Sew La Ti Embroidery [04/09/16

  • Heritage: Smuggled artefacts to return to Egypt from Switzerland

    A collection of 32 ancient Egyptian artefacts is to return back to Egypt in June after Egypt successfully asserted ownership of the objects.A collection of 32 ancient Egyptian artefacts will be repatriated to Egypt from Switzerland in June [Credit: AhramOnline]Ali Ahmed, director of antiquities repatriation, told Ahram Online that…

  • Near East: Syrian authorities seize 6,000 looted antiquities

    Syria’s state news agency quoted an archaeology official as saying that authorities have confiscated and reclaimed 6,000 looted antiquities trafficked by smugglers outside the country.Some artefacts retrieved from Lebanon [Credit: Credit: AFP/Joseph Eid]The head of the General Directorate of Antiquities and Museums, Ahmad Deeb, sa…