Egypt
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o200725g.htm
A second statement from Egypt's State Information Service"An Egyptian delegation, currently visiting Australia, received seven valuable monuments. Egyptian authorities had contacted their Australian counterparts to stop sales of the 2500-year-old artifacts which were posted for sale on a website. Dr. Zahi Hawwas said the Australian authorities also found 33 antiques some of them were stolen in a famous case known as Al Shaer Case. Hawwas said full cooperation between the Attorney-General office, the Foreign Ministry and the Council led to restoration of other monuments from Switzerland Britain, the United States and Australia".
- More Information Re Return Of Items From Australia
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El Aref) A collection of ancient Egyptian and Graeco-Roman figurines and miniature amulets are on their way home from Australia, reports Nevine El-Aref. This week Egypt is celebrating the restitution of 122 ancient Egyptian and...
- Egypt Asks Us To Return 80 Stolen Artifacts
Egypt State Information Service A follow up to the story about the Predynastic vessels from Maadi which were smuggled out of the country by a U.S. pilot. Zahi Hawass is due to meet with U.S. officials to discuss matters further, but it seems extremely...
- Egypt Foils Attempt To Sell 50 Artifacts In Canada
http://tinyurl.com/d59zs "Egypt has managed to foil an attempt to sell 50 Pharaohnic artifacts at the Medousa auction in Canada, said Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni. Secretary of the National Council of Antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawwas said that the Council...
- 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...
- 27 Artifacts To Be Restored
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o100725h.htm "Attorney General Maher Abdul Wahed agreed that a judicial and technical delegation would be sent to Australia to retrieve 27 rare artifacts which were due to be auctioned. Secretary General of the Supreme...
Egypt
Update on items returned by Australia
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o200725g.htm
A second statement from Egypt's State Information Service"An Egyptian delegation, currently visiting Australia, received seven valuable monuments. Egyptian authorities had contacted their Australian counterparts to stop sales of the 2500-year-old artifacts which were posted for sale on a website. Dr. Zahi Hawwas said the Australian authorities also found 33 antiques some of them were stolen in a famous case known as Al Shaer Case. Hawwas said full cooperation between the Attorney-General office, the Foreign Ministry and the Council led to restoration of other monuments from Switzerland Britain, the United States and Australia".
- More Information Re Return Of Items From Australia
Al Ahram Weekly (Nevine El Aref) A collection of ancient Egyptian and Graeco-Roman figurines and miniature amulets are on their way home from Australia, reports Nevine El-Aref. This week Egypt is celebrating the restitution of 122 ancient Egyptian and...
- Egypt Asks Us To Return 80 Stolen Artifacts
Egypt State Information Service A follow up to the story about the Predynastic vessels from Maadi which were smuggled out of the country by a U.S. pilot. Zahi Hawass is due to meet with U.S. officials to discuss matters further, but it seems extremely...
- Egypt Foils Attempt To Sell 50 Artifacts In Canada
http://tinyurl.com/d59zs "Egypt has managed to foil an attempt to sell 50 Pharaohnic artifacts at the Medousa auction in Canada, said Minister of Culture Farouq Hosni. Secretary of the National Council of Antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawwas said that the Council...
- 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...
- 27 Artifacts To Be Restored
http://www.sis.gov.eg/online/html12/o100725h.htm "Attorney General Maher Abdul Wahed agreed that a judicial and technical delegation would be sent to Australia to retrieve 27 rare artifacts which were due to be auctioned. Secretary General of the Supreme...