smuggled antiquities
Egyptian archaeological discoveries, recovered antiquities in 2022
Archaeology
December 30, 2022
Egyptian archaeological discoveries, recovered antiquities in 2022
Day after day, Egypt stuns the world with new archaeological discoveries. Egypt is exemplifying its ability to retain many secrets…
US citizen, 12 Egyptians stand trial over smuggling Egyptian antiquities
Egypt
December 6, 2022
US citizen, 12 Egyptians stand trial over smuggling Egyptian antiquities
Twelve defendants, including a US citizen and 11 Egyptians, stand trial on Tuesday at the Cairo Criminal Court after being…
Egypt retrieves two smuggled artifacts from Belgium
Archaeology
September 12, 2022
Egypt retrieves two smuggled artifacts from Belgium
On Sunday, the Assistant Foreign Minister for Cultural Relations, Omar Selim, handed over two artifacts, retrieved from Belgium after being…
Egypt retrieves 36 artifacts smuggled to Madrid
Egypt
December 20, 2021
Egypt retrieves 36 artifacts smuggled to Madrid
The Egyptian Public Prosecution announced on Monday the recovery of 36 antiquities from the Spanish authorities, which were smuggled to…
Egypt to retrieve 114 smuggled artifacts from France
Archaeology
June 25, 2021
Egypt to retrieve 114 smuggled artifacts from France
An Egyptian delegation headed to Paris to retrieve 114 artifacts smuggled to France, following investigations launched by Egypt in cooperation…
Christie’s to put 32 Egyptian artifacts on auction Thursday
Archaeology
July 3, 2019
Christie’s to put 32 Egyptian artifacts on auction Thursday
The London auction hall Christie’s will hold an auction on Thursday to sell 32 Egyptian artifacts in defiance of moves…
EU ambassador backs Egypt’s efforts to recover smuggled antiquities
Archaeology
June 18, 2019
EU ambassador backs Egypt’s efforts to recover smuggled antiquities
European Union Ambassador to Egypt Ivan Surkos put forward his support for Egypt’s efforts to recover its smuggled and stolen…
Cairo Airport authorities seize 329 archaeological coins
Egypt
December 24, 2017
Cairo Airport authorities seize 329 archaeological coins
The archaeological unit at Cairo International Airport seized on Sunday 329 archaeological coins in the possession of an Egyptian passenger…