaning of the great hall, the entrance facade the birth kiosk

Google, AlGhad Radio launch online project 'The Art & Soul of Mosul'

Google Arts and Culture announced this weekend the launch of the 'The Art & Soul of Mosul' online project, ...

In Photos: Egypt marks 1,050 years on the establishment of Cairo with commemorative medals

The medals are engraved with scenes depicting the monuments and traditions of historic Cairo

Ten things you should know about the latest Saqqara necropolis discoveries in Egypt

The unearthing of 100 intact coffins from the 26th Dynasty is the latest in a series of recent discoveries in the Saqqara area

Egypt-German archaeological mission resumes conservation and documentation of Temple of Esna

The mission's work began in 2018, but was disrupted due to the coronavirus outbreak

UNESCO to protect Lebanon as 60 historic buildings 'risk collapse'

'The international community has sent a strong signal of support to Lebanon following this tragedy,' said Ernesto Ottone, assistant UNESCO Director-General for Culture

Ancient Roman ovens, Late Period wall discovered in Luxor

A number of mud brick Roman ovens and a large wall from the Egyptian Late Period have been discovered at the Avenue of ...

Long awaited 'Bab Al-Azab' development project to see light of day

The Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Sovereign Fund of Egypt signed on Tuesday a contract to develop and manage ...