Egypt
Specialists would assist in protecting World Heritage Sites in Africa
Published online: 07 May 2013
New leader wants the government to recognise that “Jewish temples are like the pyramids and the Sphinx”— an important part of the country’s history
Published online: 26 April 2013
Artists, curators, critics and academics fear new constitution threatens censorship of the arts and culture
Published online: 24 January 2013
Activists fear vague language will allow for extreme interpretations of the law and give clerics too much political power
Published online: 24 January 2013
Objects include statues, vessels, coins, textiles and manuscripts that the council warns should not be acquired without documented provenance
Published online: 21 February 2012
Artists have used the walls of Cairo, Damascus and Tripoli to document the uprisings
Published online: 30 December 2011
German street artist Case is due to paint a portrait of Khaled Said in Cairo
Published online: 27 October 2011
Naguib Sawiris hopes to play a role in transforming the country into a “civil democracy”
Published online: 25 August 2011
Conservators say Sinai’s climate helped preserve art and artefacts
Published online: 01 August 2011
A cabinet reshuffle may well end his term, but it is proving difficult to find his replacement
Published online: 19 July 2011