pyramids
Attacks keep millions away from famed Egypt tourist sites
Egypt
February 11, 2016
Attacks keep millions away from famed Egypt tourist sites
Said Ramadan has lost count of how much he's borrowed just to stay afloat while other vendors at Giza's pyramids…
Former culture minister suggests military should protect pyramids
Egypt
February 9, 2016
Former culture minister suggests military should protect pyramids
Former Culture Minister Farouq Hosny said the only solution to protect Egypt's most famous archaeological site, the Pyramids of Giza,…
Antiquities official blames journalists for harming tourism through pyramids stone selling video
Egypt
February 7, 2016
Antiquities official blames journalists for harming tourism through pyramids stone selling video
The Antiquities Ministry’s monuments sector chief Mahmoud Afify said he has filed a report against the video circulated on social…
Egypt arrests 3 for selling stones from the pyramids
Egypt
February 7, 2016
Egypt arrests 3 for selling stones from the pyramids
Egyptian authorities have arrested three people after they appeared in a video selling stones from the 4,500-year-old Giza pyramids to…
26,800 people visited pyramids over weekend
Archaeology
January 31, 2016
26,800 people visited pyramids over weekend
Al-Hussein Abdel Baseer, the general director of the Giza Pyramids archaeological area, said approximately 26,800 Egyptian and foreign visitors came…
UPDATE 2: Islamic State group claims killing of 4 Egyptian police
Egypt
November 28, 2015
UPDATE 2: Islamic State group claims killing of 4 Egyptian police
An Islamic State affiliate in Egypt has claimed responsibility for a shooting near a historic site just outside Cairo that…
UPDATE: New project to explore pyramids ‘unprecedented’ – minister
Archaeology
October 25, 2015
UPDATE: New project to explore pyramids ‘unprecedented’ – minister
The year 2016 will be the year of the pyramids, as the Antiquities Ministry will embark on a scientific exploration…
Pyramids, Sphinx in blue to celebrate UN’s 70th anniversary
Egypt
October 18, 2015
Pyramids, Sphinx in blue to celebrate UN’s 70th anniversary
Over 180 famous landmarks throughout 50 countries worldwide, including Egypt's pyramids, will be lit up in blue, the official United…
Antiquities minister inaugurates Tokyo’s pharaoh exhibition
Archaeology
October 15, 2015
Antiquities minister inaugurates Tokyo’s pharaoh exhibition
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty will head the opening ceremony on Thursday evening for an exhibition in Japan of Pharaoh antiquities…