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London - DPA

Four multimedia works are vying for Britain's most prestigious award for art, the 25,000-pound (32,000-dollar) Turner Prize, the winner of which will be announced late Friday.The shortlisted works include a human rights collective's... Read more

Cairo - MENA

The German Bundestag has approved allocating a sum of €10 million to co-finance the furnishing of Minya’s Akhenaten Museum, Egyptian Ambassador to Germany Badr Abdel Aati said on Friday.Abdel Aati said in a statement to MENA that the move is... Read more

Daraa - SANA

War-ravaged Daraa province has restored its position on world tourism map and Bosra al-Sham City with its archeological amphitheater and castle restored their historic splendor and started to receive their visitors again.... Read more

Damascus - SANA

With tireless and rapid efforts, the works of maintenance and rehabilitation of al-Buzuriyah Souq (the seeds market) are continued for preserving the aesthetic features of this old Damascene market.Al-Buzuriyah (the Arabic word for herbs... Read more

Homs - SANA

A mosaic painting dating back to the classic period of the Roman era was discovered in a neighborhood in a-Rastan city 20 km to the north of Homs.Director of Homs Antiquities Department Hussam Hamish told SANA that the department... Read more

Cairo - Xinhua

Egypt's Minister of Antiquities Khaled al-Anany announced Saturday the discovery of seven pharaonic tombs in Saqqara Necropolis in Giza Province.The discovery was made by an Egyptian archaeological mission during excavation works at the area... Read more

Jerusalem - Xinhua

Israeli archaeologists have discovered engravings of ships and animals in excavation at the southern city of Be'er-Sheva, the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) reported on Wednesday.The engravings were exposed as part of preparatory... Read more

Abu Dhabi - Egypt Today

Rare artefacts and archeological discoveries from the Arabian Peninsula dating back more than a million years ago, went on display on Wednesday at the Louvre Abu Dhabi, giving visitors the chance to learn about this region’s history like... Read more