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Antiquities Minister denies German team offer for reconciliation over stolen Cheops cartouche
Culture

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…
UNESCO welcomes Egypt’s suggestion to build museum science center in Cairo
Culture

UNESCO welcomes Egypt’s suggestion to build museum science center in Cairo

UNESCO has welcomed Egypt’s suggestion to build a museum science center in Cairo under its auspices. Minister of State for Antiquities…
UNESCO confirms Mallawi Museum looted
Art news

UNESCO confirms Mallawi Museum looted

An UNESCO expert mission in Egypt between 11 and 16 September has confirmed that the Mallawi Museum in Minya was…
Dahshur lake under threat: Residents complain of state’s disinterest
Environment

Dahshur lake under threat: Residents complain of state’s disinterest

Many Dahshur residents complain the nearby Royal Lake is being dried out to make room for a tourist village and…
Ministry threatens to end contract with company rehabbing pyramid
Archaeology

Ministry threatens to end contract with company rehabbing pyramid

Minister of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim Ali threatened on Friday to terminate the contract of the company conducting reconstruction work on…
Fighting spreads in Aleppo Old City, Syrian gem
World

Fighting spreads in Aleppo Old City, Syrian gem

Fires that gutted a vast historic market have broken out in other areas of the Old City of Aleppo, a…
Activists: Large part of ancient souq in Syria’s Aleppo in ashes
World

Activists: Large part of ancient souq in Syria’s Aleppo in ashes

BEIRUT — Large parts of Aleppo's covered market, the largest of its kind in the world and a UNESCO world…
Mali Islamists destroy more holy Timbuktu sites
World

Mali Islamists destroy more holy Timbuktu sites

BAMAKO — Al-Qaeda-linked Mali Islamists armed with guns and pick-axes continued to destroy ancient mausoleums in the famed city of…
5 ways to celebrate World Book and Copyright Day
Books

5 ways to celebrate World Book and Copyright Day

This year, Tunis lit the candle for UNESCO's World Book Day. Five days before the annual UNESCO-sponsored World Book and…
Former culture minister says he was not Suzanne Mubarak’s ‘pet’
Archaeology

Former culture minister says he was not Suzanne Mubarak’s ‘pet’

Farouk Hosni, one of Egypt's longest serving ministers under former President Hosni Mubarak, defended himself on a talk show Monday,…
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