Khaled El-Anany

GEM will be Sisi’s 'gift to humanity': ex min. Farouk Hosny

Mon, 13 Jan 2020 - 05:27 GMT

Artist and previous Minister of Culture Farouk Hosny went on an inspection tour in the Grand Egyptian Museum, which is set to be officially inaugurated in the last quarter of 2020.

GEM restoration labs complete work on 47K artifacts

Sun, 12 Jan 2020 - 02:06 GMT

The Grand Egyptian Museum is set to be officially inaugurated in the late months of 2020.

Two temporary exhibitions in Tahrir's Egyptian Museum Nov. 15

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 - 12:42 GMT

Minister of Antiquities Khaled el-Anany, will launch two temporary exhibitions on caches and education in ancient Egypt, in celebrations of 150 years since the establishment of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir.

Press conference on significant Saqqara discoveries Nov. 23

Wed, 13 Nov 2019 - 11:39 GMT

Sources at the Ministry of Antiquities revealed that the cemetery to be announced in the Saqqara archaeological area, on November 23, contains a number of large and symbolic coffins, as well as a number of animals.

Chairman of the Chinese Consultative Council dazzled by the Giza Pyramids

Tue, 12 Nov 2019 - 02:49 GMT

Yang expressed his deep admiration of the ancient Egyptian civilization and the miraculous engineering methods used in constructing the Giza Pyramids.

Discovery of coffins, mummies in Luxor's West Bank

Mon, 14 Oct 2019 - 03:56 GMT

At the Assasif cemetery in the West Bank of Luxor, the Ministry of Antiquities will announce on October 19, a new discovery of colored coffins and mummies in the West Bank of Luxor.

Min. of Antiquities inspects renovation works in Egyptian Museum of Tahrir

Thu, 10 Oct 2019 - 08:00 GMT

On Oct. 9, the Minister of Antiquities observed the maintenance works held in the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir.

Min.: 1st restoration works of King Tut’s golden coffin start

Wed, 17 Jul 2019 - 12:22 GMT

The first restoration works of King Tut’s golden coffin started after it was transferred from the cemetery to the Grand Egyptian Museum.

Min. of antiquities denies rumors about inappropriate transfer of antiquities

Mon, 21 Jan 2019 - 04:18 GMT

The Ministry of Antiquities affirmed that the cars used to transport the antiquities are prepared with the latest equipment for temperature and humidity control.

2,000 tourists witness solar illumination of King Ramses II

Mon, 22 Oct 2018 - 10:45 GMT

On Monday, 2,000 tourists gathered at Abu Simbel Temple to witness the marvellous phenomenon of the solar illumination of King Ramses II.

Ministry of Antiquities celebrates Archeologists’ Day

Wed, 17 Jan 2018 - 01:01 GMT

Ministry of Antiquities celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Archaeologists’ Day at Cairo Opera House earlier this week

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