Egypt
Egypt State Information Service
- More Re Repatriation Conference
Egypt State Information Service I've trawled through the various media reports on the subject of the conference and it is a real shame that we only hear the Egyptian point of view in any of the reports. Obviously Hawass took centre stage because it...
- Eight Artefacts Returned By Switzerland
Egypt State Information Service Egypt will receive on 26/6/2009 eight archaeological artifacts that were smuggled outside the country in 2002, said an expert in a released statement on Thursday 25/6/2009. The antiquities have been stolen from the storehouse...
- Egypt Asks Us To Return 80 Stolen Artifacts
Egypt State Information Service A follow up to the story about the Predynastic vessels from Maadi which were smuggled out of the country by a U.S. pilot. Zahi Hawass is due to meet with U.S. officials to discuss matters further, but it seems extremely...
- Usaid Funding For Luxor
http://tinyurl.com/kol8r (Egypt State Information Service) "The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has allocated $ 40 million to restore and develop Luxor's Western Bank. The project will be carried out in cooperation with the (SCA) Supreme...
- Egypt Foils Attempt To Sell 50 Artifacts In Canada
http://tinyurl.com/d59zs "Egypt has managed to foil an attempt to sell 50 Pharaohnic artifacts at the Medousa auction in Canada, said Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni. Secretary of the National Council of Antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawwas said that the Council...
Egypt
Egypt to restore 70 artifacts from UK
Egypt State Information Service
Egypt will restore 70 ancient artifacts from Britain. The artifacts were on display at a British museum in London. They had been smuggled by a Briton out of Egypt.
Dr Zahi Hawwas, the Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, will send a delegation to London to examine the masterpieces and negotiate with officials there to win them back.
- More Re Repatriation Conference
Egypt State Information Service I've trawled through the various media reports on the subject of the conference and it is a real shame that we only hear the Egyptian point of view in any of the reports. Obviously Hawass took centre stage because it...
- Eight Artefacts Returned By Switzerland
Egypt State Information Service Egypt will receive on 26/6/2009 eight archaeological artifacts that were smuggled outside the country in 2002, said an expert in a released statement on Thursday 25/6/2009. The antiquities have been stolen from the storehouse...
- Egypt Asks Us To Return 80 Stolen Artifacts
Egypt State Information Service A follow up to the story about the Predynastic vessels from Maadi which were smuggled out of the country by a U.S. pilot. Zahi Hawass is due to meet with U.S. officials to discuss matters further, but it seems extremely...
- Usaid Funding For Luxor
http://tinyurl.com/kol8r (Egypt State Information Service) "The US Agency for International Development (USAID) has allocated $ 40 million to restore and develop Luxor's Western Bank. The project will be carried out in cooperation with the (SCA) Supreme...
- Egypt Foils Attempt To Sell 50 Artifacts In Canada
http://tinyurl.com/d59zs "Egypt has managed to foil an attempt to sell 50 Pharaohnic artifacts at the Medousa auction in Canada, said Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni. Secretary of the National Council of Antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawwas said that the Council...