Louvre returns relics to Egypt

Oct. 10, 2009   Leave a Comment  

The famed Louvre museum quickly resolved its quarrel with Egypt yesterday by agreeing to return the steles Egyptian antiquities chief Zahi Hawass accused them of purchasing on the black market, the New York Times reports.

Egypt cuts ties with Louvre over ‘stolen’ steles

Oct. 7, 2009   1 Comment  

Egypt has severed ties with Paris’ Louvre museum in an argument over artifacts antiquities chief Zahi Hawass claims were stolen by the world famous art museum.