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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
11/4/2022 7:15:59 PM
The newly re-restored Carter House on the West Bank in Luxor reopened on Friday to mark the centenary of the greatest archaeological find ever made: the discovery of King Tutankhamun’s tomb by British Egyptologist Howard Carter (1874–1939) and his team on this day in 1922.
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Egypt
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Tourism
10/25/2022 2:55:37 PM
Visitors to Luxor’s Karnak Temples were able to view a partial solar eclipse on Tuesday starting at noon.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
10/13/2022 3:44:21 PM
To enhance visitors’ experience during their tour in museums and archaeological sites all over Egypt, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has provided solar energy-operated carts for on-site transportation in Luxor’s archaeological sites.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
10/11/2022 10:17:35 PM
The famous Italian fashion house Stefano Ricci celebrated its 50th anniversary at the Hatshepsut Temple in Luxor this week
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Heritage
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Heritage special
9/8/2022 9:14:14 PM
The House of Architecture carried out New Gourna's first heritage and sustainability forum for children and people of the village between 6-8 September.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
8/13/2022 9:23:04 PM
A 13-year boy was killed and six other people were injured when a vehicle flipped over and plunged into a canal in Upper Egypt's Luxor on Saturday, the Egyptian state news agency MENA reported.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
8/6/2022 3:57:25 PM
Submissions have been opened for the twelfth edition of the Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF), scheduled to be held at the ancient Upper Egypt city of Luxor between 3 and 9 February 2023.
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Egypt
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Tourism
7/20/2022 12:39:07 PM
Hot air balloon flights have been resumed in the Egyptian tourist hotspot of Luxor in the early hours of Wednesday after an almost two-day suspension that was imposed in the wake of a balloon drifting off its course on Monday and slightly injuring two tourists.
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Arts & Culture
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Visual Art
7/19/2022 4:19:06 PM
The cultural sector of the Prince Taz (Amir Taz) Palace launched a group exhibition showcasing works created for the 14th Luxor International Photography Forum.
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Egypt
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Tourism
7/18/2022 12:00:00 PM
Ministry of Civil Aviation ordered the suspension of hot air balloon activities in Luxor on Monday pending investigation into the causes of a hot a balloon accident in which two tourists were slightly injured earlier today.
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Egypt
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Tourism
7/10/2022 3:37:39 PM
Luxor and Cairo have been selected to be among the top trending destination in the world in 2022, according to Travelers' Choice Awards of the world's largest travel guidance platform Tripadvisor.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
5/13/2022 5:25:26 PM
The Egyptian-German archaeological mission has uncovered original reliefs and engravings on the walls and ceilings of Temple of Esna in Luxor, Upper Egypt during ongoing restoration work.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
5/7/2022 8:13:41 PM
To mark the 25th anniversary of the inauguration of the Mummification Museum in Luxor, the museum offered free guided tours to Egyptian visitors on Saturday 7 May.
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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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Arts & Culture
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Screens
3/11/2022 7:08:00 PM
The winners of the 11th Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) were announced during the festival’s closing ceremony on 10 March.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Culture
3/8/2022 11:06:22 PM
Al-Ahram Weekly highlights six of the 11th Luxor African Film Festival’s documentaries
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
3/6/2022 5:56:06 PM
A special honouring ceremony was held for Egyptian evergreen star actor Hussein Fahmy at the historic sight of the ancient Avenue of Sphinxes on Saturday in which he received a Lifetime Achievement Award during the ongoing 11th edition of the Luxor African Film Festival.
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Arts & Culture
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Screens
3/2/2022 3:39:21 PM
The 11th edition of the Luxor African Film Festival (LAFF) will take place between 4 and 10 March.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
3/1/2022 10:09:06 PM
An administrative centre from the First Intermediate Period in Kom Ombo, royal artefacts in Luxor, and a collection of Saite wells in North Sinai were new discoveries made this week, writes Nevine El-Aref
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Egypt
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Tourism
2/26/2022 6:01:49 PM
A group of 716 hotels and resorts, in Luxor, Aswan, Red Sea and South Sinai as well as the city of Ain Sokhna in Suez, were re-evaluated according to new hospitality criteria, a statement by the ministry said on Saturday.
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