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March 20, 2009

New antiquities trafficking laws in Egypt

Posted at 6:47 pm in Similar cases

New laws against trafficking in looted antiquities in Egypt are expected to be endorsed soon by the country’s parliament.

Form:
Al Ahram

Hands off, and we mean it
Issue No. 938

Parliament is shortly expected to endorse a draft law outlining severer penalties for antiquities trafficking and copyright of Egypt’s heritage, Nevine El-Aref reports

Protecting Egypt’s cultural heritage from treasure hunters, retrieving looted and illegally-smuggled antiquities and generating the revenue necessary to restore and conserve this country’s heritage are key priorities in a new antiquities law soon to be reviewed by the People’s Assembly.
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