Ancient Egypt

Zahi Hawass and Gihan Sadat on American tour to promote tourism to Egypt

Gihan Sadat and Zahi Hawass are calling on Americans to see Egypt for themselves

The criminal court of Agouza acquitted Zahi Hawass, Minister of State for Antiquities, from charges issued last April

Egypt antiquities minister, Hawass on US lecture tour

Minister of State for Antiquities Zaki Hawass promotes tourism while on lecture tour throughout the US, stating it safe to come to Egypt

The ministry of state for antiquities denies Hawass' escape rumours

The ministry of state for antiquities denies the news published today that the administrative court enforced the two-month-old ruling against Zahi Hawass, minister of the state for antiquities

Egypt retrieves stolen artefact from auction in England

The Egyptian Museum retrieved Tuesday an artefact that was illegally put up for sale in an auction in England

New protocol will offer training to archaeologists and restorers in Egypt

A cooperation protocol to be signed tomorrow will afford the ministry of state for antiquities training for 900 archaeologists and restorers to heighten the quality of work

A relief back home

A New Kingdom sandstone relief depicting an unidentified figure of an Egyptian man is returned to its homeland

American Egyptologists help Egypt protect its heritage

American Egyptologists offer their assistance to help protect archaeological sites and museums

Khufu’s second solar boat revealed

Buried for 4,500 years, King Khufu’s second solar boat, designed to ferry him to the afterlife, has been uncovered

Antiquities ministry denies any misappropriation of public funds using artefacts

An official from the antiquities ministry alleges that the independent press and political opponents are behind a rumour campaign to settle old scores

Hawass to give US lectures to promote tourism in Egypt

Egypt's antiquities minister is actively trying to reawaken the country's tourism industry, arguing the economy will only suffer more without a vibrant tourism sector

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Eighth archaeological seminar to be inaugurated Sunday

The eighth archaeological seminar will review new techniques and theories as recovered artifacts go back on display for the first time since the January revolution

Granite depiction of cow-shaped deity returns to Egypt

Stolen engraving that features the ancient Egyptian goddess Akht had been up for auction in London

News broadcast by BBC is inaccurate, says Hawass

The Minister of State for Antiquities announced that the BBC radio broadcast yesterday regarding the identification of 17 lost pyramids in Saqqara is inaccurate

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