Egypt
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/555965B6-B4C7-4CF2-84E3-2E047896A301.htm
"The ringleader of an Egyptian antiquities smuggling ring that shipped at least 300 pharaonic and other artefacts to Europe has been sentenced to 35 years in prison." From Aljazeera.net
- Tv: Temples Of Doom
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/3E71E29F-DA97-4870-BCCF-ABA500A28579.htm It sounds like an Indiana Jones movie, but in fact this is the title of an article recommended by Jane Akshar (Luxor News Blog) who has seen it and in fact appears on it!...
- 7 Convicted In Antiquities Smuggling Trial
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/13/AR2005081301323.html "The former director of a national antiquities department was among three men sentenced to life in prison Saturday, after being convicted in a scam that smuggled thousands...
- Australia Returns Artifacts To Egypt
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/4EDD1A48-4AD7-4223-A5AF-6DC06A6E6B19.htm "Australia has handed over to the Egyptian authorities several 2500-year-old antiquities at the centre of a smuggling racket. Police recovered the tomb artefacts as part of...
- Grand Museum Of Egypt
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/A3322BF3-1F5C-45B2-9DDD-E7C0F0227150.htm "The unveiling on Wednesday was the latest step in the government's ambitious $500 million project for the Grand Museum of Egypt, which is intended to gather in one spot...
- More On The Dashur Mummy
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/C9350D7E-3059-4F69-9DB0-0A276B5757AC.htm There are no more details, but this page does contain a photograph of the mummy casing, showing the face and the vivid colouring. Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes...
Egypt
Egyptian Antiquity Thief Gets 35 Years
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/555965B6-B4C7-4CF2-84E3-2E047896A301.htm
"The ringleader of an Egyptian antiquities smuggling ring that shipped at least 300 pharaonic and other artefacts to Europe has been sentenced to 35 years in prison." From Aljazeera.net
- Tv: Temples Of Doom
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/3E71E29F-DA97-4870-BCCF-ABA500A28579.htm It sounds like an Indiana Jones movie, but in fact this is the title of an article recommended by Jane Akshar (Luxor News Blog) who has seen it and in fact appears on it!...
- 7 Convicted In Antiquities Smuggling Trial
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/08/13/AR2005081301323.html "The former director of a national antiquities department was among three men sentenced to life in prison Saturday, after being convicted in a scam that smuggled thousands...
- Australia Returns Artifacts To Egypt
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/4EDD1A48-4AD7-4223-A5AF-6DC06A6E6B19.htm "Australia has handed over to the Egyptian authorities several 2500-year-old antiquities at the centre of a smuggling racket. Police recovered the tomb artefacts as part of...
- Grand Museum Of Egypt
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/A3322BF3-1F5C-45B2-9DDD-E7C0F0227150.htm "The unveiling on Wednesday was the latest step in the government's ambitious $500 million project for the Grand Museum of Egypt, which is intended to gather in one spot...
- More On The Dashur Mummy
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/C9350D7E-3059-4F69-9DB0-0A276B5757AC.htm There are no more details, but this page does contain a photograph of the mummy casing, showing the face and the vivid colouring. Egyptology News Blog, Andie Byrnes...