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  • Ten archaeological masterpieces restored

    Ten archaeological masterpieces restored

    Date: 2014-04-29 12:47:47 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:16 - ID:694300

    Minister of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim announced on Tuesday restoring ten archaeological masterpieces that have been stolen from the Tahrir-based Egyptian Museum on January 28, 2011, during the unrest that broke out at the time. At a press ....

  • Huge tomb discovered in Luxor

    Huge tomb discovered in Luxor

    Date: 2014-04-28 12:31:03 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:53 - ID:692256

    A huge tomb was discovered in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Antiquities Minister Mohamad Ibrahim said Monday. The tomb contains about 50 mummies, wood coffins and cartonnage, a type of material composing Egyptian funerary masks from the ....

  • Egypt to restore 3 smuggled artifacts from Germany -- minister

    Egypt to restore 3 smuggled artifacts from Germany -- minister

    Date: 2014-04-28 07:17:34 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:1 - ID:691345

    Egypt will restore three smuggled antiquities from Germany next week, said the Minister of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim on Sunday. The artifacts are to be handed over to the Egyptian embassy in Berlin on Tuesday. They were smuggled to Germany ....

  • Antiquities ministry asks governor to halt Fustat area works

    Antiquities ministry asks governor to halt Fustat area works

    Date: 2014-04-22 13:05:52 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:28 - ID:681807

    Head of the Islamic and Coptic Monuments Department at the Antiquities Ministry Smarat Hafez said he asked the antiquities minister and the Supreme Council of Antiquities' chief to direct Cairo governor not to establish any projects on the ....

  • Antiquities minister inspects conditions in el-Moaz street

    Antiquities minister inspects conditions in el-Moaz street

    Date: 2014-04-19 11:46:00 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:34 - ID:676595

    Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim went on an inspection tour of archaeological el-Moaz street located here to make sure that the instructions that he gave to close the street in front of the vehicles are implemented. Ibrahim hailed that there ....

  • Indian band supports Egyptian tourism in Hurghada

    Indian band supports Egyptian tourism in Hurghada

    Date: 2014-04-16 07:52:08 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:8 - ID:670739

    The Indian Bollywood band presented artistic shows in Hurghada city on Tuesday to support and promote incoming tourism to Egypt. The Indian band conveyed a message that "Egypt is safe", Chairman of Cairo Opera House Inas Abdel-Dayem said. The ....

  • Antiquiies minister drops on Beni Suef National Museum

    Antiquiies minister drops on Beni Suef National Museum

    Date: 2014-04-14 10:51:48 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:37 - ID:667201

    Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim paid on Monday a surprise visit to Beni Suef National Museum to check on the development of renovation works. The minister also inspected the restoration of many artifacts to be put on display when the museum ....

  • Next president should adopt national culture program -- minister

    Next president should adopt national culture program -- minister

    Date: 2014-04-14 08:49:52 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:8 - ID:666851

    Egypt's next president should adopt a national program for culture, said Culture Minister Mohamed Abo Arab on Sunday. Culture must be prioritized in the platforms of presidential hopefuls, Abo Arab told a meeting with the Alexandria businessmen ....

  • Culture ministry to remain neutral in upcoming presidential polls - minister

    Culture ministry to remain neutral in upcoming presidential polls - minister

    Date: 2014-04-13 16:50:41 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:32 - ID:666169

    The role of the Egyptian public became crucial in decision making, affirmed Culture Minister Mohamed Saber Arab. Egypt has 40 days to enter a new phase and choose a new president and parliament, Arab told a press conference held on Sunday ....

  • 2 artifacts stolen from Luxor Pharaonic temple

    2 artifacts stolen from Luxor Pharaonic temple

    Date: 2014-04-09 17:34:41 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:74 - ID:659298

    Two artifacts were stolen from Luxor Pharaonic temple, said head of the ancient Egyptian antiquities section Ali el-Asfar. In statements Wednesday, el-Asfar said that the tourism police and the antiquities ministry were notified of the incident. ....

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