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Upper Egypt
British Museum Loans Egyptian Artifacts to India, Sparking Debate Over the Rosetta Stone
The British Museum has sent 80 Egyptian and Greek artefacts to India for a three-year loan—but when photos showed the…
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Upper Egypt
Egypt Recovers Looted Antiquities from Australia and U.S. in Major Smuggling Bust
Egypt has recovered a trove of stolen antiquities from Australia and the United States, unveiling new details of an international…
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Greater Cairo
Dreaming in Color: An Egyptian Artist’s Surreal Journey Through Moulids and Modernist Legacy
In his exhibition ‘A Festival, O World,’ visual artist and scholar Mohamed El-Behiry navigates the mystical spectacle of Egypt’s street…
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Greater Cairo
The fall of Robin Symes’ network for smuggling Egyptian antiquities
The opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum, built on 120 acres at a cost of $1 billion, prompted scholars to…
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Greater Cairo
International press celebrates the Grand Egyptian Museum: the most significant cultural event of the decade
“The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM): Egypt’s historical legacy comes back to life.” This is how the international press celebrated the…
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Greater Cairo
Secrets of the early painters: How did the Fayoum portraits survive for 1,600 years?
The Fayoum portraits remain a great artistic mystery, a subject of artistic and scientific study around the world. They are…
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Greater Cairo
Between restoration and theft… Who is responsible for the disappearance of King Psusennes’ golden bracelet?
Investigations continue into the disappearance of a rare golden bracelet belonging to King Psusennes I, one of the most prominent…
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Greater Cairo
Map of smuggled antiquities stolen from Egypt to John F. Kennedy Airport in the US | Official documents
In this investigation, Bab Masr reveals the smuggling routes that begin in the heart of Cairo, passing through Thailand and…
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Greater Cairo
France requests the Rosetta Stone from Britain… Who has the right to negotiate over Egyptian antiquities?
Negotiations continue between Britain and France over France’s request to borrow the Rosetta Stone, one of the most famous Egyptian…
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Greater Cairo
How do countries preserve their historic buildings? America’s experience in relocating a railway building
Many countries around the world have resorted to enacting strict legislation and penalties to prevent the demolition or alteration of…
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