Egypt
- In Egypt Turmoil, Thieves Hunt Pharaonic Treasures
Ahram Online Google / Associated Press Illegal digs near ancient temples and in isolated desert sites have swelled a staggering 100-fold over the past 16 months since a popular uprising toppled Hosni Mubarak's 29-year regime and security fell apart...
- 68 Artefacts Seized In Minya
Egypt Independent (Saeed Nafea) The antiquities and tourism police in Minya, Upper Egypt, seized 68 artifacts from the Greek and Roman eras from a shop owner’s house Monday . A report was made of the incident and the defendant was referred...
- Clashes Re Government Plans For Open Air Museum
International Herald Tribune Police detained 25 Luxor residents yesterday for questioning about their involvement in clashes with police during a protest against government attempts to move the group from their homes to make room for an open-air museum,...
- Mummy For Sale For $10m
http://tinyurl.com/duxox (News24.com) "Egyptian authorities arrested the owner of a souvenir shop near the pyramids plateau after receiving a tip that he had tried to sell a mummy for $10m, said a source from the Tourism and Antiquities police on Tuesday....
- Mummy Confiscated At Giza
The fine folks at the Luxor Times are reporting the story of a Ptolemaic mummy discovered during illegal excavations. The mummy was confiscated at Giza by the antiquities police on behalf of the Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism. Source: Luxor Times...
Egypt
Police arrest illegal excavators in Luxor, Aswan
Egypt Independent
Tourism and antiquities police in Upper Egypt have seized 17 artifacts while on a mission targeting illegal excavators in Luxor and Aswan.
A security source said police had received a tip that illegal excavators were searching for ancient relics in Luxor and Aswan.
Two such attempts were foiled in Esna, south of Luxor and a third attempt was foiled in Aswan.
The same source said the relics belonged to the Roman era.
- In Egypt Turmoil, Thieves Hunt Pharaonic Treasures
Ahram Online Google / Associated Press Illegal digs near ancient temples and in isolated desert sites have swelled a staggering 100-fold over the past 16 months since a popular uprising toppled Hosni Mubarak's 29-year regime and security fell apart...
- 68 Artefacts Seized In Minya
Egypt Independent (Saeed Nafea) The antiquities and tourism police in Minya, Upper Egypt, seized 68 artifacts from the Greek and Roman eras from a shop owner’s house Monday . A report was made of the incident and the defendant was referred...
- Clashes Re Government Plans For Open Air Museum
International Herald Tribune Police detained 25 Luxor residents yesterday for questioning about their involvement in clashes with police during a protest against government attempts to move the group from their homes to make room for an open-air museum,...
- Mummy For Sale For $10m
http://tinyurl.com/duxox (News24.com) "Egyptian authorities arrested the owner of a souvenir shop near the pyramids plateau after receiving a tip that he had tried to sell a mummy for $10m, said a source from the Tourism and Antiquities police on Tuesday....
- Mummy Confiscated At Giza
The fine folks at the Luxor Times are reporting the story of a Ptolemaic mummy discovered during illegal excavations. The mummy was confiscated at Giza by the antiquities police on behalf of the Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism. Source: Luxor Times...