Egypt has it's problems. It's always been a pay for play country. They sold off what wasn't tied down from their archaeological digs years ago to a black market's highest bidder's and as a side note, watched them actually use a bulldozer dig underneath a corner of one of their most famous temples to see if they could find a secret passage. Zahi Hawass was a pathetic man and unfortunately in charge of all this crime while he lined his own pockets.
He said all the right words. So why didn't he stay and fight for them?