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Cairo's landmark Egyptian Museum to receive facelift

First phase of planned development project will see Halls 32 and 37 - both devoted to Old Kingdom antiquities - thoroughly cleaned and revamped; Project slated for completion by 2015

Two Byzantine coins found in Beheira

Italian excavation mission discovers two well-preserved gold Byzantine coins in El-Baheira

Emergency meeting on saving Syria's heritage to be held Monday at Cairo University

An emergency meeting will take place Monday at Cairo University aimed at saving Syrian heritage from further destruction amid the country's civil war

Antiquities minister honours Egyptian Museum volunteers

Minister Mohamed Ibrahim honoured the students and staff who assist visitors to the Egyptian Museum

Egypt police move to protect Merneptah's pillar in Matariya

Antiquities police remove debris and construction materials from archaeological site today containing Merneptah's pillar

Committee to promote tourism established

A new ministerial committee aims to put Egypt back firmly on the map as a premier tourist destination

Building blunder prompts discovery of pharaonic stele in Cairo

An 18th dynasty stele inscribed with religious text was found in the debris from construction work in Matariya

MSA aborted two foiled smuggling attempts of authentic coins

The Ministry of State for Antiquities aborts two smuggling attempts of authentic coins at Borg Al-Arab airport in Alexandria

Ancient Egypt

Egypt's Dahshur ancient heritage under immediate threat

Dahshur archaeological site, home of the first ever complete pyramid, is being plundered by vandals and thieves

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The lioness for real

A granite statue of the ancient Egyptian warrior goddess Sekhmet was unearthed today in the Mut Temple at Karnak on Luxor's east bank

Mystery of Ramses III's death unravelled

Archaeologists conclude that Bronze Age pharaoh was assassinated in a plot conducted by his second wife, Tiya

King Amenhotep II's damaged toe has been repaired

Damage to mummy of King Amenhotep II was probably caused by leakage of nitrogen from humidity controlled showcase, antiquities minister says

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Qasr Al Agouz temple in Luxor to open next week

The Ptolemaic temple of Qasr Al Agouz on Luxor’s west bank is to open next week

Two Old Kingdom engraved blocks return home

A New Zealand citizen turned over two ancient Egyptian artefacts which had been in the possession of his late friend

Islamic

Cairo’s Villa Casdagli needs rescuing

Late-nineteenth century Villa Casdagli on Simon Bolivar Square in Cairo’s Garden City is in urgent need of restoration following years of neglect

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