Egypt
Al Masry Al Youm (Hassan Ahmed Hussine)
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- 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...
- Authorities Arrest Police Officer For Possessing Artifacts
Al Masry Al Youm A police officer and two others with three statues in their possession have been arrested. A security source said they were apprehended on Wahat Road, in 6th of October City in Giza, when a police ambush stopped their car for inspection....
- Egyptian Authorities Stop Truck Driver From Smuggling Antiquities To Jordan
Al Masry Al Youm Egyptian authorities arrested a Jordanian truck driver as he attempted to smuggle 107 Pharaonic and Islamic artifacts from Nuweiba into Jordan at dawn Thursday. The suspect had 40 metal statuettes, 52 amulets, five wooden masks and other...
- Has The Statuette Of Akhenaten Been Found?
There are reports out today that the limestone statuette of the heretic king Akhenaten 1332-1336 bc, has been found next to a garbage can in Tahrir square unfortunately there are no photos of of it as of yet. The statuette is the most important of the...
Egypt
Sale of pharaonic statuette foiled
Al Masry Al Youm (Hassan Ahmed Hussine)
Egypt's security authorities foiled the attempted sale of a statuette that investigators said carries pharaonic inscriptions.
The piece is 50cm tall and stands on a 50cm wide platform. In front of it there are three other stautettes, each 21cm high.
The two culprits, aged 39 and 36, were arrested after citizens informed security authorities of their possession and the intended sale. Both are unemployed.
One said during initial questioning that he had agreed with his partner to hide the object in his house until the deal went through. He said they had obtained the statuette through a middleman from Luxor.
- 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...
- 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...
- Authorities Arrest Police Officer For Possessing Artifacts
Al Masry Al Youm A police officer and two others with three statues in their possession have been arrested. A security source said they were apprehended on Wahat Road, in 6th of October City in Giza, when a police ambush stopped their car for inspection....
- Egyptian Authorities Stop Truck Driver From Smuggling Antiquities To Jordan
Al Masry Al Youm Egyptian authorities arrested a Jordanian truck driver as he attempted to smuggle 107 Pharaonic and Islamic artifacts from Nuweiba into Jordan at dawn Thursday. The suspect had 40 metal statuettes, 52 amulets, five wooden masks and other...
- Has The Statuette Of Akhenaten Been Found?
There are reports out today that the limestone statuette of the heretic king Akhenaten 1332-1336 bc, has been found next to a garbage can in Tahrir square unfortunately there are no photos of of it as of yet. The statuette is the most important of the...