Zahi Hawass
Zahi Hawass to be UN ambassador for global cultural heritage
Archaeology
April 11, 2017
Zahi Hawass to be UN ambassador for global cultural heritage
The United Nations International Federation for Peace and Sustainable Development has appointed the former Egyptian minister of antiquities Zahi Hawass…
Hawas apologizes to Messi over offensive statements
Egypt
March 7, 2017
Hawas apologizes to Messi over offensive statements
Former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass issued a statement apologizing to football superstar Lionel Messi over a press statement by Hawas…
Pharaohs first to use cosmetics: Zahi Hawass
Archaeology
November 27, 2015
Pharaohs first to use cosmetics: Zahi Hawass
Pharaohs were the first to have discovered cosmetic surgery three thousand years ago and used cosmetics, said former Secretary General…
Zahi Hawass to hold conference in DC Wednesday
Archaeology
October 28, 2015
Zahi Hawass to hold conference in DC Wednesday
Former Antiquities Minister and renowned Egyptian Egyptologist Zahi Hawas will talk about the latest antiquities excavations and discoveries in Egypt…
Zahi Hawass: Selling the statue of Sekhemkhet Ka is a crime
Archaeology
August 24, 2015
Zahi Hawass: Selling the statue of Sekhemkhet Ka is a crime
Former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass said at a news conference in Los Angeles on Monday that selling the statue of…
Zahi Hawass celebrates Italian translation of ‘The Legend of Tutankhamun’ book
Archaeology
July 5, 2015
Zahi Hawass celebrates Italian translation of ‘The Legend of Tutankhamun’ book
The launch of an Italian translation of Zahi Hawass’s book, “The Legend of Tutankhamun”, was celebrated in the city of…
Former minister: Omar Sharif remembers nothing
Cinema/TV
May 25, 2015
Former minister: Omar Sharif remembers nothing
Former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass announced on Sunday that actor and artist Omar al-Sharif is suffering from the advanced stages…
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…