CAIRO (AP).- Archaeologists have unearthed the upper part of a double limestone statue of a powerful pharaoh who ruled nearly 3,400 years ago, Egypt’s Ministry of Culture said Saturday. A ministry statement said the team of Egyptian archaeologists disc…
Archaeologists in Egypt have Unearthed the Upper Part of a 3,400-Year-Old Granite Statue
CAIRO (AP).- Archaeologists have unearthed the upper part of a double limestone statue of a powerful pharaoh who ruled nearly 3,400 years ago, Egypt’s Ministry of Culture said Saturday. A ministry statement said the team of Egyptian archaeologists disc…
Egypt Culture Chief, Farouk Hosni, Sleepless Over Van Gogh Theft
CAIRO (REUTERS).- Egypt’s culture minister blamed “incompetent” security staff for the theft of a $55 million Van Gogh painting from a Cairo museum and said worries for the safety of the country’s art treasures are depriving him of sleep. “I feel like…
Egypt Culture Chief, Farouk Hosni, Sleepless Over Van Gogh Theft
CAIRO (REUTERS).- Egypt’s culture minister blamed “incompetent” security staff for the theft of a $55 million Van Gogh painting from a Cairo museum and said worries for the safety of the country’s art treasures are depriving him of sleep. “I feel like…
Minister Farouk Hosni Says Search Still On for Van Gogh Stolen from Cairo Museum
CAIRO (AP).- Egypt’s culture minister on Saturday retracted his claim that police had recovered a van Gogh painting stolen from a Cairo museum, saying it was based on inaccurate information and that the search for the canvas continues. The minister, F…