The French government has agreed to relinquish five wall-painting fragments that Egyptian antiquities officials say were looted from a tomb in Luxor. Yesterday, antiquities chief Zahi Hawass told the press that Egypt would no longer cooperate with the Louvre Museum until the murals were returned.   There’s more information on the dispute and a photograph of […]

 Egypt’s antiquities chief Zahi Hawass announced today that cooperation with the Louvre Museum in Paris would end until certain antiquities, said to be stolen, were returned. A “French source” is quoted as saying, “there is no real obstacle and a solution should be found soon.” Argentina’s diplomat to Iran allegedly tried to ship almost six […]