Egypt
- The Very Last On The New 7 Wonders
IOL Egypt has one last dig at the contest: Egypt said on Sunday that the pyramids of Giza remained the only wonder of the world, snubbing a contest in which seven "new" wonders were selected by Internet and telephone voters as having "no value."Seven...
- New 7 Wonders
BBC News In less than 24 hours, the world will have Seven New Wonders, to add to numerous international lists of top tourist must-sees and natural wonders. The contest to find the most popular man-made heritage sites has attracted votes from some 75 million...
- Egypt Pays No Heed To List Of New Seven Wonders Of The World
http://tinyurl.com/2dvpba (sis.gov.eg)"Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni said on Monday 7/5/2007 that Egypt paid no heed to the New Seven Wonders of the World list, which removed the Giza Pyramids and gave them an honourary status. Hosni said Egypt had...
- Yet More On The New 7 Wonders
http://tinyurl.com/2t2ts2 (sis.gov.eg)"The international committee established to choose the Seven Wonders of the World chose Pyramids to be on the top of old and modern wonders. In a letter which Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni received yesterday May...
- More Re Egypt's Response To The New 7 Wonders
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7169"No contest: The Pyramids of Giza are one of the great wonders of the world. That’s the view of both Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni and Supreme Council of Antiquities head Zahi Hawass, who have...
Egypt
More on New 7 Wonders dispute
I bet this isn't the sort of publicity that the New 7 Wonders people had in mind when they started this project:
http://tinyurl.com/3y8ayl (sis.gov.eg)
"Egypt officially protested against a contest sponsored by a Swiss Tourist Company to choose the new wonders of the world. The Giza Pyramids in Egypt were ruled out from the contest. Dr. Zahi Hawwas, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities said that he sent an official address to the UNESCO Director General, the Chairman of the World Heritage Committee, and the UNESCO Culture Director General asking them to intervene and immediately stop this farce."
- The Very Last On The New 7 Wonders
IOL Egypt has one last dig at the contest: Egypt said on Sunday that the pyramids of Giza remained the only wonder of the world, snubbing a contest in which seven "new" wonders were selected by Internet and telephone voters as having "no value."Seven...
- New 7 Wonders
BBC News In less than 24 hours, the world will have Seven New Wonders, to add to numerous international lists of top tourist must-sees and natural wonders. The contest to find the most popular man-made heritage sites has attracted votes from some 75 million...
- Egypt Pays No Heed To List Of New Seven Wonders Of The World
http://tinyurl.com/2dvpba (sis.gov.eg)"Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni said on Monday 7/5/2007 that Egypt paid no heed to the New Seven Wonders of the World list, which removed the Giza Pyramids and gave them an honourary status. Hosni said Egypt had...
- Yet More On The New 7 Wonders
http://tinyurl.com/2t2ts2 (sis.gov.eg)"The international committee established to choose the Seven Wonders of the World chose Pyramids to be on the top of old and modern wonders. In a letter which Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni received yesterday May...
- More Re Egypt's Response To The New 7 Wonders
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=7169"No contest: The Pyramids of Giza are one of the great wonders of the world. That’s the view of both Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni and Supreme Council of Antiquities head Zahi Hawass, who have...