smuggled artifacts
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,…
Photos: France returns smuggled artifacts to Egypt
Archaeology
June 7, 2018
Photos: France returns smuggled artifacts to Egypt
France handed over to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry eight smuggled Egyptian artifacts, including a Pharaonic mask made of wood…
Egyptian consulate in New York retrieves 3 smuggled artifacts
Archaeology
March 27, 2018
Egyptian consulate in New York retrieves 3 smuggled artifacts
The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities, in cooperation with the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, succeeded in retrieving three antiquities that had been…
Egypt retrieves 4 smuggled artifacts from US
Egypt
January 10, 2017
Egypt retrieves 4 smuggled artifacts from US
Egypt received from the US on Monday four artifacts that belong to the Late Pharaonic Period and were illegally smuggled…