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Antiquities minister, Italian FM visit temporary exhibition at Egyptian Museum

Date: 2018-08-05 19:35:12 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:76 - ID:7520207

CAIRO, Aug 5 (MENA) - Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Enzo Moavero Milanesi on Sunday visited a temporary exhibition at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo's Tahrir Square. Milanesi was accompanied by Egypt's ....

Antiquities min. inspects restoration works at Luxor Temple

Date: 2018-08-04 22:35:23 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:52 - ID:7518914

LUXOR, Aug 4 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled Anani on Saturday inspected the restoration works of Luxor Temple's sanctuary, carried out by an Egyptian restoration team. Anani pointed out that one of the most important projects, currently ....

Antiquities min. inspects workflow at Abydos archaeological site

Date: 2018-08-04 20:33:20 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:49 - ID:7518834

CAIRO, Aug 4 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled Anani inspected on Saturday Abydos archaeological site, southern Sohag governorate in Upper Egypt, Antiquities Ministry said in a statement. The minister's visit came to follow up the development ....

Over 5,000 people visited replicas exhibition in Italy in 1 month -- ministry

Date: 2018-08-04 14:46:24 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:30 - ID:7518409

CAIRO, Aug 4 (MENA) - Executive Director of the Archaeological Replicas Unit at the Ministry of Antiquities Amr el Tibi has termed as "successful" an exhibition of replica antiquities, currently held in Viterbo, Italy, saying that more than 5,000 ....

Antiquities min. inspects archaeological sites in Sohag governorate

Date: 2018-08-04 13:51:40 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:28 - ID:7518404

CAIRO, Aug 4 (MENA) - Minister of Antiquities Khaled el Anani, accompanied by Governor of Sohag Ayman Abdel Moneim, inspected Saturday a number of archaeological sites in the Upper Egyptian governorate. Anani visited the under-construction Sohag ....

Sharm el Sheikh museum construction works start at cost of EGP 250m

Date: 2018-08-04 13:20:52 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:26 - ID:7518292

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Aug 4 (MENA) – The National Company for General Contracting and Supplies started on Saturday construction of Sharm el Sheikh museum at a total cost of EGP 250 million. A statement by South Sinai governorate said governor ....

Antiquities min. to inspect Sohag Museum, Kebash Road development projects

Date: 2018-08-03 20:57:23 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:67 - ID:7517692

CAIRO, Aug 3 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled el Anani is due to pay an inspection tour to follow up the ongoing development projects of Sohag National Museum and Luxor's Kebash Road Saturday. The two projects are scheduled to be inaugurated ....

Grand Egyptian Museum receives head of King Senusert I

Date: 2018-08-03 18:13:52 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:62 - ID:7517157

Giza, Aug 3 (MENA) - The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) received on Friday the red granite head of the statue of King Senusret I from an antiquities' storehouse in Cairo Citadel in order to be displayed with the opening of the museum in 2019. In a ....

Italian FM to visit Egyptian Museum Sunday

Date: 2018-08-03 17:30:33 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:60 - ID:7517394

CAIRO, Aug 3 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled Anani will receive on Sunday Italian Foreign Minister Enzo Moavero Milanesi at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo's Tahrir Square. In a statement on Friday, the Antiquities Ministry said that they will ....

Swiss court obliges company to submit papers of statue of King Khufu’s son to Egypt

Date: 2018-08-02 16:53:53 GMT - Switzerland - Tourism and Archeology - SN:63 - ID:7516153

GENEVA, Aug 2 (MENA) – The Federal Criminal Court of Switzerland forced a company in Geneva to deliver the papers of a statue of King Khufu’s son to the Egyptian authorities. Being delivered to Egypt, the papers would enable the Egyptian ....