Khaled al-Asaad thePipeLine names Khaled al-Asaad its first “Archaeologist of the Year” and launches “write in” campaign to have Mr Al-Asaad nominated for similar awards worldwide.     thePipeLine exists

In what may turn out to be a landmark response, the Minister of State for Culture and the Digital Economy, Ed Vaizey, has indicated that UK Culture Secretary John Whittingdale should soon be making the case