Nevine al-Aref – Ahram Online An Egyptian-German archaeological mission has recently unearthed the foundation blocks of the Temple of the Sun at the open-air museum of Matariya, in Cairo’s Heliopolis. The uncovered foundations date back to the reign of the pharaoh Khufu. “For the first-time fragments of the Fourth Dynasty …
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Egypt Independent “For the first time foreigners coming to the country will be given an emergency entry visa at all ports, provided that they hold entry visas of Japan, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the US, UK and the Schengen countries” the Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anany announced …
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Nevine al-Aref – Ahram Online Five tombs belonging to senior officials from the Old Kingdom and First Intermediate eras were recently uncovered in excavations in the North-Eastern side of King Merenre Pyramid in Saqqara necropolis. On Thursday, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Enany and the Secretary General of the …
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Nevine al-Aref – Ahram Online The remains of a large administrative facility dating back to the First Intermediate Period were uncovered by an Austrian-Egyptian archaeological mission led by Eriny Foster this week in Kom Ombo, 45 km North of Aswan. The facility consists of many rooms, which contain cellars, staircases, …
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Ezzat Sameh – Ahram Online In a spectacular scene, the sun aligned this Tuesday morning on the statue of King Ramses II in the massive Abu Simbel temple in Aswan. The rare alignment was admired by hundreds of visitors. The sun rays aligned at exactly 6:20am and lasted for approximately 20 minutes. The unique celestial …
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Nevive al-Aref – Ahram Online Several Egyptian museums are celebrating Valentine’s Day by showcasing artefacts, some of which are being displayed for the first time highlighting the concept of love in ancient Egypt. The Alexandria National Museum is exhibiting the wedding invitation of king Farouk and queen Farida, which was …
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Ahram Online “To enhance visitors’ experience at archaeological sites and museums in Egypt, new environmentally friendly electric shuttles have been introduced at the Valley of the Kings and Hatshepsut Temple on the Luxor’s West bank”, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Saturday. According to the Ministry, “12 shuttles …
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Nevine al-Aref and Menna Alaa al-Din – Ahram Online The first-ever digital unwrapping of the mummy belonging to ancient Egyptian King Amenhotep I, has revealed the king’s facial features and details related to his mummification process and reburial. “Digital scanning was part of a scientific study published in ‘Frontiers in …
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Nevine al-Aref – Ahram Online “A German-Egyptian mission at Al-Sheikh Hamad archaeological site in Tel Atribis, Sohag has unearthed a collection of 13,000 ostraca, clay vessel fragments, bearing engraved text in demotic, hieratic, Coptic, Greek and Arabic”, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Wednesday. “This is a …
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Egypt Today Egyptian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sameh Shoukry received 95 smuggled Egyptian artefacts from his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid at a meeting in Cairo on Thursday. “Shoukry received his Israeli counterpart this morning as part of Egypt’s role in the ongoing efforts to revive the peace process and discussed …
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