Egypt
Al Masry Al Youm (Mohamed Azouz)
- Egypt’s Historic Palaces Falling Apart
gulfnews.com (Ramadan Al Sherbini) Almost 16 months after a popular revolt deposed long-standing Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, presidential palaces have been infested with insects, bats and crows due to closure and a lack of attention. Some of Egypt’s...
- Department Head Alleges That Mubarak Pocketed Revenue
Al Masry Al Youm Since 2002, revenue from overseas exhibitions of rare artifacts has gone to the family of toppled President Hosni Mubarak, an Egyptian antiquities official alleged Tuesday. Abdel Rahman al-Aidy, head of the Central Department for the...
- Art Attack
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) Were last weekend's allegations over objects missing from the Museum of Islamic Art's new display aimed at stirring up more controversy over the Ministry of State for Antiquities? The well-known Egyptian writer...
- Misappropriation Of Funds From King Tut Exhibit
Al Masry Al Youm The Public Funds Prosecution is investigating accusations made by Nour Abdel Samad, director of Egypt’s archaeological sites, that former First Lady Suzanne Mubarak and Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass misappropriated public funds using...
- Islamic Museum Collection Is Safe
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) It seems that rumours took their toll on the Ministry of State for Antiquities (MSA). A collection of 4,200 Islamic artefacts had been claimed stolen from the Islamic museum in Bab El Khalq, downtown Cairo. The rumour included...
Egypt
No artifacts missing from presidential palaces
Al Masry Al Youm (Mohamed Azouz)
A panel comissioned by the Egyptian government to take stock of artifacts at presidential palaces has said no pieces are missing.
Late in May, Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass ordered the formation of a panel to record the contents of presidential palaces, prompted by reports that toppled president Hosni Mubarak seized a number of pieces on leaving for Sharm al-Sheikh, where he has been residing since his ouster in February.
Archaeologists, however, remain skeptical of the integrity of the panel, especially as Hawass himself and Mubarak’s wife Suzanne are also accused of stealing antiquities.
- Egypt’s Historic Palaces Falling Apart
gulfnews.com (Ramadan Al Sherbini) Almost 16 months after a popular revolt deposed long-standing Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak, presidential palaces have been infested with insects, bats and crows due to closure and a lack of attention. Some of Egypt’s...
- Department Head Alleges That Mubarak Pocketed Revenue
Al Masry Al Youm Since 2002, revenue from overseas exhibitions of rare artifacts has gone to the family of toppled President Hosni Mubarak, an Egyptian antiquities official alleged Tuesday. Abdel Rahman al-Aidy, head of the Central Department for the...
- Art Attack
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) Were last weekend's allegations over objects missing from the Museum of Islamic Art's new display aimed at stirring up more controversy over the Ministry of State for Antiquities? The well-known Egyptian writer...
- Misappropriation Of Funds From King Tut Exhibit
Al Masry Al Youm The Public Funds Prosecution is investigating accusations made by Nour Abdel Samad, director of Egypt’s archaeological sites, that former First Lady Suzanne Mubarak and Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass misappropriated public funds using...
- Islamic Museum Collection Is Safe
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) It seems that rumours took their toll on the Ministry of State for Antiquities (MSA). A collection of 4,200 Islamic artefacts had been claimed stolen from the Islamic museum in Bab El Khalq, downtown Cairo. The rumour included...