Egypt
- Starting Second Phase Of Developing Pyramids Area Project
Egypt State Information Service Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni toured on Sunday 19/10/2008 the second phase of the Pyramids plateau development project. He was accompanied by Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawwas. The second...
- More Re Tidying Up The Giza Plateau
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) With photographs. Who has not heard cries of complaint from visitors to the Pyramids of the confusion of ticket buying, the persistence of touts foisting horse and camel rides on tourists and the lack of toilets? All that...
- Islamic Buildings To Be Renovated In Rosetta
Egypt State Information Service Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni said that the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) is done renovating monuments in the city of Rosetta at a total cost of LE 40 million. SCA Secretary General Zahi Hawwas said that Rosetta's...
- 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...
- Securing The Pyramids
http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/EgyptOnline/"Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak will inaugurate early next year the plan to electronically secure the Pyramids Plateau, implemented over the past 3 years by the Ministry of Culture in cooperation with the National...
Egypt
Spain allocates 15 million euros to develop pyramids plateau area
http://tinyurl.com/ynnpvl (sis.gov.eg)
"Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni has said the Spanish government granted Egypt 15 million euros to develop the Pyramids Plateau area The minister set up an ad hoc committee under Zahi Hawwas, the Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities to follow up the implementation of the second phase of the project. The first phase is expected to complete in mid June. The first phase includes the erection of a 20-metre high concrete wall around the plateau to stop the creep of squatter buildings. Secretary-General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawwas said the first phase further includes an electronic security system to provide utmost protection for the ancient area."
- Starting Second Phase Of Developing Pyramids Area Project
Egypt State Information Service Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni toured on Sunday 19/10/2008 the second phase of the Pyramids plateau development project. He was accompanied by Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Zahi Hawwas. The second...
- More Re Tidying Up The Giza Plateau
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El-Aref) With photographs. Who has not heard cries of complaint from visitors to the Pyramids of the confusion of ticket buying, the persistence of touts foisting horse and camel rides on tourists and the lack of toilets? All that...
- Islamic Buildings To Be Renovated In Rosetta
Egypt State Information Service Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni said that the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) is done renovating monuments in the city of Rosetta at a total cost of LE 40 million. SCA Secretary General Zahi Hawwas said that Rosetta's...
- 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...
- Securing The Pyramids
http://www.sis.gov.eg/En/EgyptOnline/"Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak will inaugurate early next year the plan to electronically secure the Pyramids Plateau, implemented over the past 3 years by the Ministry of Culture in cooperation with the National...