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Antiquities
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Museums
3/10/2018 3:29:19 PM
King Meneptah was the fourth king of the 19th Dynasty and the son of King Ramses II
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
2/24/2018 10:40:01 AM
The King Ramses II colossus at the GEM is now in its permanent place of display, 11 years after being removed from Cairo's Ramses Square
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Multimedia
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1/25/2018 1:56:55 PM
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
1/23/2018 7:46:09 PM
El-Enany inspects all procedures and equipment for transportation of the King Ramses II colossus on Thursday
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
11/20/2017 6:45:23 PM
The objects include an alabaster vase inscribed with King Ramses II's cartouche, and 13 amulets of different shapes, sizes and materials
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
10/22/2017 2:52:59 PM
A smaller event took place of previously planned festivities in mourning of 16 police officers killed by terrorists on Friday
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Antiquities
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10/21/2017 6:40:24 PM
On Friday, 16 policemen were killed in a shootout with terrorists in the Western Desert
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
3/16/2017 7:38:50 PM
The newly discovered Matariya colossus most likely belongs to the 26 dynasty king Psammetich I, not King Ramses II as initially believed, says antiquities minister
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
3/16/2017 1:01:18 PM
Initial studies reveal that the statue is not of King Ramses II, as originally suggested
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Egypt
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Politics
2/22/2017 10:24:36 AM
The 3,200-year-old solar alignment ceremony occurs twice a year, to mark the anniversary of the pharaoh's birth and ascension to the throne
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
11/30/2016 12:50:21 PM
The statue will be erected in Quito's Condado square which Ecuador plans to rename 'Egypt Square'
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Travel
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10/22/2016 12:10:22 PM
This phenomenon takes place twice a year, between 20 and 22 February, when the king was crowned, and 20 and 22 October, when he was born
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
9/27/2016 2:50:38 PM
New discoveries at the Matariya archaeological site near Heliopolis suggest the existence of a temple from the 19th dynasty of Ramses II
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Multimedia
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2/22/2014 7:49:15 PM
Twice a year, on Feb 22, a day marking the king's birthday and on Oct 22, a day celebrating his coronation, sunlight illuminates the statues of the sun gods Re-Horakhte and Amon-Re, as well as a statue of king Ramses II
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
10/3/2013 5:09:40 PM
Newly-unearthed statue of King Ramses II in Tel-Basta suggests the Nile Delta town was home to a great 19th Dynasty temple
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
11/30/2012 5:33:10 PM
The royal tomb of the 19th dynasty King Merenptah in Luxor’s west bank is officially open to public
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Egypt
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Politics
10/22/2012 2:52:52 PM
Tourists gather at Aswan's Abu Simbel to witness bi-annual solstice when sun's rays fall directly on temple of King Ramses II
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
2/24/2011 3:57:32 PM
Archaeologists succeeded in thwarting a looting attempt of a 160-ton colossus of the 19th dynasty king Ramses II
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