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Archaeological sites and museums offering 20% discounts in Qena, Luxor and Aswan until August
Egypt

Archaeological sites and museums offering 20% discounts in Qena, Luxor and Aswan until August

Minister of Tourism and Antiquities in Egypt Ahmed Issa announced a 20 percent discount in ticket prices for archaeological sites…
Parliament approves law amendments punishing obscene acts in Egypt’s archaeological sites
Archaeology

Parliament approves law amendments punishing obscene acts in Egypt’s archaeological sites

Egypt’s House of Representatives approved amendments in its plenary session on Monday to two articles of the Antiquities Protection Law…
Hawas apologizes to Messi over offensive statements
Egypt

Hawas apologizes to Messi over offensive statements

Former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass issued a statement apologizing to football superstar Lionel Messi over a press statement by Hawas…
Egypt’s archeological sites, museums open to the public for free on Thursday
Egypt

Egypt’s archeological sites, museums open to the public for free on Thursday

Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damati announced that all archaeological sites and museums will be open for free on Thursday, for Egyptians…
Groundwater threatens to flood Abu Mena City
Archaeology

Groundwater threatens to flood Abu Mena City

The archaeological city of Abu Mena, west of Alexandria, the only Coptic archeological site in Egypt registered on the UNESCO…
Hellenistic-era ruins demolished in Alexandria
Archaeology

Hellenistic-era ruins demolished in Alexandria

The Antiquities Ministry's decision to demolish a Hellenistic-era archaeological site in Alexandria was carried out on Thursday, destroying the ancient…
Court to start trial of German archeologists over stealing artifacts 7 June
Egypt

Court to start trial of German archeologists over stealing artifacts 7 June

The Cairo Court of Appeal set, on Thursday, 7 June to start the trial of nine defendants, including three German…
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…
Egypt vows to halt encroachment on archaeological sites
Archaeology

Egypt vows to halt encroachment on archaeological sites

Egyptian Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass on Monday pledged his ministry’s cooperation with the military to remove all illegal encroachments from…
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