Egypt
Ministry of Antiquities reinstated?
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New ministers in Prime Minister designate Kamal el-Ganzouri’s government have started arriving at the Ministry of Planning’s headquarters in Nasr City, as a prelude to the final announcement of all the ministers.
Six new ministers arrived at the headquarters, including Deputy Minister of Education for Secondary Education Gamal el-Araby who is nominated for Minister of Education, Hussein Khaled who is nominated for Minister of Higher Education, Mohamed Ibrahim Ali nominated for Minister of Antiquities, Adel el-Adawy for Minister of Health, Adel Abdel Hamid for Minister of Justice and Abdallah Ghorab as Minister of Petroleum.
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Minister Requests Burnt Ndp Building Merge With Museum
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Minister of State for Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim submitted an official request on Tuesday to Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzouri asking that he hand over the land which the dissolved National Democratic Party (NDP) building...
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Heritage At What Cost?
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El Aref) Almost two months since he took on Egypt's antiquities portfolio, Minister of State for Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim tells Nevine El-Aref about his plans to develop and preserve Egypt's heritage -- including upping...
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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...
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Archaeologists Threaten Strike Over Unfilled Ministry Position
Al Masry Al Youm Egyptian archaeologists threatened to organize a strike and sit-in on Sunday if a ministry official is not immediately appointed to take charge of archeology-related affairs. The threat came in light of the repeated thefts and lootings...
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Tourism: Lanka, Egypt Sign Tourism Pact
Sri Lanka News The second day of the bilateral visit of Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama to Egypt began with the signing of an MOU between the two Governments on Tourism Cooperation, the Foreign Ministry said. The signing ceremony was preceded by...
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