Cairo University inaugurated a new DNA lab to find clues of mummies' family links. The lab is the second of its kind in Egypt. The priority of the new lab, said Hawass, is "to study the family tree of Tutankhamun, as we do not know who was his father, and where his mother's mummy was buried. We will announce key information about Tutankhamun's family link next August, after comparing the results from the two labs"

This year an Atlas of the Stones of Alexandria Lighthouse is being presented in a three-day conference at Cairo University and the Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Amr El-Tibi, the project coordinator, says the scientific objective of the project is to identify the stones of the lighthouse and determine their provenance in terms of the geographical area. The data and results obtained are being presented in an accessible form including photographs and maps.

To illustrate the early and long lasting common interest and cooperation, the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) and the European Commission in Egypt are holding a two-month- long photography exhibition at the Egyptian Museum entitled: "Europe-Egypt: A long lasting Archaeological Cooperation".

An 18th Dynasty tomb (1570-1315 BC) has been found in the necropolis of Dra Abu el-Naga, on Luxor's west bank. The newly discovered tomb belongs to the Supervisor of Hunters, Amun-em-Opet, and that it dates to shortly before the reign of King Akhenaten. The entrances to two further undecorated tombs have also been found to the north-west of this tomb.

A report about ct scans of mummies from Brooklyn Museum and Nicholson Museum in Sydney.

While performing routine conservation work at the southern side of Saqqara’s step pyramid a large quantity of golden fragments have been found. Thirty granite blocks were also discovered, each weighing five tons. These blocks, Dr. Hawass explained, belonged to the granite sarcophagus that once housed Djoser’s wooden sarcophagus.

An article by S. Hawass concerning the restauration of the Serapeum. When all the work is complete, the Serapeum will be opened to the public again.

Kathleen Martinez said that her search for Cleopatra’s tomb continues and is convinced she’ll soon find it. She said her search in the region has lasted four years in 4 to 5-month periods, and in addition to the Egyptian queen, expects to find at her side the mummified body Marc Antony. “Important evidence of a royal tomb was found and I affirm that it’s the tomb of Cleopatra and Marc Anthony."

Berlin's Egyptology Museum, possessor of the bust of Queen Nefertiti and other great pharaonic treasures, is to gain a new chief, Friederike Seyfried, 49, board members decided Friday. She replaces Dietrich Wildung who retires at the end of this month. Seyfried, who is a veteran of digs in Egypt and is currently custodian of an egyptology museum in Leipzig, will oversee the Berlin museum's re-opening this October in a refurbished building, the Neues Museum, the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation said.