Egypt
Al Masry Al Youm
- Egypt’s Historic Palaces Falling Apart
gulfnews.com (Ramadan Al Sherbini) Almost 16 months after a popular revolt deposed long-standing Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, presidential palaces have been infested with insects, bats and crows due to closure and a lack of attention. Some of Egypt’s...
- The Dissolution Of The Antiquities Ministry
For a general update about the current state of the cabinet reshuffle see Shaden Shehab's report on Al Ahram Weekly. Al Masry Al Youm (Mohamed Azouz) A bold statement from the new head of the SCA. No one has been named to replace the previous and...
- Pharaonic Palaces Discovered In Upper Egypt
Al Masry Al Youm The Ministry of Antiquities on Wednesday announced the discovery of a group of pharaonic palaces in Wadi al-Gadid in Upper Egypt. The palaces, believed to belong to the Sixth Dynasty, are estimated to be 3200 years old. According to a...
- 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...
- Palaces And The People
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) They are the veins of the cultural movement in Egypt. So described Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni cultural palaces and how he envisions the way these architectural wonders can spread what they have to offer across Egypt....
Egypt
Hawass demands palaces fall under control of Antiquities Ministry
Al Masry Al Youm
Egyptian Minister of State for Antiquities Zahi Hawass on Monday demanded that all presidential palaces in Egypt fall under control of the ministry’s Islamic and Coptic antiquities department. In a statement, Hawass said he had sent a memo to Prime Minister Essam Sharaf asking him to include the Oruba Palace, the former headquarters of deposed President Hosni Mubarak, as well as other presidential palaces.
Hawass also demanded that a ministry committee be formed to examine the contents of the Oruba Palace and other presidential palaces, as well as the palaces and rest houses of former senior officials, to indicate whether the contents include antiquities.
- Egypt’s Historic Palaces Falling Apart
gulfnews.com (Ramadan Al Sherbini) Almost 16 months after a popular revolt deposed long-standing Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, presidential palaces have been infested with insects, bats and crows due to closure and a lack of attention. Some of Egypt’s...
- The Dissolution Of The Antiquities Ministry
For a general update about the current state of the cabinet reshuffle see Shaden Shehab's report on Al Ahram Weekly. Al Masry Al Youm (Mohamed Azouz) A bold statement from the new head of the SCA. No one has been named to replace the previous and...
- Pharaonic Palaces Discovered In Upper Egypt
Al Masry Al Youm The Ministry of Antiquities on Wednesday announced the discovery of a group of pharaonic palaces in Wadi al-Gadid in Upper Egypt. The palaces, believed to belong to the Sixth Dynasty, are estimated to be 3200 years old. According to a...
- 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...
- Palaces And The People
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) They are the veins of the cultural movement in Egypt. So described Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni cultural palaces and how he envisions the way these architectural wonders can spread what they have to offer across Egypt....