Egypt
Ahram Online
Al Masry Al Youm
I'm afraid that that's all the article says. There is a photograph, different from the Ahram Online one, but it is impossible to make out details.
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Egypt
Parcels containing artefacts seized at Cairo airport
Ahram Online
Three tons of valuables belonging to escaped Egyptian tycoon Hussein Salem, charged with corruption in connection with the export of natural gas to Israel, were confiscated at Cairo Airport yesterday evening
Airport Customs stopped yesterday evening 100 parcels allegedly belonging to Egyptian tycoon Hussein Salem, which were headed to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
The parcels weighed three tons together and included paintings, antiques, carpets, gold plated trays, gold statues, expensive watches, clocks, clothes and items that may be subject to the Egyptian Law for the Protection of Antiquities.
Sayed Ibrahim, the head of customs, said that airport officials became suspicious when they realised how heavy the packages were and decided to check their contents. He added that the parcels belong to an export company and included papers associated with a Saudi Prince and were heading to Jeddah. The bags were being smuggled by a person holding a Palestinian passport.
Al Masry Al Youm
Late on Saturday Cairo airport customs authorities seized dozens of packages en route to Saudi Arabia that were suspected of belonging to an Egyptian businessman who has fled the country. Artifacts were found inside.
I'm afraid that that's all the article says. There is a photograph, different from the Ahram Online one, but it is impossible to make out details.
- Ministry Of Antiquities Receives 80 Monuments From Belgium
Ahram Online (Nevine Al-Aref) With photos. The story started in April 2010 when Customs at Brussels Airport caught an Egyptian woman trying to smuggle 80 genuine objects concealed inside two large replica Egyptian statues. The objects were confiscated...
- Egypt Smuggler Caught In Brussels, 80 Artefacts To Return Home
Ahram Online (Nevine El-Aref) The Belgian court of appeal on Sunday ordered the return to Egypt of 80 artefacts stolen and smuggled out of the country. The artefacts were discovered in April 2010 when customs officials at Brussels airport caught an Egyptian...
- Us To Return 21st Dynasty Sarcophagus To Egypt
Discovery News (Rossella Lorenzi) U.S. authorities will return a beautifully painted 3,000-year-old coffin to Egypt, Egyptian Culture Minister Faruq Hosni said on Monday. Decorated with colorful religious scenes, the ornamented coffin contains the remains...
- Egypt Arrests Turk With Ancient Coptic Relics
Hurriyet Daily News Customs officials on Tuesday arrested a Turkish man at Cairo airport after they found ancient Coptic Christian relics in his luggage, an airport official said. The 72-year-old traveler is suspected of trying to smuggle three Coptic...
- Australian Arrested For Smuggling In Egypt
SMH AN AUSTRALIAN antiques dealer has been arrested in Egypt for allegedly trying to smuggle two 2300-year-old animal mummies and religious figurines out of the country. It is believed Frank Bottaro, 61, who runs BC Galleries in Armadale, Melbourne, was...