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Netherlands Returns Stolen Artifacts to the Egyptian Embassy
Euroweekly News ^ | 21 Aug 2025 | Natascha Rivera

Posted on 08/21/2025 8:54:40 PM PDT by nickcarraway

The representatives for Netherlands and Egypt at the embassy. The Netherlands has returned stolen artifacts to Egypt in a show of solidarity. Photo Credit: Egyptian embassy of the Netherlands

IN a move reflecting international solidarity, the Netherlands has handed over a collection of Egyptian artifacts dating back to ancient Egyptian civilisation. The Egyptian Embassy in The Hague received the artifacts from the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities following confirmation that the archaeological artifacts had been obtained illegally.

The artifacts, which included a myriad of pottery items, are representative of the artistic and artisanal diversity of ancient Egyptian craftsmen. The move, which has been interpreted as an outreach of solidarity, is part of an ongoing effort by the Netherlands to combat the theft of cultural property. The Minister of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt, Sherif Fathy, expressed appreciation for the effort, and emphasised the importance of protecting each other’s cultural heritage.

This move, which sparked many a debate across social media, comes in the midst of a complex political landscape rife with tension between Cairo and The Hague; it follows the widespread circulation of a video depicting the Foreign Minister of Egypt, Badr Abdel Aty, criticising the Egyptian ambassador in the Netherlands with regards to a recent attack on the embassy building. Stronger security measures in response to the attack have been called for.

The effort by the Netherlands to return the stolen artifacts has been generally regarded as a positive step forward in the cooperation between the two countries, and represents a shared effort to preserve and protect artifacts from ancient Egyptian civilisation.


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KEYWORDS: artifacts; egypt; egyptian; godsgravesglyphs; netherlands

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1 posted on 08/21/2025 8:54:40 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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To: nickcarraway

I remember a bunch of Nazi paintings at the Pentagon were returned to Germany. I wish they would have been taken the on a road trip to US museums


2 posted on 08/21/2025 9:01:25 PM PDT by DIRTYSECRET
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To: nickcarraway

If Egypt thinks im going to go to Egypt to look at their artifacts, I won’t.


3 posted on 08/21/2025 9:09:28 PM PDT by Jonty30 (Pornography feeds abortion. Abortion is Satan's ultimate effort to hurt God. )
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To: DIRTYSECRET

Idiot! These are shards.


4 posted on 08/21/2025 9:10:53 PM PDT by Berkeley under cover
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To: nickcarraway

Stupid. One, they were NOT stolen. Two, the people who were there when the artifacts were found were NOT the people who made those things.

The ancient Egyptians were replaced long ago by Arabs.

Second, that part of the world takes it to the streets and loots the museums every few decades. Those artifacts get smashed and stolen. ISIS did it, the Iraqis did it, the Taliban did it, the Egyptians did it.

It’s stupid to give those things to those irresponsible people.


5 posted on 08/21/2025 9:14:26 PM PDT by DesertRhino (When men on the chessboard, get up and tell you where to go…)
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To: nickcarraway

But I guess if it makes a bunch of angsty white women happy...


6 posted on 08/21/2025 9:17:58 PM PDT by DesertRhino (When men on the chessboard, get up and tell you where to go…)
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To: StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; 2ndDivisionVet; 31R1O; ...

7 posted on 08/21/2025 9:54:52 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (NeverTrumpin' -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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To: DesertRhino

As if they will ever be happy.


8 posted on 08/21/2025 10:10:23 PM PDT by Waverunner (Torah! Torah! Torah! my favorite IDF radio code.)
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To: nickcarraway
I guess this means the Stooges will have to give back old King Rootin Tootin.


9 posted on 08/21/2025 10:24:52 PM PDT by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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“apnews.com › general-news-7110a887578543efbfc56508Egypt’s devastating museum looting latest casualty | AP News
Aug 19, 2013 · CAIRO (AP) — As violent clashes roiled Egypt, looters made away with a prized 3,500-year-old limestone statue, ancient beaded jewelry and more than 1,000 other artifacts....


10 posted on 08/22/2025 4:55:25 AM PDT by Bookshelf
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To: nickcarraway

Why not return them to Macedonia, home of the last Egyptian rulers, instead of handing them to some stupid Arabs?


11 posted on 08/22/2025 7:17:58 AM PDT by montag813
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