Egypt
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref)
- Abdel-maqsoud Sacked As Head Of Gem's Supreme Committee
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) More turmoil in Egypt's heritage management circles. Mohamed Abdel-Maqsoud, head of the Supreme Committee of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), has been removed from his post following protests by employees. Protests had...
- More Re Unesco Assistance For Egypt
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) During a meeting held yesterday at the Supreme Council of Antiquities’ (SCA) offices, the director of UNESCO’s cultural department Tamara Twinasky announced UNESCO’s full collaboration with the SCA to restore and preserve...
- Egypt Wins Membership Of Unesco International Heritage Committee
Egypt State Information Service Egypt won yesterday 25/10/2007 the membership of the UNESCO International heritage committee as it received the highest votes after the candidate of China. Dr. Ali Radwan member of the Supreme Council for antiquities and...
- Unesco World Heritage Sites
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/01/16/news/trherit.php?rssOne of the International Herald Tribune's multi page reviews of an international heritage issue. This looks at the role of Unesco, the relative value of adding more sites to the list, and...
- Agreement For Protection Of Cultural Heritage
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o030725g.htm "The Culture, Media and Tourism Committee of the Shura Council approved yesterday a republican decree regarding the agreement of protecting cultural heritage which was ratified by UNESCO in 17 October 2003....
Egypt
Egypt's four year membership of the UNESCO committee expired
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref)
During the eighteenth session of the General Assembly the World Heritage Convention, which took place during the General Conference of UNESCO from 7- 9 November, Egypt and Jordan concluded their four-year-long membership of the World Heritage Committee (WHC). Algeria and Qatar, meanwhile, have taken become members.
This piece of news has created brouhaha in public opinion in Egypt, as many wrongly thought that Egypt was removed from the Committee for its deficiency in protecting its heritage.
“This is totally wrong,” said Mustafa Amin, secretary general of the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA). He told Ahram Online that, in fact, Egypt and Jordan ended their membership according to UNESCO’s convention and not because of their inefficiency in protecting their heritage sites.
- Abdel-maqsoud Sacked As Head Of Gem's Supreme Committee
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) More turmoil in Egypt's heritage management circles. Mohamed Abdel-Maqsoud, head of the Supreme Committee of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), has been removed from his post following protests by employees. Protests had...
- More Re Unesco Assistance For Egypt
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) During a meeting held yesterday at the Supreme Council of Antiquities’ (SCA) offices, the director of UNESCO’s cultural department Tamara Twinasky announced UNESCO’s full collaboration with the SCA to restore and preserve...
- Egypt Wins Membership Of Unesco International Heritage Committee
Egypt State Information Service Egypt won yesterday 25/10/2007 the membership of the UNESCO International heritage committee as it received the highest votes after the candidate of China. Dr. Ali Radwan member of the Supreme Council for antiquities and...
- Unesco World Heritage Sites
http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/01/16/news/trherit.php?rssOne of the International Herald Tribune's multi page reviews of an international heritage issue. This looks at the role of Unesco, the relative value of adding more sites to the list, and...
- Agreement For Protection Of Cultural Heritage
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o030725g.htm "The Culture, Media and Tourism Committee of the Shura Council approved yesterday a republican decree regarding the agreement of protecting cultural heritage which was ratified by UNESCO in 17 October 2003....