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Melting snowcaps spell water trouble for world’s highest capital
World
September 19, 2019
Melting snowcaps spell water trouble for world’s highest capital
Water resources are running dry in the world’s highest-elevation capital due to the combined effect of the Andean glaciers melting,…
Egypt among 20 most attractive countries for international students: Minister
Egypt
September 8, 2019
Egypt among 20 most attractive countries for international students: Minister
Egyptian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Khaled Abdel-Ghaffar said that Egypt ranks as one of the top 20…
Tutankhamun Paris exhibition breaks record for most French visitors
Archaeology
September 4, 2019
Tutankhamun Paris exhibition breaks record for most French visitors
A Paris exhibition of the Pharaonic King Tutankhamun, the most prominent event during the Egyptian-French cultural year 2019, has received…
Massive modern catacombs set to open in Jerusalem
Archaeology
August 29, 2019
Massive modern catacombs set to open in Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) — Under a mountain on the outskirts of Jerusalem, workers are completing three years of labor on a…
Egypt reelected for membership in UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
Environment
July 5, 2019
Egypt reelected for membership in UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission
Egypt was re-elected for membership in UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) 2019-2021 during the thirtieth meeting of the committee in Paris,…
Christie’s to put 32 Egyptian artifacts on auction Thursday
Archaeology
July 3, 2019
Christie’s to put 32 Egyptian artifacts on auction Thursday
The London auction hall Christie’s will hold an auction on Thursday to sell 32 Egyptian artifacts in defiance of moves…
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry takes action to stop sale of 32 artifacts on London auction
Archaeology
June 12, 2019
Egypt’s Antiquities Ministry takes action to stop sale of 32 artifacts on London auction
Egypt’s Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mostafa al-Waziry, announced that the Ministry of Antiquities in cooperation with…
Surprise! The world’s oldest mummies are not in Egypt
Archaeology
May 3, 2019
Surprise! The world’s oldest mummies are not in Egypt
Arica, Chile (CNN) — The first humans known to have mummified their dead did so in a rather improbable spot:…
Video: Ancient Christian manuscripts digitized at monastery beneath Mount Sinai
Books
April 18, 2019
Video: Ancient Christian manuscripts digitized at monastery beneath Mount Sinai
At St. Catherine’s Monastery at the foot of Egypt’s Mount Sinai, the silence in the library is broken only by…
Billionaires and private donors mobilize to rebuild Notre-Dame
Culture
April 16, 2019
Billionaires and private donors mobilize to rebuild Notre-Dame
Billionaires and private donors pledged hundreds of millions of euros on Tuesday to help rebuild Notre-Dame cathedral in Paris which…