Egypt
Al Masry Al Youm
- 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...
- Hawass Demands Palaces Fall Under Control Of Antiquities Ministry
Al Masry Al Youm Egyptian Minister of State for Antiquities Zahi Hawass on Monday demanded that all presidential palaces in Egypt fall under control of the ministry’s Islamic and Coptic antiquities department. In a statement, Hawass said he had sent...
- 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,...
- Archaeologists Threaten Strike Over Unfilled Ministry Position
Al Masry Al Youm Egyptian archaeologists threatened to organize a strike and sit-in on Sunday if a ministry official is not immediately appointed to take charge of archeology-related affairs. The threat came in light of the repeated thefts and lootings...
- News From The Sca
Zahi Hawass has been given the position of Deputy Culture Minister. This is probably the least surprising news of the week, following the interview in which Hawass announced that when his tenure came to an end next year as Secretary General of the SCA...
Egypt
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 by Egyptian sources (particularly Hawass himself). I'll post more when I hear anything.
This story comes as Egyptian archaeologists threaten to strike over the unfilled position and Nevine El-Aref in Al Ahram Weekly points to the potentially dire consequences of leaving the position unfilled.
I have not seen this confirmed by Egyptian sources (particularly Hawass himself). I'll post more when I hear anything.
This story comes as Egyptian archaeologists threaten to strike over the unfilled position and Nevine El-Aref in Al Ahram Weekly points to the potentially dire consequences of leaving the position unfilled.
- 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...
- Hawass Demands Palaces Fall Under Control Of Antiquities Ministry
Al Masry Al Youm Egyptian Minister of State for Antiquities Zahi Hawass on Monday demanded that all presidential palaces in Egypt fall under control of the ministry’s Islamic and Coptic antiquities department. In a statement, Hawass said he had sent...
- 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,...
- Archaeologists Threaten Strike Over Unfilled Ministry Position
Al Masry Al Youm Egyptian archaeologists threatened to organize a strike and sit-in on Sunday if a ministry official is not immediately appointed to take charge of archeology-related affairs. The threat came in light of the repeated thefts and lootings...
- News From The Sca
Zahi Hawass has been given the position of Deputy Culture Minister. This is probably the least surprising news of the week, following the interview in which Hawass announced that when his tenure came to an end next year as Secretary General of the SCA...