Egypt
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Urban & Transport
8/29/2023 5:35:10 PM
Cairene authorities denied on Tuesday demolishing the tomb belonging to legendary Egyptian poet laureate Ahmed Shawqi (1868-1932), nicknamed the Prince of Poets, after photos depicting debris at his tomb in Historic Cairo sparked uproar on social media.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Features
8/7/2023 10:27:00 AM
Thousands of years before cookbooks were written elsewhere in the world, the ancient Egyptians were documenting recipes on the walls of tombs, like the one found in the tomb of Rekhmi Ra, a minister, that depicted the stages of preparing tiger nut cake.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
8/4/2023 6:43:00 PM
Despite recent claims to the contrary, there is little evidence that the ancient Egyptian queen Nefertiti is buried behind the walls of the tomb of Tutankhamun.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
6/24/2023 2:05:39 PM
The new tombs, ordered by President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi to be built for historic figures, will serve as a much-needed substitute for those of Cairo's Salah Salem, said Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Saturday.
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Heritage
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Heritage special
6/20/2023 10:36:53 PM
The new national cemetery, which is set to be a new burial ground for the most iconic figures of Egypt, heralds a new page in a rich history based on respect to those who left us and meticulous attention to details in visiting the places where their souls rest..
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Egypt
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Society
6/12/2023 11:22:19 PM
President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi has ordered the establishment of a cemetery in a distinguished location to be a new home for the remains of iconic Egyptians whose current tombs would be moved due to urgent development needs.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
5/30/2023 9:36:02 PM
Zahi Hawass describes work underway to excavate the tomb of King Ramses II in the Valley of the Kings and elucidate its pictorial programme
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
5/23/2023 8:04:24 PM
An exhibition of archival material relating to the discovery of the tomb of the ancient Egyptian boy king Tutankhamun is being held at the the British Embassy in Cairo
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
5/16/2023 10:04:29 PM
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
4/12/2023 1:17:51 PM
An archaeological mission from the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden (RMO) and the Egyptian Museum in Turin (Museo Egizio) uncovered the remains of Panehsy's tomb, the steward of Amun Temple in the early Ramesside period, along with a collection of smaller chapels in the Saqqara Necropolis.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
4/5/2023 11:07:00 AM
Zahi Hawass describes the tunnel within the tomb of the ancient Egyptian king Seti I, discovered in 1817 but excavated over a century later
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Multimedia
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In Pictures
3/17/2023 3:50:29 PM
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
3/7/2023 9:18:55 PM
Last year’s centenary of the discovery of the tomb of the ancient Egyptian golden boy-king Tutankhamun has led to a round of competition among publishers, writes David Tresilian
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Antiquities
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Greco-Roman
2/24/2023 1:42:08 PM
The Egyptian-Spanish archaeological mission from Barcelona University uncovered 22 tombs from the Persian, Roman and Coptic periods during excavation work carried out at the Al-Bahnasa archaeological site in the upper Egyptian governorate of Minya.
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Egypt
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Courts & Law
2/18/2023 3:43:38 PM
Egypt’s Public Prosecution issued an arrest warrant on Friday for a group of suspects who created a fake tomb in the Upper Egypt governorate of Beni Suef for the purpose of defrauding would-be antiquities traffickers.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
2/10/2023 3:23:46 PM
The tombs of Djehuty and Hery, two high officials of the 18th Dynasty, were officially opened to the public two decades after their discovery.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
2/9/2023 2:31:15 PM
The northern and southern rooms of deity Amun Re, located on the Upper Terrace of Hatshepsut Temple in Deir El-Bahari and the Tomb of Meru at the North Asasif necropolis, Luxor's West Bank, are now open to visitors after their restoration.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
1/31/2023 9:51:50 PM
The mummy of a golden boy, the remains of a Roman city, and the tomb of a keeper of secrets were among the archaeological discoveries made in Egypt last week, reports Nevine El-Aref
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
1/26/2023 3:33:40 PM
An Egyptian archaeological mission unearthed a group of rich fifth and sixth dynasty tombs from the Old Kingdom in the Saqqara necropolis. Signs indicate the site, Gisr Al-Mudir, comprised a large ancient Egyptian cemetery.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
1/24/2023 8:43:23 PM
In the last in a three-part series on the centenary of the discovery of the tomb of the ancient Egyptian boy-king Tutankhamun, David Tresilian describes the afterlife of the discovery
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