Egypt
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref)
- Minister Requests Burnt Ndp Building Merge With Museum
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Minister of State for Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim submitted an official request on Tuesday to Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzouri asking that he hand over the land which the dissolved National Democratic Party (NDP) building...
- Suez Museum Relates The City’s History Through Ages
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Following almost six years of construction the long-awaited Suez National Museum had its official inauguration while the city was marking one year of Egypt’s Revolution. While some of Suez inhabitants were protesting before...
- 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...
- Antiquities Minister Eyes New Policies For Egypt Heritage
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Today, following a long meeting with top officials of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), newly-appointed Minster of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim told reporters that under his tenure Egypt’s antiquities will be managed...
- The Fate Of Tutankhamun's Touring Exhibition
Ahram Online (Nevine El Aref) Never mind the cost of bringing the artefacts home - I would have thought that if, as the Step Pyramid story suggested, the SCA is short of the cash required to keep their monuments standing the government would encourage...
Egypt
Archaeologists will forego national day this year
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref)
This year archaeologists will forego celebrating Archaeologists Day as it coincides with the anniversary of the January 2011 revolution.
Mohamed Ibrahim, minister of state for antiquities, decided to cancel the celebration ceremony this year for the sake of the feelings of the families of the revolution's martyrs. Ibrahim also called on archaeologists to work hard to protect Egypt’s heritage.
- Minister Requests Burnt Ndp Building Merge With Museum
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Minister of State for Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim submitted an official request on Tuesday to Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzouri asking that he hand over the land which the dissolved National Democratic Party (NDP) building...
- Suez Museum Relates The City’s History Through Ages
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Following almost six years of construction the long-awaited Suez National Museum had its official inauguration while the city was marking one year of Egypt’s Revolution. While some of Suez inhabitants were protesting before...
- 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...
- Antiquities Minister Eyes New Policies For Egypt Heritage
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Today, following a long meeting with top officials of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), newly-appointed Minster of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim told reporters that under his tenure Egypt’s antiquities will be managed...
- The Fate Of Tutankhamun's Touring Exhibition
Ahram Online (Nevine El Aref) Never mind the cost of bringing the artefacts home - I would have thought that if, as the Step Pyramid story suggested, the SCA is short of the cash required to keep their monuments standing the government would encourage...