Egypt

Airport authorities seize antique manuscripts carried by Saudi passenger

Cairo Airport authorities on Wednesday said they had seized 29 antique manuscripts carried by Saudi passenger departing for Jeddah.

The manuscripts date back more than 150 years, and are believed to be from the collection of the Institut d’Egypte. They were among 124 other manuscripts in the possession of the passenger.

Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm

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