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Egyptian police foil coin-smuggling bid at Cairo airport

Authorities at Cairo International Airport thwart attempt to smuggle 145 ancient Egyptian coins – dating from Graeco-Roman, Ottoman eras – out of country

Egypt's Ibn Tulun Mosque in need of rescue

Cairp's historic Mosque of Ibn Tulun has lost much of its splendour recently, with wastewater and garbage lining its walls; Egypt's cash-strapped antiquities ministry fails to intervene

Encroachment continues on Egypt's archaeological sites, Al-Bordan

Egypt antiquities police and archeologists stop illegal construction at Al-Bordan archaeological site on Alexandria-Marsa Matrouh highway, yet damages completely destruct site

Hyksos buildings are the latest ancient discovery in Tel Habuwa

Important new discoveries at the Tel Habuwa dig east of the Suez Canal shed light on the campaign by Ahmose I (c.1550–1525 BC) against the Hyksos invaders

UNESCO visits Cairo to discuss threats to archaeological sites

Encroachment on Dahshur and the establishment of a regional centre for World Heritage were the main themes discussed today by Minister for Antiquities and UNESCO'S Director General

Roman head on its way back to Egypt from Brazil

A Brazilian woman returned the Egyptian Roman head, which she had inherited, to the Egyptian embassy in Brazil

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

Ancient Egypt

Old Kingdom leather fragments reveal how ancient Egyptians built their chariots

Rare leather fragments uncovered recently in the depths of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square will help Egyptologists to solve the mystery of the Pharaohs’ leather chariots

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Hathor House for South Sinai heritage to open soon

The Documentation Centre for Sinai Heritage will soon open in Serabit Al-Khadim, aiming to be a model of community-focused preservation

Old Treasures of the Middle East at the Louvre

An exploration of the Louvre's collection by ancient civilizations of Egypt, Mesopotamia and Persia

Authorities foil encroachment on Egypt's Tel Al-Amarna archaeological site

Although Egypt's antiquities law prohibits encroachments on country's archaeological sites, violations appear to remain commonplace

Ramsis II vizier's tomb cover discovered

Remains of a mud-brick pyramid-shaped tomb cover belonging to vizier Khay found in Luxor

Hatshepsut's limestone chapel at Karnak to open soon for public

After reconstruction, the limestone chapel of queen Hatshepsut will be put on display for the first time at Karnak Temples' open air museum

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Cairo airport customs confiscate large collection of historical artefacts

A collection of 19th century items, including porcelain vases and chandeliers, was on its way to Egypt's black market

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