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Negotiations ongoing to retrieve artifacts from Belgium, France and the US

Egypt: Minister of Antiquities - 6,000 Artifacts Restored From Israel

Published on 21 February 2012

Negotiations ongoing to retrieve artifacts from Belgium, France and the US

Published on 20 January 2012

Egyptian Museums One Year After the Revolution

Overview UNESCO activites

Published on 24 December 2011

The Fire at the Institut d'Egypte Cairo

Multiple reports and videos

Published on 20 December 2011

Culture Minister - Country Has Three Original Copies of Description De L'egypte

Not all is lost

Published on 20 November 2011

Official: Egyptian Museum is safe amid clashes

Recent clashes do not affect museum

Published on 17 September 2011

The Egyptian Flag between The Church and The Mosque

Video for peace

ICE HSI helps Egyptian law enforcement agencies counter antiquities trafficking

Countering Antiquities Trafficking at Egypt's Ports and Borders workshop

Published on 13 September 2011

UNESCO will cooperate with Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) to maintain Egyptian archaeological sites listed on the

Cooperation on several projects

Published on 23 August 2011

Egypt Names Antiquities Chief to Replace Hawass

The end of an era

Published on 22 August 2011

Official: Egyptian museum inventory will not be completed in under 2 years

Seven subcommittees formed after Eid al-Fitr

Published on 21 August 2011

International smugglers increasingly target Egypt's artifacts

Dismanteled smuggling ring raises alarms about the status of stolen Egyptian artifacts

Published on 17 August 2011

Egyptian antiquities suffering due to turmoil at the top

Failure of the state

Published on 15 August 2011

A message to all my friends!

Hawass needs time to deal with allegations

Published on 14 August 2011

Fragile, don't touch

Egypts request for return of Ankhhaf bust rebuffed by MFA

Published on 2 August 2011

Germany denies Egypt's request for return of Nefertiti bust, again

Nefertiti is at the top of a list of artifacts Egypt would like returned

Metropolitan Museum Returns Antiquities Found in King Tut's Tomb to Egypt

The objects were obtained from the estate of Howard Carter

Published on 25 July 2011

Egypt's own 'Indiana Jones', Zahi Hawas, is pushed from power

Shuffled out last week in a cabinet change

Published on 21 July 2011

Egypt Antiquities Department Downgraded

From a ministry to a cabinet-affiliated office

Published on 19 July 2011

Zahi Hawass remains antiquities minister for now

Complicated to find his replacement

Published on 18 July 2011

Revolution Dims Star Power of Egypt's Antiquities Chief

Demonstrators in Cairo are calling for Hawass resignation

'Real Indiana Jones' sacked as keeper of Egypt's heritage

Public face of the pyramids has become the latest casualty of the revolution

PM Sharaf cancels El-Banna's nomination for antiquities

Demonstrators demand cancelation of appointment new minister

Published on 17 July 2011

Egypt's Zahi Hawass resigns

Shocking videa as Hawass leaves the Ministry after resignation

Egypt's prime minister reshuffles cabinet in response to protests

Amongst others Hawass resigns

Published on 15 July 2011

More artifacts stolen during Egyptian revolution recovered

Almost 300 artefacts returned

Published on 14 July 2011

Mousa Khouli: Mummy smuggler arrested, officials say

Mummy coffins smuggled through New York City ports

Published on 13 July 2011

Q&A with Archaeologists Syndicate head Fayza Haikal

First Egyptian Archaeologists Syndicate was launched last week

Stolen Egyptian coins and pots from Hyksos era and the Ptolemaic period recovered

Bronze coins and clay vessels stolen from the Qantara East archaeological magazines were recovered

Zahi Hawass, Egypt's Indiana Jones and One-Time Mubarak Ally, Tries to Cozy Up to Pro-Democracy Activists

Interview with Dr Zahi Hawass before he rersigned

Published on 3 July 2011

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

Criticism on Hawass continues

Published on 20 June 2011

Are the artefact collections at the presidential palaces safe?

Nothing missing from presidential palaces in Cairo and Alexandria

Published on 18 June 2011

Luxor's Sphinx Avenue paved with local residents' bitter memories

Houses broken down for tourist industry

Published on 17 June 2011

Zahi Hawass: Come to Egypt, it's safe and secure

While 31 museum pieces remain missing none is a "masterpiece."

Published on 16 June 2011

Scientific Gathering for Egyptian Archaeologists at the MSA

First gathering of Egyptian archaeologists since the revolution

Published on 15 June 2011

Final Court Decision is Announced!

Hawass has been declared innocent from the charges against him

Published on 13 June 2011

CPRI Files FOIA Request on Purported Egyptian Done Deal

Continueing conflict of interest

Published on 12 June 2011

Insecurity adds to Egypt antiquities' vulnerability

Looting not over yet

Promoting Tourism in Egypt

Minister on promotion tour to the USA

Published on 10 June 2011

Egypt: No "Emergency" After All, Just More Exaggeration

Emergency import restrictions are unnecessary here

Published on 9 June 2011

Eighth archaeological seminar to be inaugurated Sunday

First seminar after revolution

Published on 6 June 2011

Egypt repatriates stolen artifact from Britain

Stolen from the Bahbit al-Higarah Temple

Published on 5 June 2011

AEO Interviews Zahi Hawass

All broken artefacts on display

Inventory of artefacts of Cairo U archaeology museum starts today, one month after break-in

Archaeological committee starts work

Published on 2 June 2011

Egypt's Saqqara gets a security upgrade

Loaded guns in favour of wooden sticks

Published on 29 May 2011

Meeting with the Ministry of Waqf

Specialists to manage the 128 historical mosques

Published on 27 May 2011

AIA Recognizes Backroom Deals Make for Poor Optics?

'Backroom deals' disappeared

Published on 25 May 2011

Egypt attempts to secure historic mosques against theft

Specialized company to secure 76 historic mosques

Published on 23 May 2011

Another Good Day for the Ministry of Antiquities

Illegal construction after Revolution

School of Museology to open in Cairo

Funded by USAID

The removal of a modern cemetery built above the oldest capital in the world

Good News for Antiquities Protection

Published on 22 May 2011

Conflict of Interest Watch: AIA Confirms that State Department Delegates Agreement Authority to Private Archaeological Groups

Negotiations between private U.S. archaeological groups and the Egyptian Government