antiquities
Vox Pops: Should the retrieval of Egyptian antiquities be a government priority?
Egypt
September 2, 2010
Vox Pops: Should the retrieval of Egyptian antiquities be a government priority?
After the theft last month of Van Gogh’s famous "Poppy Flowers" painting--valued at US$55 million--from Cairo's Mahmoud Khalil Museum, concerns…
Church takes possession of saints’ remains
Archaeology
August 3, 2010
Church takes possession of saints’ remains
The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has handed over the remains of three Coptic saints to the Abu Hanas Coptic…
Minister announces new antiquities guidelines
Egypt
July 5, 2010
Minister announces new antiquities guidelines
Culture Minister Farouk Hosni on Sunday issued a list of new regulations to be adopted by his ministry in line…
Ancient mayor’s tomb found south of Cairo
Archaeology
May 31, 2010
Ancient mayor’s tomb found south of Cairo
Archaeologists have discovered the 3300-year-old tomb of the ancient Egyptian capital's mayor, whose resting place had been lost under the…
Waiting for Nefertiti
Archaeology
March 11, 2010
Waiting for Nefertiti
Thousands of artifacts are now returning to Egypt from abroad, but one piece continues to elude decades of government calls…
Ancient sarcophagus returned to Egypt
Egypt
February 23, 2010
Ancient sarcophagus returned to Egypt
After a full year of negotiations, the Supreme Council for Antiquities (SCA) has finally succeeded in bringing an ancient sarcophagus…
SCA to formally request return of Nefertiti bust
Archaeology
December 30, 2009
SCA to formally request return of Nefertiti bust
The Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) will form a committee to be headed by Nabil el-Arabi, head of the…