pyramids
Agreement signed to develop sound, light show at Pyramids with French company
Egypt
January 18, 2015
Agreement signed to develop sound, light show at Pyramids with French company
A 50-million-dollar agreement was signed on Sunday between Egypt's Holding Company for Tourism, Hotels & Cinema and France's Prisme sound…
Event to promote tourism at pyramids canceled by security
Egypt
December 27, 2014
Event to promote tourism at pyramids canceled by security
Security forces cancelled an event at the pyramids Saturday, saying that event organizers had not obtained the proper permits.People gathered…
Trial of three Germans, six Egyptians over smuggling artifacts to resume Saturday
Egypt
November 8, 2014
Trial of three Germans, six Egyptians over smuggling artifacts to resume Saturday
Giza Criminal Court will resume on Saturday the third session of a trial involving the seizure of artifacts from the…
Mummies in Egypt began long before Age of Pharoahs
Archaeology
August 14, 2014
Mummies in Egypt began long before Age of Pharoahs
The earliest evidence of mummification in Egypt suggests that the practice of wrapping bodies to preserve them after death began…
Court to start trial of German archeologists over stealing artifacts 7 June
Egypt
May 22, 2014
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…
PM discuss development of the pyramids area
Egypt
April 12, 2014
PM discuss development of the pyramids area
Prime Minister Ibrahim Mehleb is holding an urgent Cabinet meeting on Sunday with the ministers of tourism, antiquities, information, and…
Egyptian, German suspects referred to court over stealing artifacts from King Cheops pyramid
Egypt
February 13, 2014
Egyptian, German suspects referred to court over stealing artifacts from King Cheops pyramid
Public Prosecutor Hesham Barakat approved on Thursday referring nine suspects including three German nationals and six Egyptians to Giza Criminal…
German researchers apologize for unauthorized entry to pyramids
Culture
December 28, 2013
German researchers apologize for unauthorized entry to pyramids
Two German researchers have apologized for unauthorized entry to Giza pyramids last April, an incident that led Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry…
Antiquities Minister denies German team offer for reconciliation over stolen Cheops cartouche
Culture
December 23, 2013
Antiquities Minister denies German team offer for reconciliation over stolen Cheops cartouche
Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim has rejected the request for reconciliation made by the German researchers recently accused of stealing samples…
Two Russian tourists detained for filming Pyramids area
Archaeology
December 4, 2013
Two Russian tourists detained for filming Pyramids area
Security at the pyramid area found two Russian tourists filming some of the stones scattered in the western side of…