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France Returns Stolen Moroccan Art

France authorities has returned a moroccan art seized by traffickers on Thursday, the art was seized during a custom control which demonstrate the barbaric attitude of looting cultural heritage. The handover took place in Marseille at the Museum of Mediterranean Cultures. The objects, which weigh a complete of nearly 3 tons, will only leave for […]

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Sudan: Heritage sites destroyed by gold-diggers

In the Bayouda desert of Sudan, the ancient site of Jabal Maragha has disappeared. The ruins, that were two thousand years old, have been destroyed by treasure hunters who searched the site for gold .To save time, they used heavy machinery, digging a vast trench into the historic location. Hardly anything remains.”We worked on this […]

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Egypt: Five injured in Cairo building collapse

A building in the centre of Egypt’s capital partially collapsed injuring 5 humans Saturday, Authorities who rushed to the constructing on Kasr al-Nile street, near the iconic Tahrir Square, tended to 14 people together with passersby and transported 5 to hospitals. An investigation has been launched to determine the motive of the surprising give way […]

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Africa reclaims its heritage as more artefacts come home

The African conservation community and governments are gradually demanding the return of cultural artefacts looted by governments and individuals during the colonial era. They are, however, facing the challenge of inadequate global and local repatriation laws as well as opposition from American and European museums, which argue that African museums lack the resources and facilities […]