Egypt
Al Masry Al Youm
With video.
- Misappropriation Of Funds From King Tut Exhibit
Al Masry Al Youm The Public Funds Prosecution is investigating accusations made by Nour Abdel Samad, director of Egypt’s archaeological sites, that former First Lady Suzanne Mubarak and Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass misappropriated public funds using...
- Prehistoric Artefacts Returned To Egypt
Times of Malta Britain has sent back to Egypt some 25,000 ancient artifacts, some dating as far back as the stone age, Egypt's culture minister said. The artifacts, packaged in 85 boxes returned to Cairo aboard an Egyptian flight yesterday, Faruq...
- Repatriation: It's Not Just Egypt
Sydney Morning Herald (Jason Koutsoukis) Egypt will host an international conference next March for countries seeking the return of ancient indigenous treasures being kept in foreign museums. The secretary-general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities,...
- More Artefacts To Be Requested For Museum Opening
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070429/ap_on_en_ot/egypt_antiquities_4"Egypt said Sunday it would seek the temporary return of some of its most precious artifacts from museums abroad, including the Rosetta Stone and a bust of Nefertiti. The country's...
- Zahi Hawass And Stolen Treasures
http://www.cairomagazine.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=1238&format=html A Cairo Magazine article about Zahi Hawass on "stolen"artefacts, and in particular the Rosetta Stone which is on display at the British Musem: "Egypt is once again calling...
Egypt
"The Pharoah" goes to war
Al Masry Al Youm
With video.
Zahi Hawass has never exactly been afraid of making enemies. Egypt’s 63-year-old antiquities chief (a man who cheerfully refers to himself as “The Pharoah”) has, over the years conducted public feuds with fellow Egyptologists, prominent international museums and a host of alternative archeologists who he cheerfully dismisses as “pyramidiots.”
Hawass’ latest target isn’t exactly new; for years he has railed against foreign museums holding onto treasured Egyptian artifacts that he believes should be returned home. At the top of this list is the Rosetta Stone, currently housed in the British Museum in London.
“I believe that unique artifacts and masterpieces should not be away from their mother countries,” Hawass said in an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm. “Even if some of the artifacts left legally, still I want them back!”
- Misappropriation Of Funds From King Tut Exhibit
Al Masry Al Youm The Public Funds Prosecution is investigating accusations made by Nour Abdel Samad, director of Egypt’s archaeological sites, that former First Lady Suzanne Mubarak and Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass misappropriated public funds using...
- Prehistoric Artefacts Returned To Egypt
Times of Malta Britain has sent back to Egypt some 25,000 ancient artifacts, some dating as far back as the stone age, Egypt's culture minister said. The artifacts, packaged in 85 boxes returned to Cairo aboard an Egyptian flight yesterday, Faruq...
- Repatriation: It's Not Just Egypt
Sydney Morning Herald (Jason Koutsoukis) Egypt will host an international conference next March for countries seeking the return of ancient indigenous treasures being kept in foreign museums. The secretary-general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities,...
- More Artefacts To Be Requested For Museum Opening
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070429/ap_on_en_ot/egypt_antiquities_4"Egypt said Sunday it would seek the temporary return of some of its most precious artifacts from museums abroad, including the Rosetta Stone and a bust of Nefertiti. The country's...
- Zahi Hawass And Stolen Treasures
http://www.cairomagazine.com/?module=displaystory&story_id=1238&format=html A Cairo Magazine article about Zahi Hawass on "stolen"artefacts, and in particular the Rosetta Stone which is on display at the British Musem: "Egypt is once again calling...