Egypt
New York Times (Kate Taylor)
- Banquo's Ghost
The Art Newspaper (Martin Bailey) Thanks to Alice Gaylor for the link. One wonders what sort of state the Antiquities service is in if only one person can be found with suitable qualifications to lead it. Egyptian antiquities boss Zahi Hawass still remains...
- Egypt’s Chief Archaeologist Defends His Rights (and Wrongs)
Biblical Archaeological Review (Hershel Shanks) On Sunday, January 16, I interviewed Zahi Hawass in his office in Zamalek, the elegant Cairene island in the Nile and home of the Gezira Sports Club, from which Hawass commanded an army of 32,000 employees...
- More Re Reinstatement Of Hawass
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Video - 4.46 minutes. On Wednesday, March 30th, Dr. Zahi Hawass was called from the Prime Minister Essam Sharaf in his office to be appointed Minister of Antiquities. In this video Zahi Hawass is addressing a message to all...
- And More About The Reappointment Of Hawass . . .
Ahram Online A very short post from Nevine El-Aref: Zahi Hawass, after stepping down early in the month, is re-appointed as minister of antiquities following a meeting with Egypt PM Zahi Hawass, chief of the Supreme Council of Antiquities,...
- Hawass Vows To Stay On As Antiquities Chief
National Geographic Zahi Hawass, Egypt's Minister of State for Antiquity Affairs, said on his blog today that accusations against him of inappropriate or even illegal behavior had convinced him to stay in office, "so that I can continue to do everything...
Egypt
Hawass responds re his new situation
New York Times (Kate Taylor)
Zahi Hawass, whose departure as Egypt’s minister of antiquities was announced in a cabinet reshuffle this week, said in an e-mail Friday that, while he continues to supervise the agency while his replacement is found, he will not be staying on for more than a few days “to help with the transition.” Mr. Hawass said, “I am retiring to focus on my own work, as a scholar and a writer,” adding he is looking forward to “living quietly as a private person, away from politics.” On Thursday, the Egyptian government said it is downgrading the antiquities department from a ministry to an office reporting to the prime minister, reversing a decision by former president Hosni Mubarak in the last days of his rule to elevate its status. It is still not clear who will run the office, which will again be known as the Supreme Council of Antiquities.
- Banquo's Ghost
The Art Newspaper (Martin Bailey) Thanks to Alice Gaylor for the link. One wonders what sort of state the Antiquities service is in if only one person can be found with suitable qualifications to lead it. Egyptian antiquities boss Zahi Hawass still remains...
- Egypt’s Chief Archaeologist Defends His Rights (and Wrongs)
Biblical Archaeological Review (Hershel Shanks) On Sunday, January 16, I interviewed Zahi Hawass in his office in Zamalek, the elegant Cairene island in the Nile and home of the Gezira Sports Club, from which Hawass commanded an army of 32,000 employees...
- More Re Reinstatement Of Hawass
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Video - 4.46 minutes. On Wednesday, March 30th, Dr. Zahi Hawass was called from the Prime Minister Essam Sharaf in his office to be appointed Minister of Antiquities. In this video Zahi Hawass is addressing a message to all...
- And More About The Reappointment Of Hawass . . .
Ahram Online A very short post from Nevine El-Aref: Zahi Hawass, after stepping down early in the month, is re-appointed as minister of antiquities following a meeting with Egypt PM Zahi Hawass, chief of the Supreme Council of Antiquities,...
- Hawass Vows To Stay On As Antiquities Chief
National Geographic Zahi Hawass, Egypt's Minister of State for Antiquity Affairs, said on his blog today that accusations against him of inappropriate or even illegal behavior had convinced him to stay in office, "so that I can continue to do everything...