This year’s Hajj season has been marred by tragedy with hundreds of pilgrims reportedly losing their lives following extremely high temperatures.
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An Egyptian-Italian archaeological mission has uncovered early this month a group of 33 previously unknown Graeco-Roman family tombs in the vicinity of the Aga Khan Mausoleum at Aswan’s west bank. The discovery sheds light on the diseases inhabitants of that era had suffered.
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Egypt and Switzerland celebrated the 90th anniversary of the friendship between the two countries in front of the Giza Plateau.
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The Al-Tunbugha Al-Maridani Mosque in Historic Cairo has reopened to the public after almost two decades of restoration, reports Nevine El-Aref
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The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has officially announced Cairo the Capital of Tourism for its member states in 2026.
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Nevine El-Aref explores the rich history of Thebes and the work being done to offer a glimpse of its ancient Egyptian grandeur in a series of articles on Egypt’s World Heritage Sites
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The Australian Museum in Sydney recently concluded its enormously successful run of the "Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs" exhibition, held from 17 November 2003 to 19 May 2024.
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A new study claiming to have discovered a major extinct branch of the Nile at the foothills of the Western Desert Plateau, where the majority of the pyramids lie, creating a brouhaha among Egyptologists over the significance of such a discovery.
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The official inauguration of Al-Sayeda Zeinab Mosque and Mausoleum in Historic Cairo after renovation work revives the legacy of the Prophet Mohamed’s granddaughter, reports Nevine El-Aref
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In celebration of International Museum Day (IMD) on 18 May, entry to all antiquities museums across the country under the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) will free to Egyptian visitors.
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The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has refuted in a statement recent rumours circulating on social media regarding discovering a significant structure near the Great Pyramid of Khufu in Giza.
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Greek president Katerina Sakellaropoulou visited the Greco-Roman Museum in Alexandria, accompanied by the Greek Minister of Culture, the Ambassador of Greece to Cairo, the Consul General of Greece in Alexandria, the Greek Cultural Attaché, members of the Onassis Greek Association, and several prominent Greek figures.
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To mark Sham El-Nessim, the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) hosted a celebration that offered a rich tapestry of cultural and educational activities for both young and old.
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The National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) marked Labour Day with the opening of a special art exhibition titled "Workers: Builders of Civilization."
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“The Story of a Museum” is a special exhibition relating the story of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC). The inauguration on Wednesday night marked the museum’s third anniversary.
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Nevine El-Aref explores the rich history of Alexandria’s Abu Mena Monastery and the work being done to remove it from the UNESCO World Heritage in Danger List in the first of a series of articles on Egypt’s World Heritage Sites
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Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has launched a virtual tour of the Wadi Al-Natroun settlement
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An Egyptian archaeological mission unearthed the remains of a fortified mud-brick royal rest house at Tel Hebwa (Tharu) site in North Sinai early this week during archaeological excavations, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced Thursday.
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A 3,400-year-old head from a statue of King Ramses II, stolen and smuggled out of Egypt, has finally returned home this week from Switzerland.
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The silver bed of Amina Hanem Elhamy, the mother of Khedive Abbas Helmy II is safe and sound at the Manial Palace Museum and was not disappeared as rumoured on social media earlier Saturday, Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities announced.
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