artifacts
Belgium returns 80 smuggled artifacts to Egypt
Egypt
May 6, 2012
Belgium returns 80 smuggled artifacts to Egypt
The Antiquities Ministry will receive on Monday 80 artifacts that were recently smuggled to Belgium, Minister of Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim…
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…
Egypt inks deal with Turkey to restore religious artifacts
Archaeology
March 26, 2012
Egypt inks deal with Turkey to restore religious artifacts
Egypt and Turkey signed an agreement on Monday in which Turkey will renovate religious artifacts in Cairo and Alexandria. Al-Azhar,…
In Qena, 10 killed while attempting at-home excavation
Egypt
March 12, 2012
In Qena, 10 killed while attempting at-home excavation
Ten people were killed and another two injured while they were tunneling inside a Qena farmer’s house during a search…
Egypt to retrieve artifacts smuggled into Spain 13 years ago
Egypt
March 11, 2012
Egypt to retrieve artifacts smuggled into Spain 13 years ago
The Egyptian Embassy in Madrid has managed to restore Egyptian relics smuggled into Spain by an international gang in 1999.…
Sixty-eight artifacts seized in Minya
Archaeology
March 5, 2012
Sixty-eight artifacts seized in Minya
The antiquities and tourism police in Minya, Upper Egypt, seized 68 artifacts from the Greek and Roman eras from a…
Military court to rule on artifact theft Tuesday
Egypt
February 23, 2012
Military court to rule on artifact theft Tuesday
The Qena Military Court will issue a verdict Tuesday, 26 February in the retrial of defendants convicted of the armed…
Minister: 2% of artifacts stolen during security vacuum
Archaeology
February 20, 2012
Minister: 2% of artifacts stolen during security vacuum
Two percent of historical artifacts held in government storehouses were stolen during the period of lax security that followed the…
Ancient Coptic city discovered in New Valley
Archaeology
November 30, 2011
Ancient Coptic city discovered in New Valley
A Supreme Council of Antiquities mission has discovered a Coptic city dating back to the fourth century. The city is…