Egypt
Hawass hats sold for charity
International Herald Tribune
Egypt's top archaeologist has made about US$500,000 (€348,000) for a children's charity by selling copies of his trademark leather hat during a recent King Tut tour, he said Wednesday.
Zahi Hawass, the country's top antiquities official, said that the replicas of his trademark Indiana Jones hat were sold for US$45 (€31) each during the two-year tour that wrapped up this fall.
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Antiquities Ministry Denies Any Misappropriation Of Public Funds Using Artefacts
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) On Sunday, the Public Funds Prosecution investigated accusations made by archaeologist Nour Abdel Samad that former First Lady Suzanne Mubarak and Minister of State for Antiquities Zahi Hawass abused their official government...
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Misappropriation Of Funds From King Tut Exhibit
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A Lot Of Bang For A Book
Egypt Today (Michael Kaput) Got a trust fund you just can’t spend quickly enough? Then consider the latest venture by Dr. Zahi Hawass, head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities. If you thought asking LE 200 for the trademark fedora sported by Egypt’s...
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Cleopatra - "uniquely Hawass"
Global Post (Theodore May) Anyone who’s worked as a reporter in Egypt long enough knows what it’s like to deal with Zahi Hawass, the head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, which oversees the country’s ancient sites. Hawass may be the...
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Exhibition: The Golden King And The Great Pharaohs
International Herald Tribune An exhibition featuring more than 130 treasures from the Egyptian tomb of King Tutankhamun and other ancient sites will begin a U.S. tour with an opening November in Atlanta. The Michael C. Carlos Museum of Emory University...
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