Egypt
Forthcoming Hatshepsut Exhibition
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o210925d.htm
The State Information Service has announced the upcoming Hatshepsut exhibition: "Queen Hatshepsut fair travels to US. A fair item titled Hatshepsut: from Queen to Pharaoh is due to travel to San Francisco by the middle of next month. 'This item is among five archaeological collections to be presented by Egypt in the fair held in the United States for one year,' said Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Antiquities. Several global museums will also take part in the fair displaying archaeological acquisitions dating back to Queen Hatshepsut's era."
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Queen's Mummy Arrives In Cairo
http://tinyurl.com/rnbwp (Egypt State Information Service) This somewhat confusing and very brief item is featured today on the Egypt State Information Service: "The mummy of Queen Hatshepsut arrived at Cairo Airport yesterday. The mummy, which was brought...
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Egypt Today Short News Review
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6690A series of very short summaries of past news items are featured on the Egypt Today website this month: About Antiquities Some 330 monuments rescued from the Mediterranean waters off Alexandria, including...
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Ancient Gold Cartouches Unearthed In Egypt
http://www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=16288"The discovery of gold cartouches dating back to 1400 BC sheds new light on the relationship between two ancient Egyptian rulers, Egypt's antiquities department said Friday. A team of French and Egyptian...
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The Pharaohs In Spain
http://tinyurl.com/blpmk (State Information Service) An exhibition of Egyptian antiquities entitled 'The Pharaohs" will open in about a fortnight's time in Madrid, having been shown at the Arab World lnstitute in Paris, said Zahi Hawass, Secretary...
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Upgrading Queen Hatsheput's Temple
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/2/A short piece by Hassan Saadallah about rennovations to the temple of the Deir el Bahri temple of Queen Hatshepsut: "An urgent project will start soon to preserve the el-Deir el-Bahari Temple of Queen Hatshepsut...
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