Al Masryeen Al Ahrar (The Free Egyptians) is led by the Coptic art collector

Hawass originally resigned due to accusations of illegal activities and military guard ceasing at archeological sites

Damage to the Egyptian Museum is just the latest example of the politicisation of archaeology.

In 2004, Egypt sentenced Mr Aboutaam in absentia to 15 years’ imprisonment

Hawass, head of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, is asking the St Louis Art Museum to return an supposedly looted antiquity

Hawass discusses about his latest projects

Ownership dispute has been set aside for joint study and digitisation of the world’s oldest bible

Hicham Aboutaam has pleaded guilty in the US to a Customs misdemeanour while his brother, Ali, is seeking to have his conviction by an Egyptian court nullified

This vast landscaping and urban renewal project has also uncovered Saladin’s walls

The incredible longevity of the monastery - or mosque, for a period - can be attributed to its willingness to change with the times

A radical change of policy as new director of antiquities takes over

After many set backs a new building is finally in the works, as well as plans for a modern solution to the dispersal of Egypt's treasures

Archaeology bows to the peace process

Unesco is coordinating a restoration programme for buildings from the Pyramid of Cheops to the Blue Mosque