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  • Egypt Severs Ties with Louvre Over 'Stolen' Ancient Egyptian Artifacts

    10/07/2009 6:33:33 PM PDT · by Pan_Yan · 39 replies · 813+ views
    Voice of America ^ | October 7, 2009 | Staff
    Egypt's antiquities chief says Egypt is suspending ties with the Louvre, saying the French museum has not returned what he says are stolen artifacts. Zahi Hawass on Wednesday said the Louvre has repeatedly ignored requests to return steles, or large reliefs, that date back to the time of the Pharaohs. Hawass said the Louvre purchased the four archeological reliefs that were stolen from a tomb in Luxor in the 1980s. French Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand said Wednesday that France is willing to return the relics if they were indeed stolen from the tomb site. He says he has asked a...