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Law-abiding citizens: Egyptians struggle to cope with police absence
Egypt
March 8, 2011
Law-abiding citizens: Egyptians struggle to cope with police absence
Abdo al-Riwish flips a traffic officer off while swerving his cab around a wrong turn. He slashes through traffic, speeding…
Egyptian family returns Pharaonic statue to Department of Antiquities
Egypt
February 17, 2011
Egyptian family returns Pharaonic statue to Department of Antiquities
The Egyptian Department of Antiquities has recovered a statue of Akhenaton, one of eight items stolen by looters from the…
Gilded Tutankhamun mask not stolen, says Hawass
Egypt
February 14, 2011
Gilded Tutankhamun mask not stolen, says Hawass
Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass has denied that one of King Tutankhamun's gilded masks was stolen from the Egyptian Museum.In…
Eight artifacts reported missing from Cairo’s Egyptian Museum
Art news
February 13, 2011
Eight artifacts reported missing from Cairo’s Egyptian Museum
Zahi Hawass, head of the newly-created Ministry of State for Antiquities, announced this morning that eight artifacts had been stolen…
Hawass: Restoration of museum artifacts to be complete in 5 days
Egypt
February 6, 2011
Hawass: Restoration of museum artifacts to be complete in 5 days
Egyptian Minister for Antiquities Zahi Hawass said restoration of 70 artifacts damaged at the Egyptian Museum last week will conclude…
Looters threaten and attack residencies in Cairo
Egypt
January 29, 2011
Looters threaten and attack residencies in Cairo
Looting has been reported in different districts across Egypt. In Alexandria, at least eight police stations were set on fire on…
Presidential elections to be held within 60 days in Tunisia
Egypt
January 15, 2011
Presidential elections to be held within 60 days in Tunisia
The presidency in Tunisia has been declared officially vacant, Al Jazeera reported. The head of the Tunisian parliament is temporarily…
Tunisian revolt will continue, says opposition leader amid looting
Egypt
January 15, 2011
Tunisian revolt will continue, says opposition leader amid looting
Public and private institutions in several Tunisian cities are currently being looted, said Shehab Abbas, a leader in Tunisia's Democratic…
Shops sacked, train station burned in Tunisia
World
January 15, 2011
Shops sacked, train station burned in Tunisia
Tunis--Rioters burned the Tunisian capital's main train station to the ground and sacked and looted shops in a wave of…