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Egyptian History
Mexico returns a relief dated to the New Kingdom
Egypt received back today a limestone carved relief from the National Culture Museum in Mexico.The relief was seized 3 years…
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Egyptian History
A statue of Amenhotep III was found: The largest so far
During the current excavation at the Amenhotep III temple on west bank,Luxor, a statue of Amenhotep III was found. 13…
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Referral of the Olympic swimming pool land’s case to the military prosecutor
Public Funds Higher General Attorney decided to transfer the case of selling the land on the Olympic swimming pool in…
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Egyptian History
55 objects were seized in El Wadi El Gedid but are they genuine?!!!
55 antiquity objects of various sizes including 2 sarcophagi dated back to different eras were seized by a police force…
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Egyptian History
Four of the Egyptian Museum missing objects were found at a subway station
Four objects missing from the Egyptian Museum since the January Revolution have been returned, announced Dr. Zahi Hawass, Minister of…
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The Coptic and Islamic Museums are temporarily closed
Zahi Hawass explained that the decision to close the Coptic and Islamic museums in Cairo is a precautionary measure because…
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The Egyptian Museum is reopened and heavily guarded
The Egyptian Museum in Cairo received visitors from different nationalities this morning as it was reopened. The museum was closed…
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Smuggling 29 statues and golden artefacts attempt through Nuweiba port (Failed)
The Customs Administration of Nuweiba port, south of Sinai, in co-operation with the police managed to stop Karim Hassan Abd…
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Zahi discuss the immediate actions to remove the infringements on the sites in co-operations with the Armed Forces
After swearing in as a Minister of Antiquities (Monday 4th April) in front of Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, Dr.Zahi Hawass…
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The Antiquities collection at the American University in Cairo All registered and missing
Dr. Zahi Hawass confirmed that all the antiquities at the American university in Cairo (AUC) storage are registered and recorded…
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