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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
2/22/2026 2:30:32 PM
An Egyptian mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has uncovered a group of rock-cut tombs dating back to the Old Kingdom at the Qubbet Al-Hawa site in Aswan, adding to Egypt’s rich archaeological record.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
2/10/2026 6:46:25 PM
From the Third Intermediate Period through the Late, Ptolemaic, and Roman eras, ancient Egyptian private funerary monuments underwent marked architectural and ritual reconfigurations
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
12/20/2025 5:09:10 PM
The recently discovered tomb of King Thutmose II, located on the West Bank of Luxor, has been ranked among the top 10 archaeological discoveries of 2025, according to Archaeology magazine, one of the world’s leading publications in the field.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
12/12/2025 4:42:36 PM
A photographic exhibition at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo’s Tahrir Square is revealing the unmatched beauty of Queen Nefertari’s tomb.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
10/23/2025 4:47:07 PM
Zahi Hawass writes on transformations in ancient Egypt’s royal tombs from the middle to the new kingdoms.
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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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Egypt
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Courts & Law
10/6/2025 2:21:13 PM
The Giza Public Prosecution has opened an investigation into the disappearance of a limestone relief from the tomb of Khenti Ka in the Saqqara archaeological zone.
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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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World
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Region
9/27/2025 6:28:05 PM
Thousands of Hezbollah supporters gathered Saturday at the tomb of the group's former chief, Hassan Nasrallah, to mark the first anniversary of Israel's assassination of their longtime leader, vowing to defy mounting US-backed pressure on the movement to hand over its weapons.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
9/19/2025 3:12:54 PM
The study of private tombs during the First Intermediate Period and Middle Kingdom in ancient Egypt offers a unique window into the archaeological, social, and religious developments of this transformative era, writes Zahi Hawass
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
8/14/2025 9:00:47 PM
The Two Brothers Tomb in Sohag, known for its famous zodiac ceiling, has reopened to visitors after restoration.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
7/13/2025 3:22:59 PM
The 1,800-year-old Roman-era Tomb of the Towers, known for its rare zodiac ceiling, has reopened to the public in the ancient city of Athribis, located in Nagaa El-Sheikh Hamad, west of Sohag, following a year-long restoration by Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA).
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
6/29/2025 10:34:08 AM
The Egyptian archaeological mission working at the Qubbet El-Hawa necropolis in Aswan has uncovered three unknown rock-cut tombs from the Old Kingdom.
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Egypt
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Tourism
6/23/2025 11:37:21 AM
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has denied recent claims on digital media platforms that the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) will officially open on 4 November 2025, the 103rd anniversary of Tutankhamun’s tomb discovery, clarifying that no official date has yet been set for the inauguration.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
5/26/2025 4:54:35 PM
An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered three tombs dating back to the New Kingdom, one of ancient Egyptian history's most celebrated eras, during excavation work at the necropolis of Dra Abul-Naga on the West Bank of Luxor.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
5/22/2025 7:29:10 PM
A joint Egyptian-Canadian archaeological mission has successfully identified the owner of Kampp 23, an ancient tomb, located in the Asasif area on Luxor’s West Bank.
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World
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International
4/27/2025 4:07:39 PM
With Pope Francis laid to rest, all eyes turn now to the conclave, the secretive meeting of cardinals set to convene within days to elect a new head of the Catholic Church.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
4/18/2025 6:32:10 PM
The Egyptian archaeological mission, a collaboration between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Zahi Hawass Foundation for Archaeology and Heritage, headed by renowned Egyptologist Zahi Hawass, uncovered the tomb of Prince Waser-If-Re.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
3/20/2025 1:23:57 PM
An Egyptian archaeological mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has discovered the tomb of a high-ranking military commander dating back to King Ramses III, along with a collection of mass and individual graves from the Greek, Roman, and Late Periods at Tell Roud Iskander in the Maskhouta area, Ismailia Governorate.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
3/18/2025 7:30:02 PM
Zahi Hawass writes on the 12th-Dynasty tombs of the kings of ancient Egypt’s Middle Kingdom
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