Egypt
Al Masry Al Youm
- Police Recover Pharaonic Artefacts Stolen In Wake Of Revolution
Ahram Online (Nevine el-Aref) A collection of 35 ancient Egyptian artefacts stolen in the wake of last year's Tahrir Square uprising was recovered on Monday by Tourism and Antiquities police. The objects were found buried in sand close to the Horemhab...
- Bronze Statues Give Few Clues About Origins
Discovery News (Rossella Lorenzi) Some bronze statues recovered this week in Egypt during a police action, have turned to be a little mystery -- well in keeping with the Egyptian deity, the god of silence and secrecy, they represent. Dating to the Late...
- Stolen Bronze Relics Returned To Egyptian Museum
Ahram Online With photos. the four retrieved bronze statues Osiris as a child Today the tourism and antiquities police succeeded in retrieving four ancient Egyptian artefacts, two of which were reported missing...
- Egyptian Museum Closed Following Clashes
Al Masry Al Youm Authorities closed the Egyptian Museum on Saturday after at least two demonstrators were killed when the military dispersed a peaceful sit-in in Tahrir Square. The demonstrators were demanding the prosecution of ousted president Hosni...
- Cairo Storehose Broken Into On Monday
Al Masry Al Youm Around 60 thieves broke into the Selim Hassan artifact storehouse near the Pyramids on Monday, said Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass. Hawass told Al-Masry Al-Youm that the army left the location when police were re-deployed, having...
Egypt
Alleged artifact thieves referred for military trial
Al Masry Al Youm
The Tourism and Antiquities Police referred two suspects accused of stealing artifacts from the Egyptian Museum for military trial, according to an Interior Ministry statement released Monday.
The statement said the antiquities police, coordinating with the military, have recovered five artifacts that had been stolen from the museum during the 25 January Revolution.
- Police Recover Pharaonic Artefacts Stolen In Wake Of Revolution
Ahram Online (Nevine el-Aref) A collection of 35 ancient Egyptian artefacts stolen in the wake of last year's Tahrir Square uprising was recovered on Monday by Tourism and Antiquities police. The objects were found buried in sand close to the Horemhab...
- Bronze Statues Give Few Clues About Origins
Discovery News (Rossella Lorenzi) Some bronze statues recovered this week in Egypt during a police action, have turned to be a little mystery -- well in keeping with the Egyptian deity, the god of silence and secrecy, they represent. Dating to the Late...
- Stolen Bronze Relics Returned To Egyptian Museum
Ahram Online With photos. the four retrieved bronze statues Osiris as a child Today the tourism and antiquities police succeeded in retrieving four ancient Egyptian artefacts, two of which were reported missing...
- Egyptian Museum Closed Following Clashes
Al Masry Al Youm Authorities closed the Egyptian Museum on Saturday after at least two demonstrators were killed when the military dispersed a peaceful sit-in in Tahrir Square. The demonstrators were demanding the prosecution of ousted president Hosni...
- Cairo Storehose Broken Into On Monday
Al Masry Al Youm Around 60 thieves broke into the Selim Hassan artifact storehouse near the Pyramids on Monday, said Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass. Hawass told Al-Masry Al-Youm that the army left the location when police were re-deployed, having...