In Photos: Shatby necropolis in Alexandria re-opens after restoration
Finally, after three years of restoration work, the Shatby necropolis in Alexandria is open to the public. Built soon after ...
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Ionising radiation to be used to preserve Egypt heritage
The first Research Co-ordination Meeting on Development and Implementation of Cultural Heritage Preservation Using Ionising Radiation Technology started in Cairo ...
Roman-era pots, amphorae unearthed in Egypt’s Ismailia
Egypt has announced the discovery of a large group of pots and amphorae that date back to the Late Period ...
Was Cleopatra black or white? Netflix series triggers furor in Egypt
Adele James, 27, is black and of mixed ancestry and plays Queen Cleopatra VII in the four-part Netflix docuseries African ...
Buddha statue found in Egypt’s Berenice
A Polish-American archaeological mission uncovered a statue of Buddha in Berenice, an ancient Red Sea port city. The statue, which ...
Giza Pyramids: Longer opening times
The Giza Pyramids plateau will be open to visitors as of May 1 from 7 a.m. until 6 p.m., a ...
Ramses II in Paris to promote tourism
On March 23, King Ramses II’s sarcophagus left the National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation in Fustat and took an Air ...
Sabil Ahmed Effendi Selim, Abbasid Caliphs Dome in Historic Cairo re-open
Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Mostafa Waziry on Thursday inaugurated the newly-restored 17th century Sabil Ahmed ...
Ramesside-era tomb uncovered at Saqqara
The joint Dutch-Italian archaeological mission, working at Saqqara under the supervision of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), has discovered ...
Aq Sunqur: Egypt’s Blue Mosque
On Bab el-Wazir Street, el-Darb el-Ahmar district stands the Aq Sunqur Mosque, which was built in 1347 by Prince Shams ...
The Egyptian Gazette is the oldest English-language daily newspaper in the Middle East.
It was first published on January 26, 1880 and it is part of El Tahrir Printing and Publishing House.