The monuments of Egypt are the heritage of everyone around the world.

— Zahi Hawass

Egypt returns stolen artifact to Iraq - wtop.com
Date: 
January 11, 2009 (All day)

Egypt's antiquities chief unveiled Sunday a bronze statue of what he described as an ancient Mesopotamian goddess that had been looted from Iraq.

Zahi Hawass said an Egyptian man working in Jordan was caught at Nuweiba port trying to smuggle the statue into the country.

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