Upon discovering the bust, the former secretary general, Zahi Hawass, respectfully refuted the possibility that the white-marble statue of an important Egyptian woman was the Queen of Egypt.

An Egyptian archaeologist has demanded the repatriation of the iconic bust of Queen Nefertiti that was shipped to Berlin over ...

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The head of the Egyptian Antiquities Sector at the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Mohamed Abdel-Badie, said that the discovered head was carved with high artistic precision and had realistic features ...

The gang, led by an Egyptian national nicknamed "the fox," included two employees from the General Department of Residency Affairs and the Public Authority for Manpower. The operation was conducted ...