CAIRO: Egyptian Prime Minister Essam Sharaf retracted appointing Dr. Abdel Fattah el-Banna as Minister of Antiquities as a response to the demands of the mass of demonstrators. Those who work in the archeological field were in opposition to Dr. (...)
CAIRO: The Foreign Cultural Relations, lead by Hossam Nassar, will be hosting an Egyptian band to participate in the World Music Festival, held in Indonesia from July 16 until July 23.
El-Sabe3eya band is representing Egypt in the festival. They (...)
An American citizen, James Annenberg, donated 100,000 to Dr. Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Ministry of Antiquities and expressed his admiration for his role in the protection of the cultural heritage of Egypt.
Dr. Hawass received a phone (...)
A 4,000-year-old limestone stele, or slab, has returned home to Egypt from Switzerland's Museum of Basel. The stele dates to the Fifth Dynasty of Egypt's Old Kingdom (c. 2649-2134 BC) and measures 51 centimeters high. Depicted on the stele are (...)