Author: Athanasios Koutoupas
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4th century imperial bath complex inaugurated in Egypt’s Alexandria
Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Khaled El-Enany and members of parliment inaugurated Alexandria’s cistern and imperial bathing complex area in the Kom El-Dikka archaeological site. The area had been undergoing excavation and restoration since 1960 by an Egyptian-Polish mission from Warsaw University. Mahmoud Afifi, head of the ministry’s Ancient Egyptian Antiquities Department, said that the newly…
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The ‘smart city’ of Trikala and the future of Greece
A visit this week to Trikala and meetings there with government and business leaders has reinforced my optimism about Greece’s future and this country’s rich endowment of human and natural resources. Trikala has the distinction of being the first “smart city” in Greece – integrating technology-powered solutions into the daily life of the municipality and…
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6 archeological missions to resume underwater excavations in Egypt
Six local and international excavation missions have obtained the necessary approvals to resume their underwater archeological excavations for antiquities along the shores of Alexandria and Red Sea governorates, according to the Department of Underwater Antiquities in the Ministry of Antiquities. The head of the department, Mohamed Abdel Maguid, said the missions submitted their papers for approval…
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EBRD is studying financing five feed-in tariff projects in its 2nd phase
Janet Heckman, managing director for the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean (SEMED) region at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), said that the bank is currently studying to finance five projects in the second phase of the feed-in tariff projects starting from the second half of this year. Heckman told Daily News Egypt that…