Latest in Tag: Zahi Hawass Highlight
Latest in Tag: Zahi Hawass
âWe are now searching for Imhotep’s tomb in Saqqara, Queen Nefertitiâs in Luxor: Zahi Hawass
âWe are also searching for tomb of King Ramses II,â says renowned archaeologist
I aim to launch popular campaign to recover stolen Egyptian antiquities: Zahi Hawass
Hawass gives lecture on recent archaeological discoveries in Kentucky, USA
Zahi Hawass to announce how Tutankhamun died this October
Hawass said that this announcement will be in an international conference â which will be held by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities â in the presence of 40 archaeologists from all over the world to discuss the effects and history of the Golden Pharaoh, as well as holding a dinner party inside Luxor Temple, opening Carterâs house as a museum, and holding a huge opening in front of the Tomb of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings.
Zahi Hawass searching for Imhotepâs tomb in Saqqara
âWe are now searching for Imhotep’s tomb in Saqqara, and the mission has already started working in the area. We are also looking for Queen Nefertiti in Luxor,â he said.
âTutankhamun Operaâ will be unique experience to world audiences: Zahi Hawass
2022 full of remarkable celebrations, topped by GEM inauguration and 100th anniversary of King Tutankhamunâs tomb discovery: Hawass
World Youth Forum acts as global promotion for Egyptian tourism: Zahi Hawass
Hawass affirmed that the WYF contributes to reviving and promoting Egyptâs tourism sector after the positive image created by participating youths of different nationalities that will share their experience in Egypt in their home countries.
Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass inspects Hellenistic-era city discovered in Italy’s Palermo
Palermoâs Mayor praises archaeological boom taking place in Egypt
Grand Egyptian Museum is worldâs most important cultural project: Zahi Hawass
All modifications that I wanted in antiquities law were put forward to take into account theft of artefacts, which is considered crime rather than misdemeanour, says famed Egyptologist
Claims that Ancient Egyptians were black untrue: Zahi Hawass
We believe origin of Ancient Egyptians was purely Egyptian based on discovery made by British Egyptologist Flinders Petrie at Naqada, says renowned Egyptologist
Royal Mummies Parade is Egyptâs biggest promotion: Zahi Hawass
If we had paid billions of dollars, we would not have been able to promote Egypt in this way, says world renowned Egyptologist
Egyptâs antiquities officials inspect Saqqara Necropolis, with new discovery expected in 2021
Hawass confirmed that this discovery, which will be announced early next year, will shed light on a mysterious part of the history of Saqqara
Musk statements on alien construction of Egypt Pyramids denounced as âhallucinationsâ
Egyptâs Minister of International Cooperation Rania Al-Mashat has invited Musk to visit Egypt, âto explore the writings about how the pyramids were built.”
Minister of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim calls on the armed forces to keep citizens away from Dahshur archaeological sites
Minister of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim calls on the armed forces to keep citizens away from Dahshur archaeological sites
Antiquities chief quits amid strike pressure
By AFP CAIRO: Egypt’s antiquities chief resigned on Tuesday after a series of strikes by employees, saying the institution that looks after the country’s treasures has been left paralyzed. Mohamed Abdel Fatah, who took over from the flamboyant Zahi Hawass as head of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said a wave of pickets in recent …
Tumult in Egypt antiquities as Hawass swept aside
By Patrick Werr / Reuters CAIRO: Egypt is struggling to find a replacement to run its antiquities ministry after the flamboyant Zahi Hawass, easily recognized by his Indiana Jones-style hat, was swept aside in a cabinet reshuffle to eject the old guard. Hawass regularly appeared on international television, often with his feet covered in dust at …
Egypt’s antiquities minister cleared in appeal
By AP CAIRO: An appeals court cleared Egypt’s antiquities minister on Wednesday of failing to implement a court order, sparing the international face of Egyptian archaeology from a year in prison. The earlier ruling had ordered Zahi Hawass to stop bidding procedures for space in a gift shop of The Egyptian Museum, which is home …
Zahi Hawass appeals prison sentence
CAIRO: The head of the legal affairs department at the Ministry of State for Antiquities appealed Monday the ruling by the Agouza Misdemeanors Court sentencing Minister of State for Antiquities, Zahi Hawass, to one year of hard labor in prison, a fine of LE 1,000 and a dismissal from his post. The court also ruled …
Egypt’s top archaeologist warns of looting
By Hamza Hendawi /AP CAIRO: Egypt’s top archaeologist, Zahi Hawass, warned that the country’s antiquity sites were being looted by criminals amid the country’s political upheaval as he announced he would no longer serve in his ministerial post in the government. Hawass was quoted in the Friday editions of Cairo’s dailies as saying he would …
Egypt antiquities boss under fire over thefts, jobs
CAIRO: Egypt’s antiquities chief Zahi Hawass defended himself on Wednesday from a wave of criticism over looting at the Egyptian Museum during the revolution last month and accusations of corruption in his ministry. Hawass initially played down reports of theft from the museum, home to priceless treasures from Pharaonic Egypt, after security forces clashed on …
Abbaseyya Psychiatric Hospital to be made into an Islamic heritage site, says SCA
By Sarah Carr CAIRO: The building that houses the Abbaseyya Psychiatric Hospital will be made into an Islamic heritage site, the Supreme Council for Antiquities (SCA) announced in a press statement on Wednesday. Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni announced that a scientific committee formed by SCA Secretary General Zahi Hawass decided on Tuesday to initiate the …