Egypt
New Egyptian era, new complaints section
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref)
A new department has been established at the Ministry of State for Antiquities Affairs (MSAA) to receive complaints against ministry employees.
Zahi Hawass, Egypt’s minister of state for antiquities affairs, said that the administration will look into and review all complaints and suggestions to develop the MSAA. Archaeologist, Magdi El-Ghandour, director of the archaeological documentation centre, will lead these efforts.
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