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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

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

Antiquities ministry fights peddler's takeover of Egyptian archaeological sites

The Royal Carriage Museum in Boulaq and Cairo Northern Islamic Wall are under threat as the Cairo governorate builds permanent kiosks for peddlers

Mohamed Ali-era artefact seized at Cairo Airport

Islamic copper decoration seized from smuggler at Cairo Airport on Wednesday

Cars to be banned from Cairo Citadel zone

Only electric cars will be used within the Salaheddin Citadel monument area to prevent further damage by pollution and traffic

A detailed document of inscriptions in Islamic Cairo

Islamic Inscriptions in the historic Zone of Cairo collected by ARCE and AUC professor, to be available on DVD and Internet soon

Egypt's antiquities ministry honours man who foiled mosque theft

Minister of State for Antiquities fetes local man who thwarted theft at Darb Al-Ahmar's historic Inal Al-Yussufi Mosque

Hardline Islamists destroy Timbuktu religious treasures in Mali

Armed Islamists from a hardline group occupying lawless northern Mali destroy a 15th century shrine to a Muslim saint in the fabled city of Timbuktu

Cairo landmark Villa Casdagli to be restored to former glory

After an initial restoration plan was stalled by the revolution, the antiquities ministry will finally launch a project to save the badly damaged building

The Fate of Timbuktu’s Andalusian Manuscripts

As heritage experts lament the damage done to historical monuments in Timbuktu, another treasure no less important is in great danger: the manuscripts of the Kati Collection

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New info-signs installed on Al-Muizz Street

New information panels, replacing old signs, have been installed along Al-Muizz Street in Old Cairo

The Manesterly Palace regains its youth and welcomes visitors

The Manesterly Palace, a Rococa (Late Baroque)-style jewel in Cairo welcomes its visitors after a year of restorations

Kaaba Kiswa to be handed over to Egypt's antiquities ministry

The 19th-century pieces of embroidered Al-Kaaba Kiswa, exhibited at Qubbat Afandina, are to given to the Ministry of State for Antiquities

Police foil theft at Cairo's Al-Refaai mosque

Tourism and Antiquities police thwart lamp theft at Al-Refaai mosque near Cairo's Citadel

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