Zahi Hawass
Zahi Hawass acquitted of illicit gain charges
Egypt
February 26, 2014
Zahi Hawass acquitted of illicit gain charges
Ibrahim al-Heneidy, chairman of the Illicit Gain Authority, has acquitted Zahi Hawass, the former minister of antiquities, of the charges…
Tutankhamun had disability because his parents were siblings
Culture
November 24, 2013
Tutankhamun had disability because his parents were siblings
Former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass has revealed new secrets about the young Pharaoh Tutankhamun (1354-1345 BC), including that he suffered…
Prosecutors refuse request to lift Hawass travel ban
Egypt
January 27, 2013
Prosecutors refuse request to lift Hawass travel ban
The Public Prosecution refused a request by Zahi Hawass, former head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, to lift a…
Administrative court orders recovery of 179 artifacts from US
Archaeology
September 8, 2012
Administrative court orders recovery of 179 artifacts from US
The State Council Administrative Court on Saturday ordered the government to take the necessary procedures to recover 179 artifacts that…
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…
Official: Mubaraks pocketed revenue from artifact exhibits abroad
Egypt
July 27, 2011
Official: Mubaraks pocketed revenue from artifact exhibits abroad
Since 2002, revenue from overseas exhibitions of rare artifacts has gone to the family of toppled President Hosni Mubarak, an…
Antiquities council rejects new antiquities minister
Archaeology
July 18, 2011
Antiquities council rejects new antiquities minister
The Supreme Council of Antiquities secretariat rejected the appointment of Abdel Fattah al-Banna as antiquities minister. The appointment was part…
Members of artifact smuggling gang arrested in New York
Egypt
July 16, 2011
Members of artifact smuggling gang arrested in New York
Two days ago security authorities in New York arrested three people involved in the trade of Egyptian artifacts. The three…
Q&A with Archaeologists Syndicate head Fayza Haikal
Archaeology
July 13, 2011
Q&A with Archaeologists Syndicate head Fayza Haikal
After years of rejection by the Mubarak regime on the grounds that Egyptian antiquities are an issue of “national sovereignty,”…
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…