Business
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Economy
6/4/2013 3:38:22 PM
Antiquities ministry employees once again demand better wages, a clean ministry and permanent contracts - this time upping the ante by closing off the Egyptian Museum to tourists in Tahrir Square
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
6/3/2013 4:21:33 PM
Egypt's Antiquities' Ministry has criticized a U.S. Embassy message to American citizens in the country, urging them to be extra cautious because of recent incidents near the pyramids in Giza.
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Heritage
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Islamic
5/16/2013 5:35:26 PM
Archaeologists and concerned Cairenes call on Egypt's antiquities ministry to rescue Qaitbay’s water basin for animals in historic Cairo from encroachment
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
5/12/2013 5:24:54 PM
Egypt's antiquities ministry has moved to protect the site of a possible temple to Ramses II in Akhmim in Upper Egypt
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Heritage
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Islamic
4/21/2013 8:52:41 PM
Cairp's historic Mosque of Ibn Tulun has lost much of its splendour recently, with wastewater and garbage lining its walls; Egypt's cash-strapped antiquities ministry fails to intervene
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Heritage
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Islamic
3/19/2013 5:30:32 PM
After an initial restoration plan was stalled by the revolution, the antiquities ministry will finally launch a project to save the badly damaged building
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Folk
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Street Smart
3/19/2013 2:37:20 PM
Egypt's monuments open their doors to neighbourhood children
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
2/27/2013 6:38:00 PM
Antiquities ministry rejects finance ministry proposal to rent Egypt's famous archaeological sites to international tourism companies
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
1/24/2013 9:13:31 PM
Man caught with 863 artefacts from ancient, Graeco-Roman and Islamic periods while travelling on Cairo-Suez highway
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
9/13/2012 3:47:08 PM
A new ministerial committee aims to put Egypt back firmly on the map as a premier tourist destination
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Heritage
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Islamic
9/1/2012 2:00:35 PM
The Royal Carriage Museum in Boulaq and Cairo Northern Islamic Wall are under threat as the Cairo governorate builds permanent kiosks for peddlers
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
7/27/2012 5:44:02 PM
Archaeologists' syndicate calls on President Mohamed Morsi and PM Hisham Qandil to maintain independence and cabinet status of antiquities ministry
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Egypt
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Politics
7/26/2012 8:44:52 PM
Prime minister designate Hisham Qandil says it is probable that two ministries will soon be merged
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Heritage
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Islamic
7/4/2012 7:12:03 PM
Minister of State for Antiquities fetes local man who thwarted theft at Darb Al-Ahmar's historic Inal Al-Yussufi Mosque
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
7/2/2012 6:59:26 PM
National initiative, overseen by Egypt's antiquities ministry, aims to document details of country's historical heritage
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Heritage
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Islamic
6/18/2012 12:37:15 PM
The 19th-century pieces of embroidered Al-Kaaba Kiswa, exhibited at Qubbat Afandina, are to given to the Ministry of State for Antiquities
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
4/10/2012 7:31:06 PM
In response to concerns about raids on the site, the antiquities ministry has sent a committee to inspect the area
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
4/1/2012 6:33:32 PM
Egyptian woman caught smuggling 80 artefacts -including Islamic, Coptic and ancient antiquities- through Brussels airport; Court orders their return to Egypt
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Heritage
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Museums
1/31/2012 1:02:42 PM
Suez celebrated Egypt revolution with the opening of its long awaited national museum; the new museum will host the collection of the old Suez Museum destroyed in 1967
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Heritage
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Museums
1/15/2012 3:26:59 PM
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs exhibition rounds up its 10-year roll on Wednesday in Osaka, Japan
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