Egypt
International Herald Tribune
- Police Arrest Illegal Excavators In Luxor, Aswan
Egypt Independent Tourism and antiquities police in Upper Egypt have seized 17 artifacts while on a mission targeting illegal excavators in Luxor and Aswan. A security source said police had received a tip that illegal excavators were searching...
- Disruptions In Kharga And Assiut
There have been reports of a very unofficial nature of attacks on, or damage to, the museums of Assiut and Kharga. Please note - both of these reports remain to be verified. If anyone hears anything more official please let me know: andie @ oddthing....
- Sweeping Aside The Living At Luxor
Middle East Times One of Egypt's most famous ancient cities, Luxor, is in the process of getting a makeover, and not everyone is pleased with the government's actions. The plan is to create an open-air museum on the city's west bank, home...
- More Evictions At Qurna
International Herald Tribune Almost 60 mud brick houses were demolished Sunday near tombs in the ancient Egyptian city of Luxor after security forces used tear gas to force out residents, according to inhabitants. For the past half century, local authorities...
- Police Break Up Pro Democracy Rally
Egyptian riot police have broken up an illegal pro democracy demonstration held to call for a change in the Egyptian constitution for running for president. The Egyptian constitution only allows the ruling party to pick a nominee for president. There...
Egypt
Clashes re government plans for open air museum
International Herald Tribune
Police detained 25 Luxor residents yesterday for questioning about their involvement in clashes with police during a protest against government attempts to move the group from their homes to make room for an open-air museum, a security official said.
The detainees are facing charges of "illegal gathering and vandalism," Omar Allameddin, the head of the local prosecutor's office, told the Associated Press.During a violent demonstration on Friday in the ancient Egyptian city of Luxor, police forcibly prevented hundreds of protesters from entering the Karnak Temple, one of the most famous sites from the Pharaonic era.
- Police Arrest Illegal Excavators In Luxor, Aswan
Egypt Independent Tourism and antiquities police in Upper Egypt have seized 17 artifacts while on a mission targeting illegal excavators in Luxor and Aswan. A security source said police had received a tip that illegal excavators were searching...
- Disruptions In Kharga And Assiut
There have been reports of a very unofficial nature of attacks on, or damage to, the museums of Assiut and Kharga. Please note - both of these reports remain to be verified. If anyone hears anything more official please let me know: andie @ oddthing....
- Sweeping Aside The Living At Luxor
Middle East Times One of Egypt's most famous ancient cities, Luxor, is in the process of getting a makeover, and not everyone is pleased with the government's actions. The plan is to create an open-air museum on the city's west bank, home...
- More Evictions At Qurna
International Herald Tribune Almost 60 mud brick houses were demolished Sunday near tombs in the ancient Egyptian city of Luxor after security forces used tear gas to force out residents, according to inhabitants. For the past half century, local authorities...
- Police Break Up Pro Democracy Rally
Egyptian riot police have broken up an illegal pro democracy demonstration held to call for a change in the Egyptian constitution for running for president. The Egyptian constitution only allows the ruling party to pick a nominee for president. There...