artifacts smuggling
Egypt recovers several artifacts from the US
Archaeology
September 29, 2024
Egypt recovers several artifacts from the US
Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdel-Ati visited the Egyptian Consulate General in New York on Saturday, on the sidelines of the…
Photos: Authorities foil attempt to smuggle Egyptian artifacts among replicas
Archaeology
March 4, 2020
Photos: Authorities foil attempt to smuggle Egyptian artifacts among replicas
Customs authorities working with the central administration of ports and archaeological units have successfully thwarted an attempt to smuggle out…
Authorities foil Nasser artifacts smugglers
Archaeology
March 28, 2013
Authorities foil Nasser artifacts smugglers
Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim announced Thursday that a special ministry unit had foiled an attempt to smuggle belongings of former…
Police seize 181 artifacts in smuggling attempt
Egypt
September 27, 2012
Police seize 181 artifacts in smuggling attempt
Police stopped more than 100 Islamic and pharaonic artifacts from leaving the country Thursday after receiving a tip about a…
Belgium to return 80 smuggled artifacts to Egypt
Egypt
April 1, 2012
Belgium to return 80 smuggled artifacts to Egypt
A court ruling in Belgium has decided that Egypt is the rightful owner of 80 Egyptian artifacts seized in Brussels…