smuggled artifacts
Germany hands over 40 smuggled artifacts to Egypt
Archaeology
July 11, 2023
Germany hands over 40 smuggled artifacts to Egypt
German authorities handed over to the Egyptian ambassador to Berlin, Khaled Galal, over 40 artifacts that were smuggled from Egypt…
Photos: Five Egyptian artifacts sold at London’s auction hall ‘Christie’s’
Archaeology
October 31, 2022
Photos: Five Egyptian artifacts sold at London’s auction hall ‘Christie’s’
Al-Masry Al-Youm monitored the sale of five Egyptian artifacts on October 6, in “Christie’s”, one of the most important auction…
Egypt follows up latest developments in antiquities recovery from Louvre Museum
Archaeology
June 6, 2022
Egypt follows up latest developments in antiquities recovery from Louvre Museum
The National Antiquities Recovery Committee, held a meeting on Sunday chaired by Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Khaled al-Anany in…
Photos: Sixteen ancient Egyptian artifacts seized at Safaga seaport
Archaeology
November 11, 2021
Photos: Sixteen ancient Egyptian artifacts seized at Safaga seaport
The security services of the Safaga seaport seized 16 ancient Egyptian artifacts dating back to different eras. As soon as…
Metropolitan Museum to return stolen artifact to Egypt
Archaeology
February 18, 2019
Metropolitan Museum to return stolen artifact to Egypt
The Metropolitan Museum in New York’s executive director, Daniel Weiss apologized in a statement to Egypt’s Minister of Antiquities Khaled…
National Museum of Scotland set to display 7,000 Egyptian artifacts
Archaeology
January 23, 2019
National Museum of Scotland set to display 7,000 Egyptian artifacts
The National Museum of Scotland is set to open an exhibition of around 7,000 Egyptian artifacts on February 8.…
Zahi Hawass calls on Germany to return Nefertiti bust to Egypt
Archaeology
December 20, 2018
Zahi Hawass calls on Germany to return Nefertiti bust to Egypt
Egyptologist and former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass called for the return of a bust of Nefertiti from Germany to…
Statue of Djedefre to return to Egypt from Geneva
Archaeology
August 11, 2018
Statue of Djedefre to return to Egypt from Geneva
The Federal Supreme Court of Switzerland has finished arrangements to hand over legal documents to Egyptian authorities regarding a…
Egypt receives artifacts smuggled to Italy
Archaeology
July 1, 2018
Egypt receives artifacts smuggled to Italy
Egypt has finally received ancient artifacts that were smuggled to Italy last month, General Prosecutor Nabil Sadek announced on…
Italy to hand over 118 smuggled artifacts to Egypt
Archaeology
June 20, 2018
Italy to hand over 118 smuggled artifacts to Egypt
The Italian Public Prosecution has agreed to hand over 118 Ancient Egyptian artifacts to Egypt seized from Salerno, Naples,…