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Antiquities Ministry: Byzantine coins found in Beheira
Egypt

Antiquities Ministry: Byzantine coins found in Beheira

Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Ali has announced the discovery of two ancient coins dating back to the Byzantine era at…
Egypt recovers two pharaonic palettes from New Zealand
Archaeology

Egypt recovers two pharaonic palettes from New Zealand

  Egyptian authorities recovered two pharaonic stone palettes from New Zealand, which arrived in Egypt on Wednesday, said Antiquities Minister…
Police recover 42 stolen artifacts
Egypt

Police recover 42 stolen artifacts

Tourism and monuments police restored 42 artifacts that date back to the Pharaonic and Islamic eras. The artifacts were in…
Administrative court orders recovery of 179 artifacts from US
Archaeology

Administrative court orders recovery of 179 artifacts from US

The State Council Administrative Court on Saturday ordered the government to take the necessary procedures to recover 179 artifacts that…
Trees around Karnak Temple catch fire for second time in two weeks
Egypt

Trees around Karnak Temple catch fire for second time in two weeks

Emergency responders fought fires that broke out in trees around the Karnak Temple in Luxor Sunday for the second time…
Antiquities Minister: Meet Rahina safe from fire
Egypt

Antiquities Minister: Meet Rahina safe from fire

  Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Ali said that the museum and archeological site at Meet Rahina, south of Cairo, are…
Firefighters contain blaze in Karnak Complex
Egypt

Firefighters contain blaze in Karnak Complex

  The fire department at the Interior Ministry has managed to control a fire that erupted in the walls of…
Luxor court sentences 11 people for stealing antiquities
Egypt

Luxor court sentences 11 people for stealing antiquities

The Luxor Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced in absentia six people to life imprisonment and five others to 10 years…
Stolen Pharaonic statue pieces seized in Giza
Egypt

Stolen Pharaonic statue pieces seized in Giza

Security forces seized 40 pieces that make up the top parts of Pharaonic Shawabti figurines, an Egyptian security source said…
Iraqi ancient Christian city of Hira lies neglected
Archaeology

Iraqi ancient Christian city of Hira lies neglected

A stone's throw from Iraq's Shia holy city of Najaf's airport, the remains of the celebrated ancient Christian city of…
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