antiquities
Hawass denies smuggling antiquities
Egypt
April 3, 2012
Hawass denies smuggling antiquities
Former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass on Tuesday asked the Public Funds Prosecution to adjourn investigating him on charges of smuggling…
New Egyptian museum to cost LE5 billion, says antiquities minister
Egypt
January 10, 2012
New Egyptian museum to cost LE5 billion, says antiquities minister
Egypt's Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim Ali has announced the start of the final phase of construction at the Grand Egyptian…
Cairo, Washington prepare strategy against antiquities trafficking in US
Archaeology
October 23, 2011
Cairo, Washington prepare strategy against antiquities trafficking in US
Egypt is seeking to strike a deal with the United States to track antiquities smugglers on American soil and restore…
Thousands of unregistered antiquities found in museum rest rooms
Egypt
September 26, 2011
Thousands of unregistered antiquities found in museum rest rooms
Azza Farouq, dean of Cairo University’s Faculty of Archaeology, has revealed that 3000 unregistered antiquities were found recently in the…
International smugglers increasingly target Egypt’s artifacts
Egypt
September 2, 2011
International smugglers increasingly target Egypt’s artifacts
The dismantlement of an international mummy and artifact smuggling ring by US authorities in July raised alarms about the status…
PM finally appoints new chief for Supreme Council of Antiquities
Egypt
August 18, 2011
PM finally appoints new chief for Supreme Council of Antiquities
Prime Minister Essam Sharaf has resolved a crisis at the Supreme Council of Antiquities by appointing Mohamed Abdel Fattah as…
Archaeologists call for funds to save Kabash Road in Luxor
Egypt
August 14, 2011
Archaeologists call for funds to save Kabash Road in Luxor
Archaeologists and tour guides in Luxor on Sunday demanded that Mohamed Abdel Maqsoud, general secretary of the Supreme Council of…
Antiquities staff divided over ministry’s future
Culture
July 21, 2011
Antiquities staff divided over ministry’s future
Ambiguity has surrounded the destiny of Egypt's new Ministry of Antiquities, following a recent cabinet reshuffle approved on Thursday. No…
As Zahi Hawass flies to Peru, protesters call for the minister to step down
Archaeology
July 3, 2011
As Zahi Hawass flies to Peru, protesters call for the minister to step down
As Zahi Hawass, Egypt's antiquities minister, traveled to Peru on Sunday to represent Egypt in the second Conference on Retrieving…
Supreme Council of Antiquities donated revenues to Suzanne Mubarak’s charity
Egypt
June 26, 2011
Supreme Council of Antiquities donated revenues to Suzanne Mubarak’s charity
Al-Masry Al-Youm has obtained a copy of an agreement between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Heliopolis Charity Organization,…