museums
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…
15 officials charged with negligence over van Gogh theft
Egypt
August 23, 2010
15 officials charged with negligence over van Gogh theft
North Giza prosecution yesterday charged 15 officials with negligence after the disappearance of a valuable painting from the Mohamed Mahmoud…
Stolen Van Gogh painting still stolen
Egypt
August 22, 2010
Stolen Van Gogh painting still stolen
The mystery of the broad-daylight theft of a precious Van Gogh painting has taken a surreal and slightly silly twist.…
Mubarak reopens renovated Museum of Islamic Art
Archaeology
August 15, 2010
Mubarak reopens renovated Museum of Islamic Art
The Museum of Islamic Art in downtown Cairo, closed for renovations since 2003, was reopened yesterday by President Hosni Mubarak.…
Hizbullah opens commemorative war museum and trail in south Lebanon
World
May 30, 2010
Hizbullah opens commemorative war museum and trail in south Lebanon
Mleeta, Lebanon--Families examine a captured Israeli Merkava tank and the charred remains of armored vehicles and war booty seized from…
Victims of WTC tragedy
Egypt
November 14, 2009