The Foreign Ministry in cooperation with the Ministry of Antiquities received two ancient Egyptian Mishkat (rounded lanterns) that were recovered last week from the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Assistant Foreign Minister For Culture Affairs Eman Al Far said on Saturday.
The two items were stolen from the store gallery of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC).
The Ministry of Antiquities spotted the stolen items after they were put for sale at an exhibition in Dubai, Al Far added.
The first recovered lantern belongs to Prince Selehdar while the second belongs to Sultan Hassan, the assistant minister added.
The Foreign Ministry expressed thanks to the United Arab Emirates for responding to the Egyptian authority requests to recover the stolen items.
GMT 09:00 2016 Tuesday ,27 December
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