Archive for September, 2011

Following a three-year-long conservation project, the final section of the rare, thirty-five-centuries-old Egyptian Book of the Dead of the Goldworker of Amun, Sobekmose will go on long-term view on September 28. The papyrus is about twenty five feet long. In an unusual feature, it is inscribed on both sides. The Book of the Dead of... »

Following the announcement by Prime Minister Essam Sharaf that current secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Abdel Fatah would be offered the full authority of a minister, more than 4,000 archaeologists blocked the entrance to the Council’s offices in Abbassiya, switching off the electricity and preventing the employees from entering. They also... »

According to the General Investment Authority, there are 161 new companies in Egypt, generating an estimated 2,038 jobs. Total capital invested was LE187 million, a rise of some 42 per cent on the previous week which saw LE132 million invested in 131 new enterprises. Practically all the new capital this week — 98.7 per cent —... »

Egypt is in talks with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to buy Egyptian treasury bills to help the government reduce the highest borrowing costs since 2008. Egypt raised 7.5 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) through the sale of six-month and one-year treasury bills on Sept. 22. The average yield on 182-day notes advanced to... »

A hoard of stolen ancient Egyptian artefacts seized in Melbourne at an auction house were finally returned to Egypt. The objects range from miniature amulets to larger pieces and come from the Neolithic and Greco-Roman eras, dating from about 146BC to 415AD. Last year, Australia and Egypt celebrated the 60th anniversary of the establishment of formal... »

Worship the Animal – 1994 the Lost Recordings EP highlights a handful of tracks crafted well before Nile’s 1998 debut LP Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka. The five-song affair, which acted as their demo tape, features the original lineup of guitarist/vocalist Karl Sanders, bassist/vocalist Chief Spires and drummer Pete Hammoura. The mini-set is sure to... »

The Nile crocodile actually comprises two different species — and they are only distantly related. The large east African Nile crocodile (Crocodylus niloticus) is in fact more closely related to four species of Caribbean crocodile than to its small west African neighbour, which has been named (Crocodylus suchus). Evon Hekkala of Fordham University in New York... »

A total of 2.2 million tourists visited the country during the quarter, 42 percent came from Western Europe, 27 percent from Eastern Europe and 17.7 percent were Middle Eastern, according to a report by the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS). The number of Eastern European tourists, who make up a large amount... »

On September 27th, Aswan, Egypt will play host to World Tourism Day 2011 under the theme: Tourism – Linking Cultures. It is precisely this interaction between the peoples and cultures of the world, driven by tourism, which is at the heart of this year’s event. Aswan will offer delegates and visitors a host of impressive... »

UPDATE: Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism has canceled last Thursday’s decision requiring tourists not in official tour groups to obtain visas prior to arrival. Tourism Minister Fakhry Abdel Nour agreed with the Cabinet to not change tourist visa procedures. Foreign nationals will no longer be allowed to obtain an entry visa at a port of... »