Egypt Decree Keeps Antiquities Minister Out of Jail

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Zahi Hawass gets year in jail, loses job for refusing to carry out a court order, CNN is told
• The antiquities minister says an appeals court has decreed he will keep his job, not serve time
• Charges stem from a lawsuit brought by the then-tenant of a Cairo Museum bookstore
• The order came after the process he was to stop was already over, Hawass says
• Zahi Hawass says the appeals court issued a decree on Monday that will keep him out of jail and allow him to stay in his post