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Egypt
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Courts & Law
4/21/2022 2:10:50 PM
A Cairo criminal court sentenced on Thursday well-known businessman Hassan Rateb to five years in prison for funding a criminal operation led by former MP Alaa Hassanin to illegally excavate and traffic in antiquities.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
4/10/2022 12:00:03 AM
After decades of laying beside the sacred lake at Luxor’s Karnak Temple, a team of Egyptian restorers and archaeologists succeeded in re-erecting the restored Hatshepsut’s obelisk on Saturday.
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Egypt
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Tourism
3/3/2022 8:04:25 PM
Egypt’s Tourism and Antiquities Fund will pay for Ukrainian tourists stranded in the country to stay at three-star hotels, the Egyptian Hotel Association announced on Thursday.
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Egypt
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Tourism
2/26/2022 6:34:34 PM
A project to beautify statues in all public squares in Cairo governorate has been completed, according to Secretary-General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities Mustafa Waziri.
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Egypt
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Tourism
2/25/2022 8:03:33 PM
In an attempt to transform the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) into Egypt’s first eco-friendly museum, several services are now being reviewed to make sure it meets the required standards for sustainability in its environmental, economic and cultural dimensions.
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Egypt
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Politics
2/24/2022 10:00:31 PM
Egypt's Tourism and Antiquities Ministry asserted on Thursday that all tourists from countries affected by the Russian invasion of Ukraine are welcome to proceed with their stay at Egyptian hotels until their safe return to their countries.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
2/22/2022 3:44:23 PM
Minister of Antiquities and Tourism Khaled El-Enany and Minister of Culture Ines Abdel-Dayem attended on Monday evening a major musical and dance show at the foot of Abu Simbel Temple in Aswan ahead of the biannual solar alignment at the site.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
2/15/2022 10:15:51 PM
A Cairo criminal court issued a media gag order on Tuesday in the trial dubbed in media as “Zamalek apartment’s antiquities case” where a judge and his wife face charges of trading in antiquities and illegally possessing artefacts.
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Business
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Economy
2/2/2022 9:09:40 PM
The US government, through the US Agency for International Development (USAID), and Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities launched on Tuesday the Esna Tourism Promotion Campaign in Luxor to support Egypt’s tourism sector.
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Egypt
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Politics
1/23/2022 1:18:18 PM
Following a two-week holiday, Egypt's House of Representatives, the lower chamber of parliament, will reconvene on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday to discuss a new legislative agenda.
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Life & Style
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City Lights
1/16/2022 6:19:38 PM
The event – Cairo's Contribution to the Enrichment of Islamic Culture: Architecture, Calligraphy, and Antiquities – included an exhibition of photographs illustrating the architecture of mosques, Arabic calligraphy and Islamic art, and documentaries about the Museum of Islamic Art.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Lectures
1/11/2022 9:09:30 PM
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
1/10/2022 3:37:00 PM
An Egyptian archaeological mission unearthed remains from an ancient mining mission in South Sinai that dates to Ancient Egypt’s Middle Kingdom, the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) announced on Monday.
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Antiquities
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Coptic
1/9/2022 3:55:55 PM
In celebration of Coptic Christmas and coinciding with the launch of the fourth World Youth Forum, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is organising a temporary exhibit at Sharm El-Sheikh Museum under the title ‘The Holy Family’s Trail in Egypt.’
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Egypt
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Tourism
1/1/2022 4:32:19 PM
To enhance visitors’ experience at archaeological sites and museums in Egypt, new environmentally-friendly electric buses have been introduced into service at the Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut Temple on Luxor’s west bank, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced.
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Antiquities
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Museums
12/29/2021 5:45:44 PM
Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has selected the Artefacts of the Month to be put on display at different museums.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
12/26/2021 5:25:00 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities released the 88th volume of the Annals du Service des Antiquités de l’Égypte (ASAE), which was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
12/22/2021 7:56:24 PM
Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities lit up the Giza Plateau in blue to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) for one hour on Wednesday.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
12/21/2021 8:29:17 PM
The judges in the Cairo criminal court in charge of trying an antiquities trafficking case, where well-known businessman Hassan Rateb and former MP Alaa Hassanin are defendants, announced on Tuesday that they are recusing themselves due to “discomfort,” without giving further explanation.
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Antiquities
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Islamic
12/21/2021 6:38:16 PM
The precious library of late Islamic art expert Mohamed Marzouk was inaugurated at the Kafr El-Sheikh Museum after its content was offered by his family to the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA).
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