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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Under the theme "Disaster and Conflict Resilient Heritage - Preparedness, Response, and Recovery," countries worldwide commemorate the International Day for Monuments and Sites (IDMS), commonly known as World Heritage Day.
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This year’s World Heritage Day is being celebrated under the theme of Disaster and Conflict Resilient Heritage – Preparedness, Response and Recovery, reports Nevine El-Aref
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Egyptian artefacts will be displayed as part of the Africa & Byzantium exhibition on its second stop in the US on Sunday at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Ohio.
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Visitors to the Giza Plateau can now use four state-of-the-art ticket machines - with bank cards - to bypass the crowds and more easily visit one of Egypt’s most iconic landmarks.
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Sharm El-Sheikh Museum is currently showcasing a captivating temporary exhibition entitled "The Annunciation and the Virgin," aligning with the upcoming commemoration of the Coptic Annunciation.
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Cairo’s Historic City of the Dead is to be developed into an open-air museum of Islamic art, reports Nevine El-Aref
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The Croatian national team led by Real Madrid's star Luka Modric, amid their participation in the Cairo Cup Football Championship in Egypt, embarked on a unique cultural journey to the Giza Plateau to explore ancient Egyptian wonders.
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An Old Kingdom mastaba tomb adorned with painted decorations was uncovered during excavations by a team from the German Archaeological Institute in Cairo.
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After undergoing a meticulous five-year restoration, the Coptic Museum in Old Cairo has re-exhibited its most treasured artefact – the oldest complete Coptic Psalter ever discovered.
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The Al-Mahaly Mosque in the Delta city of Rosetta has been reopened after the completion of its restoration
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The restoration of Al-Sakakini Palace in the Al-Daher district of Cairo will help to revive the historic district of which it is a part, writes Nevine El-Aref
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A 26-dynasty sarcophagus uncovered at a university hospital construction site in the Delta town of Banha is on its way to being restored at the Qalyoubiya archaeological site after undergoing rescue excavation, Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) announced on Sunday.
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The Ras Al-Hekma investment project is poised to advance Egypt’s tourism industry, writes Nevine El-Aref
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The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) was awarded the international EDGE Advance certification for advanced green buildings, making it the first green museum in Africa and the Middle East.
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The Menkaure Pyramid Review Committee (MPRC) has unanimously rejected a plan to restore the granite casing blocks scattered around the base of the smallest of three Pyramids of Giza for thousands of years onto the monument to preserve the universal and archaeological value of the site.
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After more than two decades of restoration, the tomb of Neferhotep, the great 18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BC) scribe of Amun, was officially opened on Sunday.
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Almost 15 million tourists visited Egypt last year, with the country planning to double the number by 2028.
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A joint Italian-Polish archaeological mission has uncovered during their work at the Sheikh Mohammed site in Aswan the skeletal remains of a young woman who suffered rheumatoid arthritis.
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