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Rare Egyptian scrolls found in Australian collection
Fragments of the Book of the Dead discovered in Australian museum
Egyptian police recover stolen 19th-century painting
Following an anonymous tip, police recover 100-year-old painting stolen two days earlier from Giza's Mena House Oberoi Hotel
Archaeological committee to inspect the looted El-Hibeh site
In response to concerns about raids on the site, the antiquities ministry has sent a committee to inspect the area
Ancient pots found in Alexandria development dig
A collection of authentic clay pots has been found in Alexandria during development work near the Greco-Roman Museum
Egypt smuggler caught in Brussels, 80 artefacts to return home
Egyptian woman caught smuggling 80 artefacts -including Islamic, Coptic and ancient antiquities- through Brussels airport; Court orders their return to Egypt
10 die in Egypt while digging for ancient treasures
Treasure hunters are buried alive north of Luxor on Monday while undertaking illegal dig
Hong Kong dentist to help check pharaoh's cavity
A Hong Kong dentist is wielding forceps to help reach for answers inside the last surviving example of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, the Great Pyramid of Giza
Egyptian Scientific Institute in danger from botched restoration, says minister
Antiquities minister calls on SCAF to halt poorly conducted restoration work at Scientific Institute damaged by fire during December's Cabinet clashes
'La Description de L’Egypte' to be restored
The Ministry of State for Antiquities is restoring its copy of La Description de L’Egypte, the first comprehensive study of ancient and modern Egypt, first published in 1809  
Debod: The pharaonic temple in Madrid
In the Parque del Oeste in Madrid tourists can visit the Temple of Debod, which originally stood on land that was flooded after the building of the Aswan High Dam

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Philae's Hathor temple gets facelift in advance of formal inauguration
Following year of exhaustive restoration work, the Hathor temple on Egypt's island of Philae will reopen to public next month

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US judge rules 3,200-year-old Egyptian mummy mask can stay at St Louis Museum
A St Louis art museum can keep hold of a 3,200-year-old mummy’s mask, a US federal judge ruled, saying the US government failed to prove that the Egyptian relic was stolen
New discovery in Upper Egypt reveals ancient Osiris rituals
Animal mummies found in Abydos shine light on religious rituals of ancient Egyptians

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Japanese-Egyptian team starts restoring King Khufu's second solar boat
The archaeological team took samples Monday from King Khufu’s second solar boat to determine the exact causes of its deterioration and the best restoration methods

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Coptic
Egypt's St. Catherine Monastery library to undergo restoration
First phase of project to restore St. Catherine’s library - home to world-class collection of ancient manuscripts, icons - will begin next month

Islamic
Heliopolis' Baron Palace to be put back on Egypt's tourism map
Iconic landmark on Cairo's outskirts will soon be reopened to public after planned restoration work, conversion into international culture centre



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