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Culture Minister Farouk Hosni said a Spanish archaeological team has unearthed a wooden Sarcophagus that dates back to the Middle Kingdom (2134-1998) B.C at the area of Zira Abulnaga of Luxor's western bank. . . .

Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif agreed to staging an exhibition displaying Egyptian antiquities in eight European and American cities on March 9, 2008 through December 2012 under the rubric Tutankhamen and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs.

On his part, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawwas said the exhibition will last for four years starting next month from the Vienna-based Art history Museum.

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- Tutankhamun Continues To Tour The U.s.
Egypt State Information Service Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif approved the transfer of the exhibition of "Tutankhamun The Golden King and The Great Pharaohs" which showcases more than 130 artifacts, from Atlanta Civic Center to the Children's Museum...

- Egyptian Sunken Antiquities Carried To Italy
Egypt State Information Service Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif approved moving the Egyptian sunken antiquities exhibition from the city of Madrid, Spain to the Italian capital Rome. To be inaugurated next week. The exhibition is of special importance since...

- Egyptian Monuments Touring Japan
State Information Service Culture Minister Farouk Hosni approved the travel of an antiquities team to Japan to inaugurate the Egyptian monuments exhibition to be staged in the museum of the University of Wasida, in the City of Sengoku on July 31, 2007...

- Sunken Antiquities In France And Germany
http://tinyurl.com/aco76 (Egyptian State Information Service)"Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif has approved the holding of an exhibition for sunken antiquities in Berlin on May 11. Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni said the exhibition is expected to net 1.6...

- Hatshepsut Visits Three Us States
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o090925g.htm"An exhibition for Egyptian artifacts will be staged in three American states as of mid-October for three months under the title Hatshepsut the Queen and Pharaoh. Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni said Prime...

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