Egypt
Luxor Times
Van Gogh could never have imagined it.
- Saqqara Gets A Security Upgrade
Egyptian Gazette The guards at the Saqqara Pyramids have cast aside their wooden sticks in favour of loaded guns. The Government has beefed up security in historic sites to protect them from theft after the January 25 Revolution. This change in security...
- West Bank Lighting System Completed
Luxor Times With photos. The SCA had finished the lighting system project of west bank, Luxor with a budget of 56 million Egyptian pounds. The project was done in co-operation with Egypt sound and light company and Architecture Lumiere (French company)....
- Fallout From The Theft Of The Poppy Flowers
Egypt Daily News (Hadeel Al-Shalchi) With the alarms out and few cameras working, the thieves took advantage of the afternoon period when security guards were busy praying during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The thieves used a box cutter to slice...
- More Re Steps To Improve Security In Egyptian Museums
ABC News Egypt has pledged to implement strict measures to protect its cultural and archaeological riches after the theft of a Vincent Van Gogh masterpiece in broad daylight from an unguarded Cairo museum. Antiquities supremo Zahi Hawass says alarm systems...
- Inauguration Of The Hanging Church
After 13 years of restoration the 4th century Coptic church known as "The hanging church" will be inaugurated in time for Coptic Easter ceremonies. Dr. Zahi Hawass also points out that a number of other museums including the Suez and crocodile...
Egypt
Security concerns close Nubian Museum for 2 weeks
Luxor Times
Van Gogh could never have imagined it.
Dr. Zahi Hawass announced that a specialised company was chosen to work on an intensive project to replace the surveillance cameras and security system including the alarms which are out of date and suffer of repetitive malfunctions since the museum opening in1997.
- Saqqara Gets A Security Upgrade
Egyptian Gazette The guards at the Saqqara Pyramids have cast aside their wooden sticks in favour of loaded guns. The Government has beefed up security in historic sites to protect them from theft after the January 25 Revolution. This change in security...
- West Bank Lighting System Completed
Luxor Times With photos. The SCA had finished the lighting system project of west bank, Luxor with a budget of 56 million Egyptian pounds. The project was done in co-operation with Egypt sound and light company and Architecture Lumiere (French company)....
- Fallout From The Theft Of The Poppy Flowers
Egypt Daily News (Hadeel Al-Shalchi) With the alarms out and few cameras working, the thieves took advantage of the afternoon period when security guards were busy praying during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. The thieves used a box cutter to slice...
- More Re Steps To Improve Security In Egyptian Museums
ABC News Egypt has pledged to implement strict measures to protect its cultural and archaeological riches after the theft of a Vincent Van Gogh masterpiece in broad daylight from an unguarded Cairo museum. Antiquities supremo Zahi Hawass says alarm systems...
- Inauguration Of The Hanging Church
After 13 years of restoration the 4th century Coptic church known as "The hanging church" will be inaugurated in time for Coptic Easter ceremonies. Dr. Zahi Hawass also points out that a number of other museums including the Suez and crocodile...