Egypt
Accusation against minister of antiquities referred to prosecutor-general
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref)
Zahi Hawass, minister of antiquities, has sent a report to the Prosecutor-General Abdel Meguid Mahmoud after allegations were published against him in Al-Wafd newspaper. He has been accused of smuggling Egypt’s antiquities on behalf of former president Hosni Mubarak’s family. The newspaper quoted the accusations of archaeologist Nour Abdel Samad.
Hawass stated that the accusations published in the newspaper are unfounded and an insult without any documents to back them up.
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Timor Pasha's Sword On Display
Ahram Online Following recent articles published in Al-Ahram newspaper concerning some of the Museum of Islamic Art's collection, especially the sword and dagger of Timor Pasha, the Minister of State for Antiquities has decided to put both objects...
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Art Attack
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) Were last weekend's allegations over objects missing from the Museum of Islamic Art's new display aimed at stirring up more controversy over the Ministry of State for Antiquities? The well-known Egyptian writer...
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Antiquities Ministry Denies Any Misappropriation Of Public Funds Using Artefacts
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) On Sunday, the Public Funds Prosecution investigated accusations made by archaeologist Nour Abdel Samad that former First Lady Suzanne Mubarak and Minister of State for Antiquities Zahi Hawass abused their official government...
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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...
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Zahi Hawass Denies Coverup
Former minister Dr. Zahi Hawass denies recent allegations that have been filed to Egypt's attorney general that he covered up thefts from archaeological sites as well as signing an agreement that threatened the national security of Egypt. Abdel...
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