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Khufu’s second solar boat uncovered after 4500 years
Hundreds of foreign and Egyptian journalists along with photographers, cameramen and TV presenters flocked to the Giza Plateau for the unveiling of Khufu’s second solar boat. The second solar boat remained sealed in its pit until 1987 when the American National Geographic Society examined it in association with the Egyptian Office for Historical Monuments. The... »
Plan to fight African lion for Egypt Tourism
A modern-day Egyptian gladiator has reportedly announced plans to fight an African lion. Al-Sayed al-Eassawy claims to have the Ministry of Interior’s blessings to fight the animal in front of the Giza pyramids, all in an exceedingly misguided effort to revive the country’s tourism industry. From Egypt’s Daqahlyia Governorate, the stunt man purchased the... »
New Institute of Museology in Egypt
The Casdagli palace in downtown Cairo will be the home of the new Institute of Museology, established by the Ministry of State for Antiquities Affairs (MSAA) to train curators on the recent technology used in world renowned museums for better display, restoration and museological education. The institute, made possible with a $5 million grant from... »
National Museum of Egyptian Civilization to open in 2012
The National Museum of Egyptian Civilisation (NMEC) is Egypt’s first and only museum to be devoted to Egypt’s civilization in its entirety. It will present the full range of the richness of the history of Egypt, from the prehistoric era to modern times. Hussein Abdel Bassir, director of the NMEC, said that the museum will... »
Cairo Museum of Islamic Art opens after a decade
The largest collection of Islamic art in the world is back on display. After nearly a decade of renovation, Cairo’s Museum of Islamic Art officially opened. The museum is the main abode for the national collection of Islamic art, with 100,000 objects. In 2003, the Ministry of Culture launched its comprehensive restoration project for the museum.... »
New archaeological sites to be opened
In an effort to promote tourism in Egypt, new archaeological sites and tourist attractions will be inaugurated soon in Cairo, Luxor and Aswan as well as Rashid and Taba. Zahi Hawass announced that a number of archaeological sites and museums will be opened soon, among them the hanging church of Old Cairo, a number of... »
Accidental explosion near Pyramids not related to any extremist group
A small leftover shell from the Second World War went off after three Egyptian children saw the device sticking out of the desert sand near the Giza Pyramids and tried to open its casing by hitting it with iron sticks. One boy lost part of his arm. No one knows how the old munition ended up... »
Atherosclerosis ran in the family of ancient Egyptian royalty
In a study presented at the scientific session of the American College of Cardiology today in New Orleans, the team led by cardiologists Adel Allam of the Al Azhar Medical School in Cairo and Gregory Thomas of the University of California, Irvine found that 44 out of 52 ancient Egyptian mummies from the royal... »
Twelve Egyptian Museum stolen objects recovered
Three perpetrators have been arrested with 12 of the Egyptian Museum’s missing objects in their possession after spreading videos and pictures of the objects to mobile phones of others trying to find a buyer. The Antiquities police in co-operation with the Armed Forces tracked them and set them a trap with the help of... »
Canada to help Egypt foster democracy
I assume by the source of this article that the currency is the Canadian dollar. Canada plans to offer $11 million to help Egypt in its democracy-building efforts. Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon told Egypt’s Prime Minister Essam Sharaf and his cabinet that Canada was willing to participate in Egypt’s “transition from dictatorship to democracy.” The money... »
