Zahi Hawass
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…
Panel: No artifacts missing from presidential palaces
Egypt
June 19, 2011
Panel: No artifacts missing from presidential palaces
A panel comissioned by the Egyptian government to take stock of artifacts at presidential palaces has said no pieces are…
Former first lady, antiquities minister accused of misappropriating funds from King Tut exhibit
Egypt
June 17, 2011
Former first lady, antiquities minister accused of misappropriating funds from King Tut exhibit
The Public Funds Prosecution is investigating accusations made by Nour Abdel Samad, director of Egypt’s archaeological sites, that former First…
Tuesday’s papers: Alaa Mubarak’s detention extended, former president’s trial location remains vague
Egypt
May 31, 2011
Tuesday’s papers: Alaa Mubarak’s detention extended, former president’s trial location remains vague
Al-Ahram, a state-owned newspaper, starts off Tuesday’s news with a report on Alaa Mubarak, son of former President Hosni Mubarak,…