Egypt
SCA restores 3000 artefacts in 3 years
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o300625i.htm
"The activities of the executive committee for setting up the Nubia Museum in Asswan and the Civilization Museum in Fustat (Old Cairo) started yesterday at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Meantime, the Supreme Council for Antiquities (SCA) Secretary- General Zahi Hawas said that Egypt exerts tremendous efforts for restoring the smuggled antiques from abroad, noting that three thousand artifacts were restored during the past three years. Moreover, Egypt demanded restoring Rosetta stone that is on show in the British Museum and Nefertiti bust that is on show in Berlin Museum and the Zodiac in Louvre". This is the complete SIS article.
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Repatriation - And Other Sca Policies
http://www.artnewsonline.com/currentarticle.cfm?art_id=2039 An article about Zahi Hawass and his moves to repatriate important Egyptological artefacts: "Hawass’s list of national icons starts with the Nefertiti bust in Berlin and the Rosetta stone (ca....
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Eu Grant To Restore 10,000 Artifacts
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o080825e.htm "The European Union (EU) approved a grant of 75,000 euro to the Supreme Council of Antiquities SCA for restoring a number of antiques at the Egyptian Museum. The project will last for three years for restoring...
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Egypt Seeks Help In Getting Back Artifacts
http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5139396,00.html"Egypt announced Wednesday it was launching a campaign for the return of five of its most precious artifacts from museums abroad, including the Rosetta Stone in London and the graceful...
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Not A Loan
This article is on the Rosetta stone and Egypt's Secretary general of the Supreme counsel of antiquities desire to have it back not as a loan but permanent. In recent weeks Dr. Zahi Hawass has become less diplomatic with not only the British museum...
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A Threatening Speech
In a speech made by Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of Egypt's Supreme council of antiquities a few of years ago in Paris to members of UNESCO's Intergovernmental committee for the return of cultural heritage. Dr. Hawass made a fiery speech...
Egypt