This is a painful article to read. One admires the patriotic spirit and sense of pride that leads Noureddin to assert that Egyptians "are totally able to protect our monuments" and that lead Hawass to reject offers by international organizations to help protect Egypt's heritage, and under normal circumstances these assertions and rejections would be warranted. But these aren't normal circumstances. Normally gangs of armed looters do not attack guarded sites or storehouses.
These legal requirements are designed to prevent the illicit removal of
historically or culturally significant objects, allowing authorities to
assess each item’s provenance and value before it crosses borders.
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Following a two-year investigation, culminating in a coordinated effort
between Spain’s Guardia Civil and Italy’s Carabinieri Command for the
Protection ...
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