Egypt
Ahram Online
A very short post from Nevine El-Aref:
- Heritage At What Cost?
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El Aref) Almost two months since he took on Egypt's antiquities portfolio, Minister of State for Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim tells Nevine El-Aref about his plans to develop and preserve Egypt's heritage -- including upping...
- The Dissolution Of The Antiquities Ministry
For a general update about the current state of the cabinet reshuffle see Shaden Shehab's report on Al Ahram Weekly. Al Masry Al Youm (Mohamed Azouz) A bold statement from the new head of the SCA. No one has been named to replace the previous and...
- Egypt’s Man From The Past Who Insists He Has A Future
Past Horizons (Jack Shenker) No one interviews Zahi Hawass, Egypt’s self-styled Indiana Jones of the east – he interviews himself, fist pounding on desk and spittle flying forth into the ether. “Do I look like a minister to you? Of course not!”...
- More Re Reappointment Of Hawass
Also see yesterday's posts here and here. New York Times (Katie Taylor) Zahi Hawass, who resigned as Egypt’s minister of antiquities less than a month ago under criticism for his close ties to former President Hosni Mubarak, was reappointed to...
- Breaking News - Zahi Hawass Reappointed As Minister Of Antiquities?
Al Masry Al Youm Dated today, there is an article on Al Masry Al Youm which says that Egypt's interim Prime Minister Essam Sharaf has appointed Zahi Hawass to the position of head of the new Ministry of Antiquities. I have not seen this confirmed...
Egypt
And more about the reappointment of Hawass . . .
Ahram Online
A very short post from Nevine El-Aref:
Zahi Hawass, after stepping down early in the month, is re-appointed as minister of antiquities following a meeting with Egypt PM
Zahi Hawass, chief of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, announced that he had been re-appointed as Minster of Antiquities following a meeting with Prime Minister Essam Sharaf on Wednesday.
Hawass first took up the newly-created post in the cabinet when ex-president Hosni Mubarak installed him late in January.
After a number of artefacts had been declared missing in the wake of the 25 January revolution the Egyptian archaeologist had stepped down from his post.
- Heritage At What Cost?
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El Aref) Almost two months since he took on Egypt's antiquities portfolio, Minister of State for Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim tells Nevine El-Aref about his plans to develop and preserve Egypt's heritage -- including upping...
- The Dissolution Of The Antiquities Ministry
For a general update about the current state of the cabinet reshuffle see Shaden Shehab's report on Al Ahram Weekly. Al Masry Al Youm (Mohamed Azouz) A bold statement from the new head of the SCA. No one has been named to replace the previous and...
- Egypt’s Man From The Past Who Insists He Has A Future
Past Horizons (Jack Shenker) No one interviews Zahi Hawass, Egypt’s self-styled Indiana Jones of the east – he interviews himself, fist pounding on desk and spittle flying forth into the ether. “Do I look like a minister to you? Of course not!”...
- More Re Reappointment Of Hawass
Also see yesterday's posts here and here. New York Times (Katie Taylor) Zahi Hawass, who resigned as Egypt’s minister of antiquities less than a month ago under criticism for his close ties to former President Hosni Mubarak, was reappointed to...
- Breaking News - Zahi Hawass Reappointed As Minister Of Antiquities?
Al Masry Al Youm Dated today, there is an article on Al Masry Al Youm which says that Egypt's interim Prime Minister Essam Sharaf has appointed Zahi Hawass to the position of head of the new Ministry of Antiquities. I have not seen this confirmed...