Nubian exhibit in Paris
Egypt-France, Local, 4/7/2005

An Egyptian Antiquity delegation will soon fly to Paris to participate in the "Nubia Campaign: Yesterday and Today" exhibition. It has been organized by UNESCO headquarters in Paris on 13 April.

This exhibition gives a retrospective look at the Nubia Campaign, which began with a drive to safeguard Nubian monuments and has since seen the opening of the Nubia Museum in Aswan and the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Cairo.

The Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Zahi Hawas, said that the exhibition, comprised of videos, books and documents, illustrates the enduring and fruitful relationship between UNESCO and Egypt in cultural heritage.

Hawas also commended Egypt's restoration of approximately 3,000 previously smuggled antiquity pieces back to the country.

These had been recovered from all over the world, including Belgium, Switzerland, UK and Germany.

Hawas noted that a new antiquity protection draft bill had been drawn up by the State Council and is to be submitted to the People's Assembly for discussion and approval.

He revealed that for the increased protection of Egyptian antiquities, 33 new antiquity stores had been equipped with the latest electronic equipment to prevent smuggling.

In addition, 3,000 new guards have been appointed to antiquity sites.

According to Hawas, visits to Egyptian antiquity sites have added LE70 million to tourism revenues in the past two month alone.

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