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- 11 Sentenced Over Museum Theft
Bikya Masr (Joseph Mayton) An Egyptian court late Tuesday sentenced 11 culture ministry officials to three years in prison over their negligence in the theft of a Vincent van Gogh painting from a Cairo museum. Despite the guilty verdict, all have been...
- Fallout From The Theft Of The Poppy Flowers
Egypt Daily News (Hadeel Al-Shalchi) With the alarms out and few cameras working, the thieves took advantage of the afternoon period when security guards were busy praying during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The thieves used a box cutter to slice...
- Short Survey - Should The Retrieval Of Egyptian Antiquities Be A Government Priority?
Al Masry Al Youm (Heba Helmy) After the theft last month of Van Gogh’s famous "Poppy Flowers" painting--valued at US$55 million--from Cairo's Mahmoud Khalil Museum, concerns have arisen about the relative safety of the country’s precious artworks...
- Inauguration Of The Hanging Church
After 13 years of restoration the 4th century Coptic church known as "The hanging church" will be inaugurated in time for Coptic Easter ceremonies. Dr. Zahi Hawass also points out that a number of other museums including the Suez and crocodile...
- Egyptian Deputy Minister Detained Over Van Gogh Theft
Egypt's top prosecutor has ordered the detention of deputy minister for culture Mohsen Shalaan in a case which involved the theft of a painting by Van Gogh from the Mahmoud Khalil museum in Cairo. The painting known as "poppy flowers" was stolen from...
Egypt
More re steps to improve security in Egyptian museums
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Egypt has pledged to implement strict measures to protect its cultural and archaeological riches after the theft of a Vincent Van Gogh masterpiece in broad daylight from an unguarded Cairo museum.
Antiquities supremo Zahi Hawass says alarm systems in museums across the country will be upgraded and linked to a central control room monitored by security forces.
"A central control room will be set up and will be electronically linked to all the surveillance rooms that exist in the museums," Mr Hawass, who heads Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, said in a statement.
Saturday's theft from Cairo's Mahmoud Khalil museum of the Dutch master's Poppy Flowers has left Egyptian authorities red-faced and struggling to fend off mounting criticism.
The government daily Al-Ahram newspaper reported on Monday that the museum's security system had been out of order since December 2006.
- 11 Sentenced Over Museum Theft
Bikya Masr (Joseph Mayton) An Egyptian court late Tuesday sentenced 11 culture ministry officials to three years in prison over their negligence in the theft of a Vincent van Gogh painting from a Cairo museum. Despite the guilty verdict, all have been...
- Fallout From The Theft Of The Poppy Flowers
Egypt Daily News (Hadeel Al-Shalchi) With the alarms out and few cameras working, the thieves took advantage of the afternoon period when security guards were busy praying during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The thieves used a box cutter to slice...
- Short Survey - Should The Retrieval Of Egyptian Antiquities Be A Government Priority?
Al Masry Al Youm (Heba Helmy) After the theft last month of Van Gogh’s famous "Poppy Flowers" painting--valued at US$55 million--from Cairo's Mahmoud Khalil Museum, concerns have arisen about the relative safety of the country’s precious artworks...
- Inauguration Of The Hanging Church
After 13 years of restoration the 4th century Coptic church known as "The hanging church" will be inaugurated in time for Coptic Easter ceremonies. Dr. Zahi Hawass also points out that a number of other museums including the Suez and crocodile...
- Egyptian Deputy Minister Detained Over Van Gogh Theft
Egypt's top prosecutor has ordered the detention of deputy minister for culture Mohsen Shalaan in a case which involved the theft of a painting by Van Gogh from the Mahmoud Khalil museum in Cairo. The painting known as "poppy flowers" was stolen from...