Thousands of foreign and Egyptian tourists visited the archeological site of the Pyramids of Giza on Friday November 11. There were no features of religious ceremonies in the area as was expected by Masonic Jews.
Head of the Pyramid Area Ali (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) opened an investigation into the Masonic gathering scheduled to be held around the Great Pyramid at Giza, sources told Youm7.
The sources said the SCAF will investigate with Supreme (...)
Sources from the High Council of Archeology told Youm7 that the Director General of the Council approved a Masonic ceremony for Jews at the Giza Pyramids area on November 11.
They added that a Polish institution, called "Lilly Ricin," called (...)
The Egyptian Center for International Cultural Cooperation will organize a celebration for the 38th anniversary of Egypt's military victory over Israel in 1973.
It will include a lecture in English by Egyptian military expert Ahmed Abdel (...)
Egypt will host today the second conference of the Islamic heritage, organized by the Islamic Educational, Scientific, and cultural Organization (ISESCO) on September 17.
The conference will continue for two days and will be attended by the (...)
The Foreign Cultural Relations sector will represent Egypt at the International Festival of Carthage, which will be held in Tunisia from July 24 to 31.
Iskendrela will represent Egypt in the festival.
Hossam Nasar, an official in the Ministry (...)
CAIRO: The Higher Council of Universities formed a committee to create an inventory for the collection inside the Egyptian Museum, according to the decision of the public prosecution. The committee will start work on Sunday by creating an inventory (...)
CAIRO: Egypt's Minister of Culture, Dr. Emad abu Ghazi, met with head of the National Committee of UNESCO and chairman of the Higher Council of Culture and Education in the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO), Yehia Khalaf, on Monday.
The (...)
Egyptian Prime Minister will receive a report from Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass regarding the results of his recent tour in the United Staes. Hawass' vist included five American cities and was aimed to activate tourism in Egypt.
Hawass (...)
Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawas confirmed Youm7's scoop about the destruction of an ancient Pharaonic wall stele. The story was published on Wednesday.
Hawass ordered a specialized committee to study the situation, promising he will (...)
January 25 Revolution's documentation committee called on volunteers to contribute with collecting oral testimonies of participants in the Revolution. The project aims to keep such testimonies as historic documents and will be announced immediately (...)
CAIRO: Prince Taz palace will host an expanding seminar to discuss a moderate vision to the national unity on Sunday to discuss Muslim-Coptic Christian relations and reasons of the recent sectarian division and strife.
The seminar will discuss (...)
CAIRO: Egypt delayed this year's Cairo International Film Festival. The decision was made as a result of the continuing political events happening in Egypt.
Egypt's Minister of Culture, Dr. Emad Abu Ghazi, blamed the decision on Egypt's current (...)
CAIRO: Securing Fatimid Cairo and the Great Pyramids are the top priorities of the Ministry of Antiquities, said Zahi Hawass, the ministry's head.
Hawass said he agreed with Minister of Interior Mansour el-Essawy that there is a necessity to (...)