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- 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...
- Travel: Fire On Nile Cruise Ship
International Herald Tribune Five Egyptians were killed and two wounded when a fire broke out on a Nile cruise ship moored near the ancient Egyptian ruins of Luxor late on Sunday, forcing the evacuation of 43 French tourists, said security officials....
- Egypt Arrests Top Culture Officials For Taking Bribes In Antiquity Projects
International Herald Tribune Egypt arrested and charged with bribery Thursday two ranking officials at the Culture Ministry for taking kickbacks from the construction companies restoring the nation's antiquities, a security official said. Ayman Abdel...
- Egyptian Policeman Arrested
http://tinyurl.com/236ekr (news.monstersandcritics.com) "Antiquities police arrested a police guard in the Egyptian governorate of Qena who attempted to sell four pharaonic statues to a rich Arab for 4 million US dollars, a police source said Friday....
- 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....
Egypt
Police detain group of Egyptians
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"Prosecutors began investigating five Egyptians Sunday after they were detained while allegedly trying to sell pharaonic antiquities, security officials said. The five included a former archaeologist in the government's antiquities department, a university professor, two workers and a driver, said the officials who spoke on condition of anonymity for not being authorized to speak to the media. The five allegedly had found five antiquities, including small statues of King Ramses II, chief god Ra and the falcon-headed god Horus, and tried to sell them, the security officials said."
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- 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...
- Travel: Fire On Nile Cruise Ship
International Herald Tribune Five Egyptians were killed and two wounded when a fire broke out on a Nile cruise ship moored near the ancient Egyptian ruins of Luxor late on Sunday, forcing the evacuation of 43 French tourists, said security officials....
- Egypt Arrests Top Culture Officials For Taking Bribes In Antiquity Projects
International Herald Tribune Egypt arrested and charged with bribery Thursday two ranking officials at the Culture Ministry for taking kickbacks from the construction companies restoring the nation's antiquities, a security official said. Ayman Abdel...
- Egyptian Policeman Arrested
http://tinyurl.com/236ekr (news.monstersandcritics.com) "Antiquities police arrested a police guard in the Egyptian governorate of Qena who attempted to sell four pharaonic statues to a rich Arab for 4 million US dollars, a police source said Friday....
- 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....