Ahram Online “Egypt’s Ambassador to London Tarek Adel managed to recover three artefacts, dating back to the Pharaonic and Greek eras, before being sold at an auction hall in London”, a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs read on Thursday. Ambassador Adel lauded the fruitful cooperation between the Egyptian …
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Al-Sayed Gamal al-Din – Ahram Online Egyptian Prosecutor-General Hamda al-Sawy retrieved 114 Egyptian artefacts at the Egyptian embassy in Paris on Wednesday. The recovered artefacts were illegally smuggled into France. “The Egyptian prosecution’s investigations, in cooperation with the French judicial authorities, succeeded in stopping all attempts to put the artefacts …
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Nevine al-Aref – Ahram Online A collection of rock-carved tombs was uncovered in the Al-Hamidiyah necropolis, East of Sohag on Tuesday 11 May. The tombs were uncovered accidentally during an archaeological survey carried out at the necropolis to document the area. “The tombs have different architectural styles and are dug …
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Egypt and Greece should join efforts to bring about the repatriation of the Rosetta Stone and Parthenon Marbles. Ioannis Kotoulas* The magnificent display of the Pharaohs Golden Parade, which was organised by Egypt, confirm the glorified ancient history of the country. It was an apt reminder of the importance of …
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Egypt Independent Egyptian Ambassador to Canada Ahmed Abu-Zeid received a bronze statue of the ancient Egyptian goddess ‘Bastet’, during a small ceremony at the Ambassador’s residence on Tuesday. The ceremony was attended by senior officials from the departments of Heritage and Foreign Affairs, the Canadian Border Services Agency and correspondents from …
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Ahram Online The Dominican-Egyptian archaeological mission from Santo Domingo University has uncovered several artefacts at the Taposiris Magna archaeological site in Alexandria on Friday. 16 catacombs were discovered inside the big necropolis, which was previously discovered. Mummies were covered with a layer of cartonnage bearing gold, while others had golden …
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Nevine el-Aref – Ahram Online A collection of 5,000 artefacts which had been illegally smuggled out Egypt have safely arrived back to the country on Wednesday. The artefacts were in the possession of the Museum of the Bible in Washington. Supervisor General of the Repatriation Department Shaaban Abdel-Gawad said, “diplomatic …
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Nevine el-Aref – Ahram Online Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities will announce the biggest archaeological discovery in 2020 at a press conference in the Saqqara Necropolis in the coming days, sources said in Cairo. According to the authoritative sources, “an Egyptian archaeological mission working in the Saqqara Necropolis, discovered …
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Nevine el-Aref – Ahram Online After almost two years, Egypt has received a part of a sarcophagus from Italy. The artefact was stolen and illegally smuggled out of the country. Egypt’s Ambassador to Italy Hisham Badr received the artefact on Thursday at the headquarters of the anti-cultural property unit of …
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Mustafa Marie – Egypt Today Renowned Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass said “I am currently forming a team of Egyptian and international thinkers and intellectuals, to sign an official letter on the necessity of the return of Nefertiti’s head statue to be sent to Germany from the Ministry of Tourism and …
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