Ancient Egypt

Archaeologists will forego national day this year

Archeologists Day celebrations are annulled in solidarity with the families of the 2011 revolution's martyrs

3rd construction phase of Grand Museum to begin Tuesday

Planned 3rd phase to include construction of GEM's main building, built to house some 150,000 artefacts

Egypt's iconic archeological sites prepare for the second phase of restoration

Minister of state for antiquities visits the Sphinx and Mit-Rahina monuments as the Giza Plateau Development Project moves to the next stage

Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities tackles budget crisis

By exempting small business owners at touristic sites from back rent and setting aside additional funds for medical care of ministry staff, the MSA's administration council is dealing with financial and industry realities

The third phase of the GEM

A Belgium and an Egyptian companies won the bid of the third phase of the Grand Egyptian Museum

Antiquities hotline to launch in Egypt on Monday

Supreme Council of Antiquities launches hotline to increase interaction with public

SCA appoints new ancient Egypt dept head

Abdel Hamid Marouf to replace Atef Abul Dahab as head of council's Egyptian antiquities department

40 scholarships for archaeologists

The German Archaeological Institute in Cairo has granted a number of scholarships to Supreme Council of Antiquities staff

New archaeological discovery at the Valley of the Kings

The tomb of Amun Re singer Ni Hms Bastet was discovered in the Valley of the Kings on Luxor’s West Bank

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Crocodiles Museum to open in Aswan by end of January

New Aswan museum to share significance of crocodiles and ancient Egyptian god Sobek ‎in bid to attract tourists

Avenue of sphinxes to open to public in March

The Avenue of Sphinxes on Luxor’s east bank is to be partly opened in March

New minister of antiquities, new strategy

Twenty-four hours after his appointment as Egypt’s new antiquities minister, Mohamed Ibrahim Aly unveils his strategy to spruce up archaeology

Official: Egyptian Museum is safe amid clashes

SCA officials say museum is safe, drawing 13,000 visitors within last three days despite nearby violence

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World Heritage Committee did not oust Egypt

Egypt's four year membership of the UNESCO committee expired

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