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New Pharaonic burial chamber in Aswan discovered -- Antiquities Minister
Date: 2014-06-01 12:55:46 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:27 - ID:754968
Egypt's Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim announced the discovery of a new burial chamber in Qubbet el-Hawa area of Aswan. The chamber contains nine sarcophagi that have maintained mummies that dated back to the Late Period of Ancient ....
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Actress Fayza Kamal dies
Date: 2014-05-26 09:44:27 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:46 - ID:743568
Egyptian actress Fayza Kamal died Monday after a struggle with liver cancer. Kamal was admitted to hospital several days ago after her health condition deteriorated. She died today at the age of 52. A funeral will be held for Kamal later ....
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Project to renovate Banque Misr HQ completed -- minister
Date: 2014-05-20 14:21:52 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:47 - ID:732811
Minister of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim has announced the completion of a project to maintain, renovate and document the main HQ of Banque Misr. The main HQ is located on Mohamed Farid street in downtown Cairo. The project was implemented in ....
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Ptolemy II temple unearthed in Beni Suef
Date: 2014-05-19 12:17:27 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:47 - ID:730370
A temple of Ptolemy II Philadelphus, the king of Ptolemaic Egypt from 282 BC to 246 BC, was unearthed in the Upper city of Beni Suef during an excavation by the Antiquities Ministry. It is the first temple to be discovered in Beni Suef dating ....
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Misr Bank contributes EGP12 mln for grand museum
Date: 2014-05-18 14:37:00 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:44 - ID:728720
Antiquities Minister Mohammed Ibrahim signed on Sunday a memorandum of understanding with Misr Bank President Mohammed Barakat for cooperation in museum education. Under the memo, the bank will contribute by a sum of 12 million EGP to build a ....
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Environment minister to lay Fayyoum fossil museum foundation stone
Date: 2014-05-17 16:44:42 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:54 - ID:727111
State Minister for Environmental Affairs Laila Eskander and Fayyoum Governor Hazem Attia will Sunday lay the foundation stone of a fossil museum in Wadi Al-Hitan reserve for natural heritage. The event will be attended by Italian ambassador in ....
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US to return 103 ancient artifacts to Egypt: Minister
Date: 2014-05-15 10:31:04 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:18 - ID:722893
Minister of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim said the Egyptian consulate in New York has signed with local custom officials an agreement that paves the way for the return of 103 ancient artifacts. The artifacts were seized by customs agents in 2010 ....
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Antiquities min. denies finding Alexander the Great Tomb
Date: 2014-05-13 15:44:19 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:56 - ID:719615
Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim dismissed what have been reported on some websites that the tomb of Alexander the Great has been found in Kom el-Deka district of Alexandria. The minister said that a team of archaeologists and historians ....
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All Egyptian museums free of charge next Sunday
Date: 2014-05-12 13:46:34 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:55 - ID:717320
All museums in Egypt will receive visitors on Sunday, May 18, for free marking the International Museum Day, said Antiquities Minister Mohamad Ibrahim. Ibrahim said the celebration would be held this year under the theme "Museum Exhibits ....
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Antiquities minister, Chinese ambassador discusses signing MoU to preserve artifacts
Date: 2014-05-11 13:34:44 GMT - Egypt - Culture - SN:35 - ID:715355
Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim discussed with Chinese Ambassador to Egypt Song Aiguo the possibility of signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in field of preserving artifacts and preventing illicit trafficking in cultural ....
