Egypt
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref)
- Under The Pharaohs' Spell
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) This year, 2011, was indeed different for Egypt. A few days after the revolution broke out on 25 January, eventually toppling president Hosni Mubarak and his autocratic regime, the corrupt police force faded into the background...
- Islamic Museum Collection Is Safe
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) It seems that rumours took their toll on the Ministry of State for Antiquities (MSA). A collection of 4,200 Islamic artefacts had been claimed stolen from the Islamic museum in Bab El Khalq, downtown Cairo. The rumour included...
- Reports Of Looting Continue To Dominate In Egypt
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) With photos. A report issued early this week shows that 800 artefacts are still missing from the Qantara-East warehouse in North Sinai. The storehouse was looted on 29 January -- the fifth day of the Egyptian uprising....
- More Re Opening Of Arish National Museum
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) Five years after building started and many more years since its inception, the temple- shaped, honey-coloured Arish National Museum stood poised last Sunday for its official inauguration by Mrs Suzanne Mubarak. The long-awaited...
- National Museum Of Sinai Opens
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/842/fe4.htmBy Nevine El-Aref: "North Sinai's National Day celebration had a different flavour this year. Apart from the inauguration of new urban development projects that usually mark the event, the city's long-awaited...
Egypt
Egypt's antiquities moved for fear of looting
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref)
In an attempt to protect Egypt’s antiquities, an archaeological mission led by Mohamed Abdel Maqsoud, head of antiquities of Alexandria and Lower Egypt, transported artefacts from the Qantara East storage facility in Sinai to the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.
The transported collection includes artefacts that belong to the planned Port Said, Sharm El-Sheikh and Taba museums as well as Sinai artefacts that were retrieved from Israel following the singing the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty.
The transported objects filled 30 trucks and arrived safe at the Egyptian Museum with the protection of police and army forces. The objects are now stored in the basement of the Egyptian Museum, in order to protect them from looting attempts.
- Under The Pharaohs' Spell
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) This year, 2011, was indeed different for Egypt. A few days after the revolution broke out on 25 January, eventually toppling president Hosni Mubarak and his autocratic regime, the corrupt police force faded into the background...
- Islamic Museum Collection Is Safe
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) It seems that rumours took their toll on the Ministry of State for Antiquities (MSA). A collection of 4,200 Islamic artefacts had been claimed stolen from the Islamic museum in Bab El Khalq, downtown Cairo. The rumour included...
- Reports Of Looting Continue To Dominate In Egypt
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) With photos. A report issued early this week shows that 800 artefacts are still missing from the Qantara-East warehouse in North Sinai. The storehouse was looted on 29 January -- the fifth day of the Egyptian uprising....
- More Re Opening Of Arish National Museum
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) Five years after building started and many more years since its inception, the temple- shaped, honey-coloured Arish National Museum stood poised last Sunday for its official inauguration by Mrs Suzanne Mubarak. The long-awaited...
- National Museum Of Sinai Opens
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/842/fe4.htmBy Nevine El-Aref: "North Sinai's National Day celebration had a different flavour this year. Apart from the inauguration of new urban development projects that usually mark the event, the city's long-awaited...