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Resignation of Egypt's head of antiquities declined

The Egyptian Cabinet has declined the resignation of Supreme Council of Antiquities Secretary General Mohamed Abdel Fatah while the latter vows not to return until gaining full authority

Head of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities confirms his resignation

Mohamed Abdel Fatah explains his decision in an exclusive interview with Ahram Online

Australia to return stolen artefacts to Egypt

Greco-Roman artefacts recovered from Melbourne storehouses to return home

UNESCO to help Egypt restore its World Heritage sites

After a meeting on Monday, the UN agency pledged to support restorations in Memphis' Necropolis and help introduce training courses for curators of the new National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation

Attempted theft at Al-Saleh Nagmul Din Ayyub complex in Islamic Cairo

Residents join guards to arrest thief

An Egyptian antiquities' smuggling ring falls into police net

Tourism and Antiquities Police capture an antiquities' theft gang red handed while trying to sell their stolen goods

Nefertiti: How deceit won a beautiful woman

Can a 1924 document charging German archaeologist Ludwig Borchardt with cheating to secure the Nefertiti bust for Germany guarantee its return to Egypt?

Excavation works resumed in Egypt

Foreign archaeological missions resumed excavation and restoration today, while more foreign missions apply to begin new works

Ancient Egypt

Unconfirmed reports: New Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities resigns

Continued protests at SCA may have driven out recently appointed Secretary General, Mohamed Abdel Fatah, out

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The Avenue of Sphinxes is to be inaugurated in October

The avenue, built in the 30th Dynasty, has been somewhat neglected, but will be open to visitors later this year

The fate of Tutankhamun's touring exhibition

Will 2012 mark the end of Tutankhamun's international tour?

Egypt Minister of Antiquities Hawas to assert rights of countries with ancient civilisations in Peru conference

The protection of ancient artefacts, whether it be copyrights or the return of those held in international museums or smuggled antiquities, is one item on Egypt's minister of antiquities list at the Peru conference

New Pharaonic artefacts discovered in North Egypt's site of San El-Hagar

A collection of painted blocks used in the construction of king Osorkon II’s temple have been unearthed in San El-Hagar in the Delta city of Sharqia

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Khufu’s second solar boat revealed

Buried for 4,500 years, King Khufu’s second solar boat, designed to ferry him to the afterlife, has been uncovered

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Coptic

Old Cairo's Hanging Church restored

After more than a decade of restoration, the Hanging Church in Old Cairo regains its original lure and allure

Ancient Coptic church to reopen after 13 years for Easter ceremonies

Egypt PM Essam Sharaf is to officially inaugurate the Hanging Church in time for Coptic Easter ceremonies after 13 years of restorations to the building

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The gospel according to Judas

The only known copy of the Gospel of Judas, which casts an unorthodox light on events leading up to the Crucifixion, is returning to Egypt

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Islamic

Cairo hosts second meeting of Islamic Heritage Committee

The Islamic Heritage Committee will meet Saturday to map common ground for the promotion and preservation of Islamic heritage

Safeguarding Egypt's Islamic Heritage

Although it was stolen three months ago, the theft of the minbar (pulpit) in Qanibay El-Ramah mosque was revived two days ago, creating a conflict between the Ministries of Al-Awqaf (religious endowments) and Culture

More than just a street

Al-Muizz Street is officially opened following its recent rehabilitation, carried out with a view to developing it into an open air museum to showcase the best of Cairo's Islamic art

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