Mustafa Marie – Egypt Today Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass inaugurated an exhibition of Pharoah boy King Tutankhamun’s replicas in Brno, the second largest city in the Czech Republic, on Wednesday. The exhibition contains 1,000 replicas of the treasures of King Tutankhamun. Hawass gave a lecture on recent archaeological discoveries in …
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Egypt Today Japan granted the ‘Order of the Rising Sun’, a gold and silver star, to Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Khaled al-Enani, and Egyptologist Zahi Hawass on Wednesday. It is a high-ranking award granted by the Emperor of Japan to those who have made outstanding achievements in Japan and …
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Nevine al-Aref – Ahram Online An Egyptian archaeological mission led by Egyptologist Zahi Hawass discovered an ancient Egyptian city in Luxor on Thursday. ‘The Rise of Aten’ city has been lost under the sands for approximately 3000 years. The city, dubbed the ‘Lost Golden City’, dates back to the reign …
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Egypt Independent Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili, has appointed famed Egyptologist Zahi Hawass as an ambassador for world tourism on Sunday. A ceremony was held by the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Enani, at the Golden Hall of Manial Palace following the end of …
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It is very rare to discover an intact ancient Egyptian tomb, this took place in 1998 with the discovery of the tomb of the ancient Egyptian priest Iufaa at Abusir. Zahi Hawass The discovery of the tomb of ancient Egyptian priest Iufaa by a Czech archaeological mission, working at Abusir …
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Nevine al-Aref – Ahram Online A CT-scan study of the mummy of King Seqenenre-Taa-II, whose death eventually helped the expulsion of Egypt’s invaders and reunited the kingdom, revealed new details about how the King died. The study by Zahi Hawass and Sahar Saleem was published on February 17th in ‘Frontiers …
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Ahram Online A statement by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced, on Saturday, the discovery of a large number of burial shafts and artefacts dating back to the New Kingdom period in the Saqqara Necropolis area. Renowned Egyptologist Zahi Hawass, who heads the Egyptian archaeological mission operating at …
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Nevine el-Aref – Ahram Online Poland presented the Order of Merit to Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled el-Enany and renowned Egyptologist Zahi Hawass on Sunday. Enany and Hawass were honoured for their efforts to boost Polish-Egyptian cooperation in archaeology, tourism and in preserving Egypt’s heritage. They received the …
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Mustafa Marie – Egypt Today Renowned Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass said “I am currently forming a team of Egyptian and international thinkers and intellectuals, to sign an official letter on the necessity of the return of Nefertiti’s head statue to be sent to Germany from the Ministry of Tourism and …
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Nevine el-Aref – Ahram Online Renowned Egyptologist Zahi Hawass has been selected as UN World Tourism Organisation’s (UNWTO) Ambassador for Responsible Tourism, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled el-Anany announced on Sunday. Anany expressed his happiness at the choice, saying, “Hawass is the best international Egyptian ambassador to promote tourism …
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