Egypt
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- Foreign Missions Resume Their Archaeological Works In Upper Egypt
Ahram Online (Nevine El Aref) Polish, American and German archaeological missions are given government authorisation to resume important works in Luxor and Aswan This year’s October-December archaeological projects by foreign entities resume in full-swing...
- Lahun Excavation Is Shut Down
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Hopefully further information will emerge to clarify the situation. Excavations at the Lahoun archaeological site in Fayoum have been halted due to negligence of the excavators The Permanent Committee of Egyptian Antiquities...
- Sca Panel To Inspect Privately Owned Relics
Egypt State Information Service In accordance with the newly approved antiquities law, Culture Minister Farouq Hosni ordered on 10 March 2010 the formation of a standing committee to inspect and register relics owned by individuals. The law requires...
- Signing 12 Int'l Agreements For Protecting, Restoring Egyptian Antiquities
Egypt State Information Service Signing 12 int'l agreements for protecting, restoring Egyptian antiquities Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawwas said that bilateral agreements that Egypt signed with the European...
- Hawass Attends Nubia Museum Committee Meeting In Paris
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o270625f.htm "The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Secretary-General Zahi Hawwas heads to Paris today to attend the meeting of 15th session of the executive committee for Nubia museum in Aswan and the civilization...
Egypt
No violation in transferring Tutankhamun mummy
Egypt State Information Service
Dr. Zahi Hawwas, Secretary-General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities said on 5/12/2007 that there is no violation in the transferring process to King Tut mummy which was done last November, adding that the process was in compliance with the antiquities preservation law No. 117 for year 1983.
He said that the regulations of the Permanent Committee for the Egyptian Antiquities are stating that the excavation and reparation works which will be done by foreigners must be presented to the committee before starting any works.
Then he said that the transferring process was done by Egyptians thus there is no need to present it to the Permanent Committee for the Egyptian Antiquities.
- Foreign Missions Resume Their Archaeological Works In Upper Egypt
Ahram Online (Nevine El Aref) Polish, American and German archaeological missions are given government authorisation to resume important works in Luxor and Aswan This year’s October-December archaeological projects by foreign entities resume in full-swing...
- Lahun Excavation Is Shut Down
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) Hopefully further information will emerge to clarify the situation. Excavations at the Lahoun archaeological site in Fayoum have been halted due to negligence of the excavators The Permanent Committee of Egyptian Antiquities...
- Sca Panel To Inspect Privately Owned Relics
Egypt State Information Service In accordance with the newly approved antiquities law, Culture Minister Farouq Hosni ordered on 10 March 2010 the formation of a standing committee to inspect and register relics owned by individuals. The law requires...
- Signing 12 Int'l Agreements For Protecting, Restoring Egyptian Antiquities
Egypt State Information Service Signing 12 int'l agreements for protecting, restoring Egyptian antiquities Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawwas said that bilateral agreements that Egypt signed with the European...
- Hawass Attends Nubia Museum Committee Meeting In Paris
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o270625f.htm "The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Secretary-General Zahi Hawwas heads to Paris today to attend the meeting of 15th session of the executive committee for Nubia museum in Aswan and the civilization...