Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
3/7/2011 6:37:50 PM
After protests by archaeologists, the ministry for antiquities is no longer under the jurisdiction of the culture ministry but rather that of the cabinet
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
3/6/2011 10:27:30 AM
Demonstrations of Egyptian archaeologists call for Egypt's new prime minister to persuade Zahi Hawass to remain minister for antiquities
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
3/6/2011 10:27:18 AM
The antiquities collection at the Qantara East storehouse has been transported to the Cairo Museum after thefts
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
3/4/2011 2:28:36 PM
Hawass cites failure of the police to protest Egypt's heritage as main reason for possible resignation
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
3/3/2011 6:52:16 PM
The Ministry of Antiquities has issued a detailed and alarming report on the widespread looting and vandalism of archaeological sites and museums during the last month
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
3/3/2011 10:08:01 AM
An armed gang has attacked two antiquities storage units on the Giza plateau, snatching an undetermined number of artefacts
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
2/23/2011 1:00:24 PM
An unexpected meeting at the ministry of state for antiquities affairs melts the ice between its minister and protesters, who have been picketing its building in recent days
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Egypt
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Politics
2/22/2011 2:22:07 AM
Zahi Hawass has requested all the charges made against him in a recent newspaper article be investigated
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
2/17/2011 2:27:07 PM
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
2/17/2011 1:46:40 PM
The limestone statue of the monotheistic king Akhnaten, was found beside a trash can at Tahrir square by a young man, then return to the Egyptian Museum by his uncle, an AUC professor
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
2/16/2011 3:33:13 PM
A part of a missing New Kingdom statue depicting goddess Nakrit carrying king Tutankhamun was found hidden inside the museum
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
2/14/2011 3:21:37 PM
The heart-shaped amulet of Tutankhamun’s grandfather, as well as his ushabti figurine were found at the back of the museum today
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
2/10/2011 11:50:40 AM
Wave of industrial action and protests consuming Egypt reaches ministerial doors
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
2/5/2011 4:46:28 PM
Zahi Hawass, the newly-appointed Minister of State for Antiquities, maintains the Egyptian museum is safe and secured by the Egyptian army and decent and honest Egyptian people
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
1/24/2011 1:50:00 PM
Nearly 100 years after its discovery, Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities sends formal request to have priceless Nefertiti bust returned, citing UNECSO convention
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Heritage
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1/8/2011 4:01:10 PM
The secretary general of the Egyptian Supreme Council for Antiquities says that an ancient Egyptian monument on New York's Central Park should be restored or brought back to Egypt
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
1/2/2011 4:19:17 PM
Hawass named as the "personality of the year" by Spanish cultural organisation
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
11/27/2010 12:06:05 PM
World-renowned archaeologist Zahi Hawass reveals two secret moments he has shared with the Sphinx.
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
11/26/2010 4:35:16 PM
Egypt's antiquities council announces agreement to return Tut relics from New York
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Heritage
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Ancient Egypt
11/10/2010 7:56:11 PM
Parliament is about to endorse a comprehensive new antiquities law that will incorporate all the requirements suggested by the Ministry of Culture
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