Egypt
New York Times (Kate Taylor)
- Resignation Of Sca Head Refused
A few days ago a number of news sites reported that the new head of the SCA, Mohamed Abdel Fatah, had resigned from his position. The reason given was that he felt that he could not do the job properly without being given full authority, and that the...
- More Re Mohamed Abdel Fattah, The Replacement For Hawass
New York Times (Kate Taylor) Mohamed Abdel Fattah, the head of the antiquities sector at the Supreme Council of Antiquities, will become the council’s secretary general, the position Mr. Hawass held before former President Hosni Mubarak elevated...
- 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...
- Hawass Responds Re His New Situation
New York Times (Kate Taylor) Zahi Hawass, whose departure as Egypt’s minister of antiquities was announced in a cabinet reshuffle this week, said in an e-mail Friday that, while he continues to supervise the agency while his replacement is found, he...
- Zahi Hawass
The New York Sun (Kate Taylor) Short piece about Hawass and his latest interests. Egypt currently has a dozen new museums under construction — and not enough masterpieces of ancient art to fill them, the secretary-general of the Egypt's Supreme...
Egypt
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 to be in some position of authority with regard to the SCA, although as his tenure as SCA General Secretary has expired I don't know how this would be worked.
- Resignation Of Sca Head Refused
A few days ago a number of news sites reported that the new head of the SCA, Mohamed Abdel Fatah, had resigned from his position. The reason given was that he felt that he could not do the job properly without being given full authority, and that the...
- More Re Mohamed Abdel Fattah, The Replacement For Hawass
New York Times (Kate Taylor) Mohamed Abdel Fattah, the head of the antiquities sector at the Supreme Council of Antiquities, will become the council’s secretary general, the position Mr. Hawass held before former President Hosni Mubarak elevated...
- 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...
- Hawass Responds Re His New Situation
New York Times (Kate Taylor) Zahi Hawass, whose departure as Egypt’s minister of antiquities was announced in a cabinet reshuffle this week, said in an e-mail Friday that, while he continues to supervise the agency while his replacement is found, he...
- Zahi Hawass
The New York Sun (Kate Taylor) Short piece about Hawass and his latest interests. Egypt currently has a dozen new museums under construction — and not enough masterpieces of ancient art to fill them, the secretary-general of the Egypt's Supreme...