A tourism article from the Hindu Business Line.

During the ride from the Cairo International Airport, visions of desert sands, date palms and statues of ancient pharaohs brought to mind scenes of Ramses II's exploits from the Hollywood classic The Ten Commandments.   But when our driver Mahmoud, a proud local, pointed out the high-rise buildings and sprawling public gardens of Heliopolis, modern-day Cairo seemed far removed from the world of mummified cats and god-like kings...

Calling on Cleopatra, The Hindu Business Line, India, August 12, 2005.

The world of Zahi Hawass is filled with mysteries as old as time.

Excavating mummies covered in gold or helping determine the cause of a young pharaoh’s death are part of the detective work that make up the life of the archaeologist who now bears the grand title of Egypt’s secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities.

Hawass, 58, will share his passion for the ancient past from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday during a slide presentation at Sierra Nevada College in Incline Village...

Archaeologist brings Egypt to locals, Reno Gazette-Journal, USA, September 02, 2005.