Gamal Abdel-Nasser Archives

Gamal Abdel-Nasser’s watch goes on sale at Swiss auction

The Swiss auction house Phillips in Geneva announced the sale of a rare luxury watch, which they said belonged to the late Egyptian President Gamal Abdel-Nasser, for 80,000 Swiss francs (approximately LE4.7 million). The sale took place during a global auction of exceptional items, which garnered significant attention. Phillips explained that the watch is a …

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Egypt Independent November 12, 2025

Gamal Abdel-Nasser’s son denies his father gifted away Egyptian antiquities

The son of late Egyptian President Gamal Abdel-Nasser, Abdel-Hakim Gamal Abdel-Nasser, denied claims that his father had ever gifted away Egyptian antiquities to other countries. During a phone interview with journalist Amr Adib on “al-Hekaya” (The Story) on MBC Egypt, he explained that the director of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the 1950s offered …

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Egypt Independent November 8, 2025