Egypt
The Egypt State Information Service (a very brief statement)
drhawass.com by Zahi Hawass
- 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...
- 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...
- Breaking News - Zahi Hawass Reappointed As Minister Of Antiquities?
Al Masry Al Youm Dated today, there is an article on Al Masry Al Youm which says that Egypt's interim Prime Minister Essam Sharaf has appointed Zahi Hawass to the position of head of the new Ministry of Antiquities. I have not seen this confirmed...
- Nyt Says That Hawass Will Not Be Part Of New Government
New York Times (Kate Taylor) Kate Taylor has posted that Hawass has said that he will not be part of a new government in Egypt. She interprets this as resignation, but I would imagine that although he may resign a government position he will still expect...
- Slapping Zionists
Zionism appears to be all the talk over at Egypt's cultural ministry with Dr. Zahi Hawass in a recent interview saying that he gave the Zionist enemy a real slap in the face. Dr. Hawass feels his recent cancellation of an inauguration ceremony for...
Egypt
News from the SCA
Zahi Hawass has been given the position of Deputy Culture Minister. This is probably the least surprising news of the week, following the interview in which Hawass announced that when his tenure came to an end next year as Secretary General of the SCA he would step down.
It will be interesting to see who is appointed to the SCA position. I would imagine that with Hawass in the ministry, presumably overseeing archaeological matters, the role of any successor will be less prominent than it has been in recent years, particularly if the appointment is filled from within the SCA as Hawass has said he would like.
The story is covered at:It will be interesting to see who is appointed to the SCA position. I would imagine that with Hawass in the ministry, presumably overseeing archaeological matters, the role of any successor will be less prominent than it has been in recent years, particularly if the appointment is filled from within the SCA as Hawass has said he would like.
The Egypt State Information Service (a very brief statement)
drhawass.com by Zahi Hawass
- 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...
- 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...
- Breaking News - Zahi Hawass Reappointed As Minister Of Antiquities?
Al Masry Al Youm Dated today, there is an article on Al Masry Al Youm which says that Egypt's interim Prime Minister Essam Sharaf has appointed Zahi Hawass to the position of head of the new Ministry of Antiquities. I have not seen this confirmed...
- Nyt Says That Hawass Will Not Be Part Of New Government
New York Times (Kate Taylor) Kate Taylor has posted that Hawass has said that he will not be part of a new government in Egypt. She interprets this as resignation, but I would imagine that although he may resign a government position he will still expect...
- Slapping Zionists
Zionism appears to be all the talk over at Egypt's cultural ministry with Dr. Zahi Hawass in a recent interview saying that he gave the Zionist enemy a real slap in the face. Dr. Hawass feels his recent cancellation of an inauguration ceremony for...