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Multimedia
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In Pictures
3/19/2022 9:31:43 PM
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
3/17/2022 12:56:07 PM
Five tombs from the Old Kingdom and First Intermediate eras were recently uncovered during excavations carried out on the northeastern side of King Merenre Pyramid in Saqqara necropolis.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
12/20/2021 6:24:53 PM
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) has received a collection of 23 artefacts, including large stone reliefs, transported from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir and Saqqara and Ismailia archaeological sites.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
10/30/2021 10:30:24 PM
An archaeological mission from Cairo University uncovered the tomb of Ptah-M-Wia, head of the treasury during the reign of King Ramses II, during excavation work at the Saqqara necropolis, a statement by the Egyptian Tourism Ministry said on Saturday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
6/29/2021 7:23:23 PM
Zahi Hawass goes on a tour of Pharaonic monuments at Saqqara outside Cairo and Beni Hassan and Amarna in Middle Egypt
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Egypt
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Politics
5/4/2021 7:43:34 PM
The project includes the villages of Saqqara, Abu Sir and Dahshur, and offers training to the local community in an effort to help them tap into tourism revenues and protect their livelihoods.
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Egypt
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Politics
2/11/2021 9:49:28 PM
The visit comes upon an invitation from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities as part of the country's plan to promote the tourism sector
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
1/22/2021 1:59:00 PM
Spectacular new discoveries at the Saqqara Necropolis outside Cairo this week have revealed more of its secrets and rewritten much of its history
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
1/16/2021 3:43:22 PM
'The discoveries will rewrite Saqqara's history during the New Kingdom,' renowned Egyptologist Zahi Hawass said
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
12/31/2020 9:39:00 AM
It’s been a busy year for archaeologists. Several discoveries made international headlines and major museums and sites were inaugurated in an effort to revivify tourism, the hardest-hit sector due to coronavirus
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
12/14/2020 5:30:23 PM
The mission has discovered burial shafts with coffins and several artefacts from the New Kingdom
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Egypt
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Politics
12/1/2020 10:20:26 PM
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Egypt
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Politics
11/30/2020 6:57:26 PM
The announcement that the model is under investigation has sparked controversy online, with many users saying that Egyptians and foreigners have taken similar images in the past
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
11/17/2020 9:47:20 PM
A hundred intact, sealed, and painted ancient Egyptian coffins were unveiled at the Saqqara Necropolis this week,
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
11/15/2020 4:48:03 PM
The unearthing of 100 intact coffins from the 26th Dynasty is the latest in a series of recent discoveries in the Saqqara area
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
11/14/2020 2:30:53 PM
'We have discovered only one percent of the antiquities buried in the Saqqara Necropolis,' Antiquities Minister El-Enany said, pointing out that many other discoveries will follow
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Arts & Culture
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Entertainment
11/9/2020 8:15:01 PM
Paranormal is the number one most watched show on Netflix in Egypt and Secrets of the Saqqara Tomb is in second place in 'movies' category
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
11/9/2020 12:04:58 PM
The number of coffins exceeds that of the discovery announced in early October
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Arts & Culture
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Entertainment
10/20/2020 9:29:39 PM
The 113-minute documentary films a team of local archaeologists piecing together the secrets of Egypt’s most significant find in almost 50 years
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
10/20/2020 9:24:13 PM
A further batch of dozens of sealed and intact coffins has been unearthed at the Saqqara Necropolis outside Cairo, reports Nevine El-Aref
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