BIA

JUIN 2015
American Research Centre in Cairo which is
working in Khonsu temple and tomb number
110 at ‘Asâsîf on Luxor’s west bank. The car,
Sultân asserted, was not filled with artefacts, as
claimed, but with samples of rubble, sand and
cement that were transported to the restoration
laboratory inside Karnak temple for study.
If these samples prove a success, Sultân
explained, they would be used in the
restoration of tomb number 110 at ‘Asâsîf. The
car transported these samples a month ago,
not a week ago as reported, and it was done
after taking all security and safety measures
and under the supervision of the Tourism and
Antiquities Police. (Nevine El-Aref, “Egypt’s
Karnak temple theft claims ‘unfounded’:
Officials”, Ahram Online, June 28, 2015. Voir
également Samar al-Naggâr, « Le ministère de
l’Archéologie nie le vol du musée de Karnak »,
al-Masrî al-Yawm, 25 juin).
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Mardi 30 juin 2015
Demolitions began on Sunday at the
headquarter of the formerly-ruling, nowdissolved
National Democratic Party. The works
comes as per a Cabinet decree made in April.
Passers-by stood to watch bulldozers tearing
down parts of the building under supervision
from the Engineering Authority of the Armed
Forces. Traffic ran smoothly outside the
building despite the works.
Egypt disbanded Husnî Mubârak’s party
following the 2011 uprising that ended its 30-
year rule. The building was ransacked and set
ablaze on January 28, 2011 during the turmoil.
Authorities have not decided on the project to
be implemented on the NDP building site,
though the Antiquities Ministry had requested
to join the plot to the adjacent Egyptian
Museum. (“Demolition begins for NDP
headquarter”, Egypt Independent, June 30,
2015. Voir également Suzanne ‘Âtif, « Les
bulldozers entament la démolition du bâtiment
du PND », al-Masrî al-Yawm, 1 er juin ;
« Destruction du siège du PND », al-Ahrâm, 1 er
juin).
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