Zahi Hawass
Sphinx statues uncovered on Luxor temple road
Archaeology
November 15, 2010
Sphinx statues uncovered on Luxor temple road
Twelve sphinx statues have been found near the Karnak Temple in Luxor, Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni has announced. The…
Egypt’s Museums I: The Museum of Islamic Art
Art news
September 29, 2010
Egypt’s Museums I: The Museum of Islamic Art
Egypt is home to dozens of museums, from downtown’s hugely popular Egyptian Museum to the strange and too-often overlooked Agricultural…
Egypt antiquities chief slams Ramadan TV Cleopatra
Egypt
August 30, 2010
Egypt antiquities chief slams Ramadan TV Cleopatra
A television series about ancient Egypt's Queen Cleopatra, broadcast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, has sparked the ire…
“The Pharoah” goes to war
Egypt
August 27, 2010
“The Pharoah” goes to war
Zahi Hawass has never exactly been afraid of making enemies. Egypt’s 63-year-old antiquities chief (a man who cheerfully refers to himself…
Culture Ministry official questioned about Van Gogh painting theft
Egypt
August 24, 2010
Culture Ministry official questioned about Van Gogh painting theft
Al-Masry Al-Youm has obtained official documents proving that Mohsen Shaalan, head of the Culture Ministry’s arts department, had written to…
Hawass uncovers secret tunnel in tomb of Seti I
Archaeology
July 1, 2010
Hawass uncovers secret tunnel in tomb of Seti I
Yesterday, a team of archaeologists led by Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawass, discovered the…
King Tut exhibitions returns to New York after 30 years
Egypt
April 21, 2010
King Tut exhibitions returns to New York after 30 years
Starting Friday, the renowned touring exhibition “Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs” will make its final stop in…
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…
Today’s papers: Subsidy reform, ElBaradei goes viral
Egypt
February 18, 2010
Today’s papers: Subsidy reform, ElBaradei goes viral
Al-Ahram leads with extensive comments from Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif, who spoke yesterday at the opening session of the Fourth…
Today’s papers: Football euphoria continues, Zahi Hawass in trouble
Egypt
February 2, 2010
Today’s papers: Football euphoria continues, Zahi Hawass in trouble
Celebrations continued for a second day in the mainstream papers, with front pages all around dedicated to the national football…