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GEM receives limestone panel for king Amenhotep III
Date: 2016-02-24 13:29:04 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:10 - ID:4382237
The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) received Wednesday a unique artifact which is a limestone panel laden with 19 royal cartouches for king Amenhotep III along with other views which include rows of offering bearers, said General supervisor of the Grand ....
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4,000 tourists, Egyptians watch sun illumination on Abu Simbel temple
Date: 2016-02-22 09:41:13 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:8 - ID:4364857
More than 4,000 tourists and Egyptians watched the illumination of sun rays on the inner statues of Abu Simbel Temple in Aswan on Monday, a rare phenomenon that occurs twice a year. Antiquities Minister Mamdouh Damaty, Culture MInister Helmi ....
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Egyptian poet Gakh in Algeria
Date: 2016-02-17 07:32:29 GMT - Algeria - Culture - SN:4 - ID:4330733
Egyptian vernacular poet Hisham el Gakh's current visit of Algeria is part of cultural cooperation between the two countries, Egypt's Ambassador here Omar Abu Eish said. Gakh is very popular in Algeria and has been warmly welcomed since his ....
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King Tut tomb reopens following one-month closure, says official
Date: 2015-11-01 13:40:36 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:10 - ID:3644805
King Tutankhamun's tomb in Luxor was reopened on Sunday following a one-month closure for maintenance and restoration, an Antiquities Ministry official said. Head of the Department of Antiquities at the Antiquities Ministry Mahmoud Afifi said the ....
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British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves to talk about his hidden chamber theory Monday
Date: 2015-09-21 10:43:21 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:7 - ID:3392241
British Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves will be given on Monday an opportunity to defend his hidden chamber theory as regards the burial of Queen Nefertiti as an expedition to Tutankhamun tomb in the Valley of the Kings will be made, Antiquities ....
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King Tut mask to be unniched as of Oct. 10
Date: 2015-09-15 18:28:05 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:23 - ID:3358861
Mamdouh el Damaty, the tourism minister in the caretaker government, said Tuesday that an Egyptian-German committee tasked with renovating the golden mask of King Tut Ankh Amoun decided to lift the ancient artifact, currently on display at the ....
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Culture minister to attend Expo Milano conf.
Date: 2015-07-30 15:27:23 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:15 - ID:3072245
Culture Minister Abdel Wahed el Nawabi will participate in the International Conference of Culture Ministers on the sidelines of Expo Milano 2015 on July 31-August 1 in Italy. During the event, culture ministers will share ideas and proposals ....
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Culture min. watches stage show on prince Seif el Din Taz
Date: 2015-06-24 11:29:26 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:22 - ID:2855809
Culture Minister Abdel Wahed el Nabawi watched on Wednesday a stage show on Prince Seif el Din Taz, one of the well-known princes in the Mamluk era. El Amir (or the prince) play comes as part of cultural events organized by the Cultural ....
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Head of Cairo, Giza antiquities denies foiling terrorist attack near Pyramids area
Date: 2015-06-10 12:25:01 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:33 - ID:2769529
Head of Cairo and Giza Antiquities Kamal Waheed denied news fanned by some websites about aborting a terrorist attack near the Pyramids area in Giza. The antiquities area is safe and the tourist movement is going on normally, he added. The ....
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Arab writers union asks Qatar to establish national authors association
Date: 2015-05-19 16:29:09 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:43 - ID:2623117
Secretary General of the General Union of Arab Writers Mohamed Salmawi met Tuesday with Qatari Culture Minister Hamad bin Abdel Aziz al Kawari to deliver an official request for Doha to establish a national association of authors to be able to join ....
