Zahi Hawass
Lost city discovered under sand in Luxor: Zahi Hawass
Archaeology
April 9, 2021
Lost city discovered under sand in Luxor: Zahi Hawass
Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass has announced that his mission in Luxor has discovered an additional part of a city beneath…
Zahi Hawass becomes first Egyptian UNWTO ambassador
Egypt
April 5, 2021
Zahi Hawass becomes first Egyptian UNWTO ambassador
The Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili, has appointed Egyptologist Zahi Hawass as an ambassador for…
Zahi Hawass responds to the Pharaohs’ curse allegations
Archaeology
April 2, 2021
Zahi Hawass responds to the Pharaohs’ curse allegations
Egypt’s former Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass expressed his astonishment at rumors connecting the upcoming transfer of mummies in a…
Photos: CT scans of Egyptian king’s mummy unravel details about his death
Science
February 17, 2021
Photos: CT scans of Egyptian king’s mummy unravel details about his death
Modern medical technology has helped tell the story of a king in ancient Egypt who was martyred for the sake…
Egyptologist Zahi Hawass criticizes fatwa prohibiting display of mummies, excavating graves
Egypt
January 21, 2021
Egyptologist Zahi Hawass criticizes fatwa prohibiting display of mummies, excavating graves
Renowned Egyptologist Zahi Hawass criticized a fatwa (religious opinion) made by Al-Azhar scholar Ahmed Karima, prohibiting the display of mummies…
Egypt set to announce large new Saqqara discovery in 2021
Archaeology
December 14, 2020
Egypt set to announce large new Saqqara discovery in 2021
The Ministry of Antiquities announced a large archaeological discovery at Saqqara Cemetery on Monday, with further details to be revealed…
Zahi Hawass responds to Elon Musk’s claim that aliens built the Egyptian pyramids
Archaeology
August 4, 2020
Zahi Hawass responds to Elon Musk’s claim that aliens built the Egyptian pyramids
Egyptian former Minister of Antiquities and renowned Egyptologist Zahi Hawass responded to claims made by Elon Musk regarding the origins of…
Egypt refuses Elon Musk’s controversial claims about the pyramids builders
Archaeology
August 1, 2020
Egypt refuses Elon Musk’s controversial claims about the pyramids builders
In response to a tweet from American billionaire Elon Musk referencing a theory that aliens had built the pyramids, Egypt’s…
Egypt’s former grand mufti responds to critique by Zahi Hawass
Egypt
April 28, 2020
Egypt’s former grand mufti responds to critique by Zahi Hawass
Ali Gomaa, a member of the Council of Senior Scholars of Al-Azhar and the former Grand Mufti of Egypt, issued…
Zahi Hawass refutes former Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa’s Prophet Idris theory
Archaeology
April 27, 2020
Zahi Hawass refutes former Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa’s Prophet Idris theory
Egyptologist and former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass criticized a statement by Egypt’s former Grand Mufti Ali Gomaa claiming that Prophet…