Fathya el-Dakhakhni
US ambassador stresses need to include women in politics
Egypt
April 19, 2011
US ambassador stresses need to include women in politics
US Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Melanie Verveer has stressed the need for the inclusion of women in the committee…
27 artifacts missing from Delta warehouse
Egypt
March 16, 2011
27 artifacts missing from Delta warehouse
Mohamed Abdel Maqsoud, head of the Central Administration of Lower and Upper Egypt Antiquities, has announced that 27 artifacts are…
54 antiquities stolen from Egyptian Museum
Egypt
March 15, 2011
54 antiquities stolen from Egyptian Museum
Egyptian Museum Curator Tarek al-Awady said 54 antiquities were stolen from the museum on 28 January, the day police withdrew…
Brotherhood leader urges Islamic political unity, denounces extremism
Egypt
March 10, 2011
Brotherhood leader urges Islamic political unity, denounces extremism
At a symposium held on Wednesday concerning the future of Egyptian political parties after the revolution, Muslim Brotherhood leader Abul…
Police presence returns to Tahrir
Egypt
March 10, 2011
Police presence returns to Tahrir
Police forces returned on Wednesday to Cairo's Tahrir Square for the first time in 40 days. On Friday, 28 January,…
Former ministers deny giving ancient jewelry to Suzanne Mubarak
Egypt
March 7, 2011
Former ministers deny giving ancient jewelry to Suzanne Mubarak
Former Culture Minister Farouk Hosni, former Minister of State for Antiquities Zahi Hawass, and Director of Alexandria's National Museum Ibrahim…
New Egyptian Minister of Culture resigns for ‘health reasons’
Egypt
February 9, 2011
New Egyptian Minister of Culture resigns for ‘health reasons’
In the first surprise by the new Egyptian government headed by Ahmed Shafiq, Minister of Culture Gaber Asfour rendered his…
Antiquities missing from Coptic Museum
Egypt
January 24, 2011
Antiquities missing from Coptic Museum
“We found out three years ago that there were five important pieces of antiquities missing from the Coptic Museum,” said…
Culture Minister: Even Mubarak opposes presidential inheritance
Egypt
January 18, 2011
Culture Minister: Even Mubarak opposes presidential inheritance
“We all stand against the inheritance of power, including President Hosni Mubarak himself,” Egyptian Culture
Culture Ministry postpones Cairo International Book Fair
Books
January 14, 2011
Culture Ministry postpones Cairo International Book Fair
The Ministry of Culture Thursday postponed the 43rd Cairo International Book Fair from 26 January until 29 January. The ministry…