Long-awaited Egypt museum slated to open this fall

In an effort to attract more international tourists, the Egyptian Tourism Authority announced the opening of the Grand ...
Xinhuanet

Egypt shuts down Grand Egyptian Museum in preparation for official opening

CAIRO, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Egypt's Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is temporarily closed to the public from Oct. 15 to Nov. 3 in preparation for its official opening, scheduled for early November, ...

Egyptian police seek rare pharaonic painting stolen from Saqqara tomb near Cairo

The incident comes weeks after another incident that shook the archaeological community: the disappearance of a gold bracelet ...
Greek Reporter

Priceless Ancient Egyptian Wall Painting Vanishes From Saqqara’s Khenti-Ka Tomb

A priceless ancient Egyptian wall painting has been stolen from Saqqara’s Khenti-Ka tomb, prompting a major investigation by ...
Travel Weekly Asia

Ancient Egypt puts on a show at the Pyramids

Overlooking the Pyramids of Giza, GEM is the largest archaeological museum in the world dedicated to a single civilization — ancient Egypt. It offers visitors rare artifacts, among them the full ...
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'A night to remember': Tourism minister touts Grand Egyptian Museum opening

After years of anticipation, the Grand Egyptian Museum, only 2km from the Great Pyramids of Giza, is set to formally open its ...
The Art Newspaper

Limestone relief disappears from Egypt’s Saqqara necropolis

The relief, taken from the tomb of a vizier called Khentika, features a motif that is extremely rare in Ancient Egyptian art ...

Watch: Egypt reopens Amenhotep III tomb after 20 years of renovation

Egypt reopened Pharaoh Amenhotep III’s tomb in Luxor after 20 years of restoration, ahead of the Grand Egyptian Museum launch ...
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Ancient Pharaonic painting vanishes from Saqqara necropolis, Egypt says

Egyptian antiquities officials on Sunday said a Pharaonic painting has disappeared from the famed Saqqara necropolis just ...