The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/giza/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:46:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Giza | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/giza/ 32 32 Egypt set to open grand Giza museum, more than two decades in the making https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-set-to-open-grand-giza-museum-more-than-two-decades-in-the-making/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 15:27:17 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3678165 Billion-dollar project, which chronicles 5,000 years of history, was set to open in July, but ceremony was pushed off due to Israel-Iran war

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]]> Tourists flock to Giza, but vendors fear bombing will keep more away https://www.timesofisrael.com/tourists-flock-to-giza-but-vendors-fear-bombing-will-keep-more-away/ Sun, 30 Dec 2018 02:54:01 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1988891 Deadly attack on bus threatens to decimate industry that had just started to recover from upheaval, terrorism

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]]> Feline mummies abound in Egypt’s newly discovered tombs https://www.timesofisrael.com/cat-mummies-abound-in-egypts-newly-discovered-tombs/ Sun, 11 Nov 2018 06:36:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1958897 Seven Pharaonic Age burial sites near Cairo also yield mummies of scarabs; carvings of a lion, a cow and a falcon

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]]> Archaeologists in Egypt discover ancient mummification workshop https://www.timesofisrael.com/archaeologists-in-egypt-discover-mummification-workshop/ Sat, 14 Jul 2018 15:44:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1889244 Alongside a trove of artifacts, archaeologists find an embalmer's cachette they believe will reveal more about the oils used in mummification 2,500 years ago

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]]> 4,400-year-old tomb discovered outside Cairo https://www.timesofisrael.com/4400-year-old-tomb-discovered-outside-cairo/ Sat, 03 Feb 2018 12:56:13 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1784358 Antiquities Ministry believes burial site found near pyramids belonged to a high-ranking official known as Hetpet during 5th Dynasty

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]]> Egypt says police killed 10 suspected militants in Cairo https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-says-police-killed-10-suspected-militants-in-cairo/ Sun, 10 Sep 2017 17:02:25 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1691098 Five cops wounded in clash with Muslim Brotherhood splinter group members, in apartments stocked with weapons, explosives

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]]> Remains of ancient pyramid found in Egypt https://www.timesofisrael.com/remains-of-ancient-pyramid-found-in-egypt/ Mon, 03 Apr 2017 17:51:48 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1593811 Officials say 3,700-year-old structure from 13th dynasty is in good condition, further excavation needed

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]]> Experts discover ‘cavities’ in Egypt’s Great Pyramid https://www.timesofisrael.com/experts-discover-cavities-in-egypts-great-pyramid/ Mon, 17 Oct 2016 19:41:34 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1481264 Using radiographic imaging, scientists unearth 'two anomalies' in the millennia-old pharaoh's tomb in Giza

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]]> Scientists use ‘cosmic rays’ to peek inside Egypt’s pyramids https://www.timesofisrael.com/scientists-use-cosmic-rays-to-peek-inside-egypts-pyramids/ Fri, 06 May 2016 19:23:27 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1388104 Researchers hope to create definitive maps of structures' inner chambers, perhaps even find Nefertiti's hidden tomb

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]]> Daredevil tourist scales the heights for pyramid scheme https://www.timesofisrael.com/daredevil-tourist-scales-the-heights-for-pyramid-scheme/ Thu, 28 Jan 2016 18:29:15 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1330015 Authorities briefly detain German teen who broke the law to see the view from atop Cheops structure in Giza

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]]> Senior Muslim Brotherhood figure arrested over Giza shooting https://www.timesofisrael.com/senior-muslim-brotherhood-figure-arrested-over-giza-shooting/ Mon, 11 Jan 2016 10:48:42 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1319165 Ten people arrested in connection with attack on Israeli Arabs outside Egyptian hotel near pyramids

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]]> Police kill attacker as 3 tourists stabbed at Egyptian resort https://www.timesofisrael.com/foreign-tourists-hurt-in-attack-in-egyptian-resort/ Fri, 08 Jan 2016 20:11:38 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1317938&preview_id=1317938 Second assailant injured in second attack on foreigners in as many hours after IS affiliate claims shooting on Cairo hotel

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]]> IS-linked group claims Cairo attack that targeted Israelis https://www.timesofisrael.com/is-affiliated-group-claims-cairo-attack-that-targeted-israelis/ Fri, 08 Jan 2016 11:59:41 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1317731 Israeli Arab tourists reported heavy gunfire, but no injuries Thursday when their bus, hotel entrance came under fire near Giza pyramids

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]]> Cairo attack was more intense than Egypt admits, says Arab Israeli witness https://www.timesofisrael.com/cairo-attack-was-more-intense-than-egypt-admits-says-arab-israeli-witness/ Thu, 07 Jan 2016 18:06:36 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1317152 While Egypt plays down shooting, tourists from Umm al-Fahm and Jaffa describe petrol bombs, sustained and heavy gunfire

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]]> Israeli tourists targeted in Cairo attack; none hurt https://www.timesofisrael.com/israelis-among-tourists-targeted-in-cairo-attack-none-hurt/ Thu, 07 Jan 2016 10:25:12 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1316856 About a dozen assailants shoot fireworks, rubber bullets at Giza hotel, near Egypt's iconic pyramids; two attackers caught

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