art theft
Court confirms guilty verdict in Van Gogh painting theft trial
Egypt
May 5, 2012
Court confirms guilty verdict in Van Gogh painting theft trial
The Court of Cassation confirmed Saturday an earlier verdict sentencing a former Culture Ministry official to a year of hard…
Deputy culture minister to face trial following Van Gogh painting theft
Egypt
September 6, 2010
Deputy culture minister to face trial following Van Gogh painting theft
Mohsen Shaalan, deputy culture minister and head of the ministry's fine arts department, along with ten others will soon stand…
Vox Pops: Should the retrieval of Egyptian antiquities be a government priority?
Egypt
September 2, 2010
Vox Pops: Should the retrieval of Egyptian antiquities be a government priority?
After the theft last month of Van Gogh’s famous "Poppy Flowers" painting--valued at US$55 million--from Cairo's Mahmoud Khalil Museum, concerns…
Prosecutors hear testimony in Van Gogh theft case
Egypt
August 25, 2010
Prosecutors hear testimony in Van Gogh theft case
Prosecutors have heard testimony from museum consultant Ali Raafat regarding the recent theft of Vincent Van Gogh's famous "Poppy Flower"…
Culture Ministry official questioned about Van Gogh painting theft
Egypt
August 24, 2010
Culture Ministry official questioned about Van Gogh painting theft
Al-Masry Al-Youm has obtained official documents proving that Mohsen Shaalan, head of the Culture Ministry’s arts department, had written to…