Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
8/20/2013 3:57:02 PM
UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova condemns damage to cultural heritage sites in Egypt amid violence
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
8/18/2013 8:25:07 PM
Additional security forces head to Minya after antiquities minister receives letter threatening to loot and burn Al-Bahnasa archaeological galleries
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
8/16/2013 11:00:00 AM
Minister of Culture Mohamed Saber Arab released a statement in which he called to protect the buildings serving Egypt's artistic and cultural heritage in midst of violent unrest in streets of Egypt
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
8/14/2013 7:51:23 PM
Following violence across the country as security forces move to break up pro-Morsi sit-ins, minister announces archaeological sites and museums closed
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Heritage
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Islamic
8/1/2013 9:40:32 PM
Palace of French architect Baron De Gillian in downtown Cairo, now Bank of Alexandria, is added to Egypt’s Islamic Heritage List
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
7/29/2013 6:38:03 PM
Egypt's antiquities minister Mohamed Ibrahim suggests adding two articles to new constitution in order to protect the country's heritage
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World
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International
7/26/2013 11:55:51 AM
Known as "The Pearl of the Desert", Timbuktu was listed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1988 and is an ancient centre of Islamic learning and a byword for exotic remoteness in the Western imagination
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Heritage
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Coptic
7/24/2013 7:12:09 PM
Airport police foiled on Wednesday a smuggling attempt of three Coptic artefacts headed to the US
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
7/20/2013 6:19:24 PM
Mohamed Ibrahim has unveiled updated plans for preserving and continuing to develop Egypt's heritage, amid demands from archaeologists and ministry workers to press for his dismissal
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
7/16/2013 1:54:40 PM
Historical house turned cultural centre will offer workshops during Ramadan to promote Egypt cultural heritage in Sayeda Zeinab
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
6/28/2013 5:46:51 PM
Broad range of actors join call to protect Egypt heritage from looting during upcoming protests; enact tight security measures around sites
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Heritage
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Islamic
6/23/2013 6:00:27 PM
The 17th century mosque of Emir Mostafa Gorgi in Boulaq Abul Ela was officially reopened on Sunday after four years of restoration work
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Multimedia
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6/20/2013 6:12:08 PM
Pressure group 'Save Alex' protest on Wednesday to demand an end to heritage building demolitions
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Heritage
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Islamic
6/20/2013 1:01:48 PM
Under the banner 'Save Cairo, the city of 1000 minarets,' engineers, archaeologists and activists stage a protest at the Cairo governorate against new concrete buildings springing up in Historic Cairo
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World
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Region
6/20/2013 10:07:28 AM
Syria has six World Heritage Sites, but all were placed on the list of World Heritage in Danger by UNESCO
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Folk
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Street Smart
6/19/2013 12:17:44 PM
Activists in Egypt's two largest cities call for Wednesday protests aimed at saving local historical landmarks from destruction
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World
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Region
6/16/2013 4:50:22 PM
UNESCO expressed 'very deep concern' over six ancient cultural heritage sites in Aleppo, Damascus and Bosra, which could be listed as endangered in 10-day conference in Cambodia
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Egypt
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6/14/2013 3:00:36 PM
Tahrir Square Imam Mazhar Shaheen, journalist Farida El-Shobeishy, director Aly Badrakhan, Judge Tahany El-Gebal join sit-in calling for dismissal of Minister of Culture
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
6/12/2013 6:43:42 PM
Ministry of State for Antiquities asked for LE22,000 for use of a heritage site for a cultural event for underprivileged Cairo residents - organisers say the site is currently used as a rubbish dump
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
6/12/2013 5:31:00 PM
The Egyptian antiquities ministry is leading a new government committee that will seek to protect heritage sites on UNESCO's World Heritage List
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