Zahi Hawass
US delegation to help Egypt counter antiquities theft
Egypt
May 16, 2011
US delegation to help Egypt counter antiquities theft
A US delegation is expected to arrive in Egypt Monday to help Egyptian authorities create a plan to counter organized…
Egyptian delegation heads to Switzerland to retrieve 4200-year-old tablet
Archaeology
May 16, 2011
Egyptian delegation heads to Switzerland to retrieve 4200-year-old tablet
An Egyptian archaeological delegation will head this week to Basel, Switzerland, to retrieve an ancient Egyptian tablet from the Basel…
Egypt to officially request Germany to return Nefertiti bust
Egypt
May 3, 2011
Egypt to officially request Germany to return Nefertiti bust
Minister of Antiquites Zahi Hawass said he would send the German government an official request next week to return the…
Egypt regains 3000-year-old relic from Mexico
Egypt
April 27, 2011
Egypt regains 3000-year-old relic from Mexico
Egypt regained on Wednesday a relic dating back nearly 3000 years, which was being held at the National Museum of…
Zahi Hawass’s traveling revolution exhibition
Archaeology
April 25, 2011
Zahi Hawass’s traveling revolution exhibition
News about Zahi Hawass -- a clothing line, an arrest, cash rewards for the safe return of antiquities -- changes…
Hawass: Money for citizens who help return antiquities
Egypt
April 23, 2011
Hawass: Money for citizens who help return antiquities
Zahi Hawass, Egypt's Minister of Antiquities, will offer a reward of between LE5000 and LE50,000 to any citizen who helps…
Zahi Hawass: Now on sale in Harrods
Fashion
April 22, 2011
Zahi Hawass: Now on sale in Harrods
Zahi Hawass has a celebrity streak about him. He towers over the Pyramids themselves in a poster for the documentary-cum-reality…
Activists decry Zahi Hawass’ use of artifacts to promote menswear line
Egypt
April 18, 2011
Activists decry Zahi Hawass’ use of artifacts to promote menswear line
Egyptian activists and media professionals launched a signature-gathering campaign to sue former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass for “endangering Egyptian artifacts.”…
Hawass sentenced to one year in prison, stripped of ministry
Egypt
April 17, 2011
Hawass sentenced to one year in prison, stripped of ministry
Minister of State for Antiquities Zahi Hawass has been sentenced to one year of hard labor and a LE1000 fine…