114 artifacts smuggled to Cyprus brought back to Egypt

CAIRO – 5 May 2018: During Cypriot President Nikos Anastasias’ recent state visit to Egypt, 114 Egyptian artifacts smuggled to Cyprus returned to Egypt with the Cypriot delegation accompanying Anastasias.

These artifacts were allegedly smuggled out of Egypt during the 1980s.

The Cypriot president thanked his Egyptian counterpart for the “Revival of Roots” week held in Egypt that was aimed at reviving the historical roots of the two countries and Greece and strengthening the bilateral relations between them.

During the Revival of Roots week, the Greek and Cypriot communities’ members paid visits to several historical and important places in Egypt, including Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Ras Al Tin Marine Base, the Greek Orthodox Patriarchate, the Greek cemeteries, Alexandria National Museum, Cavafy Museum, the Monastery of St. Sava, and the Arab Academy for Science and Technology in Alexandria.