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Cairo, Washington prepare strategy against antiquities trafficking in US
Archaeology

Cairo, Washington prepare strategy against antiquities trafficking in US

Egypt is seeking to strike a deal with the United States to track antiquities smugglers on American soil and restore…
Thousands of unregistered antiquities found in museum rest rooms
Egypt

Thousands of unregistered antiquities found in museum rest rooms

Azza Farouq, dean of Cairo University’s Faculty of Archaeology, has revealed that 3000 unregistered antiquities were found recently in the…
International smugglers increasingly target Egypt’s artifacts
Egypt

International smugglers increasingly target Egypt’s artifacts

The dismantlement of an international mummy and artifact smuggling ring by US authorities in July raised alarms about the status…
PM finally appoints new chief for Supreme Council of Antiquities
Egypt

PM finally appoints new chief for Supreme Council of Antiquities

Prime Minister Essam Sharaf has resolved a crisis at the Supreme Council of Antiquities by appointing Mohamed Abdel Fattah as…
Archaeologists call for funds to save Kabash Road in Luxor
Egypt

Archaeologists call for funds to save Kabash Road in Luxor

Archaeologists and tour guides in Luxor on Sunday demanded that Mohamed Abdel Maqsoud, general secretary of the Supreme Council of…
Antiquities staff divided over ministry’s future
Culture

Antiquities staff divided over ministry’s future

Ambiguity has surrounded the destiny of Egypt's new Ministry of Antiquities, following a recent cabinet reshuffle approved on Thursday. No…
As Zahi Hawass flies to Peru, protesters call for the minister to step down
Archaeology

As Zahi Hawass flies to Peru, protesters call for the minister to step down

As Zahi Hawass, Egypt's antiquities minister, traveled to Peru on Sunday to represent Egypt in the second Conference on Retrieving…
Supreme Council of Antiquities donated revenues to Suzanne Mubarak’s charity
Egypt

Supreme Council of Antiquities donated revenues to Suzanne Mubarak’s charity

Al-Masry Al-Youm has obtained a copy of an agreement between the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Heliopolis Charity Organization,…
Panel: No artifacts missing from presidential palaces
Egypt

Panel: No artifacts missing from presidential palaces

A panel comissioned by the Egyptian government to take stock of artifacts at presidential palaces has said no pieces are…
Security finds antiquities at farmer’s house
Egypt

Security finds antiquities at farmer’s house

Security forces on 8 June discovered five statuettes and eight ancient coins at a farmer’s house in the village of…
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