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Opinion
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11/12/2025 12:31:12 PM
Since the Egyptian Museum was founded in Tahrir Square in 1902 by the French architect Marcel Dourgnon, that edifice stood as a declaration of modern Egypt’s awakening to its own history, marking the transition of antiquities care from the hands of colonial administrators to the embrace of a rising national state.
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Antiquities
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Museums
11/6/2025 5:37:06 PM
Egypt has successfully repatriated 36 antiquities from the United States, all of which had been illegally smuggled out of the country.
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Opinion
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10/31/2025 2:07:03 PM
Out of that beautiful abundance, a dream was born: that Egypt should build a new museum worthy of the vastness of its history - one that would present its antiquities through a modern scientific and philosophical lens, preserving the past while speaking to the future.
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Egypt
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Tourism
10/30/2025 7:21:04 PM
Egypt plans to raise investments in the tourism and antiquities sector by about 60 percent to EGP 116.2 billion ($2.4 billion) in the fiscal year 2025/26, up from EGP 72.4 billion ($1.5 billion) in 2024/25, Planning and Economic Development Minister Rania Al-Mashat said.
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Business
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Economy
10/29/2025 7:25:19 PM
Egypt’s Cabinet has approved a six-month extension of the EGP 50 billion tourism financing initiative, effective 20 October 2025, to support hotel expansion and meet growing tourist demand, Ministers of Finance Ahmed Kouchouk and Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy announced in a joint statement on Wednesday.
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GEM opening
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The Grand Egyptian Museum
10/28/2025 11:41:51 PM
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy talks to Nevine El-Aref about the cultural, scientific, and tourism impacts of the GEM
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Egypt
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Tourism
10/25/2025 4:11:13 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has reviewed the final preparations for the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) opening ceremony, scheduled for 1 November, during a meeting with Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly and Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
10/21/2025 8:03:47 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has dismissed recent foreign media claims suggesting that the Tomb of King Tutankhamun in Luxor is at risk of collapse due to cracks and rising humidity.
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Antiquities
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Greco-Roman
10/16/2025 3:39:18 PM
A team from Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has discovered a sealed lead capsule hidden within the foundations of an early 20th-century villa in central Alexandria.
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Egypt
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Society
10/15/2025 11:03:51 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Wednesday that applications from citizens wishing to perform Hajj through licensed tourism companies for the 2026 season will be accepted from 15 to 30 October, with lottery results announced on 4 November.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
10/6/2025 8:08:00 PM
Egypt’s former Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Khaled El-Enany, has been named Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), securing a record victory in the organization’s vote.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
10/5/2025 8:46:43 PM
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has referred an incident involving the reported disappearance of a limestone artefact from the tomb of Khenti Ka in the Saqqara necropolis to the Public Prosecution, following media reports circulating on various online news platforms.
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Egypt
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Tourism
9/19/2025 1:50:16 PM
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain inaugurated on Thursday a new monument night-lighting system at the Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor, accompanied by Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
9/16/2025 6:26:08 PM
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has initiated an investigation and notified the Public Prosecution after a rare golden bracelet went missing from a restoration lab at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo’s Tahrir.
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Antiquities
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Greco-Roman
9/12/2025 3:26:17 PM
An Egyptian archaeological mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities uncovered a new and complete version of King Ptolemy III’s Canopus Decree, one of the most significant royal texts from the Ptolemaic period.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
8/29/2025 12:50:55 PM
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has announced the winners of the photography competition held as part of its Sunken Cultural Heritage Festival.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
8/14/2025 8:59:14 PM
Some 86 artefacts illegally smuggled have been repatriated.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
8/12/2025 8:40:15 PM
In a landmark step towards sustainable heritage preservation, the interiors of the Giza Pyramids are now illuminated by a new eco-friendly lighting system
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Antiquities
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Museums
8/12/2025 7:43:24 PM
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has denied releasing a new promotional video for the Grand Egyptian Museum's (GEM) upcoming inauguration, scheduled for 1 November.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
8/2/2025 9:12:06 AM
Egypt’s first e-training platform for tourism and antiquities has been launched.
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