smuggling
Russia’s Foreign Ministry says detention of Brittney Griner is based on “objective facts and evidence”
World
May 13, 2022
Russia’s Foreign Ministry says detention of Brittney Griner is based on “objective facts and evidence”
Russia has denied the US State Department’s claim that the detention of basketball player Brittney Griner is “illegal,” saying her…
Channel deaths fuel UK-France tensions over migrant boats
World
November 25, 2021
Channel deaths fuel UK-France tensions over migrant boats
LONDON (AP) — The deaths of at least 27 people in the English Channel is fueling tensions between the U.K. and France…
Kim Kardashian photo helps reveal mysterious theft of pharaonic sarcophagus
Archaeology
October 19, 2021
Kim Kardashian photo helps reveal mysterious theft of pharaonic sarcophagus
British journalist Ben Lewis revealed the unexpectedly important role played by a picture of Kim Kardashian next to a pharaonic…
Iraq gets back looted ancient artifacts from US, others
Middle East
August 4, 2021
Iraq gets back looted ancient artifacts from US, others
BAGHDAD (AP) — Over 17,000 looted ancient artifacts recovered from the United States and other countries were handed over to…
Three arrested over smuggling Egyptian antiquities to France
Archaeology
June 28, 2021
Three arrested over smuggling Egyptian antiquities to France
Egypt’s Public Prosecution on Sunday announced that police forces have arrested two Egyptians and a French citizen over charges of…
Vietnam: Human trafficking on the rise amid COVID
World
June 11, 2021
Vietnam: Human trafficking on the rise amid COVID
A surge in COVID-19 cases in Vietnam has prompted a spike in human trafficking and smuggling as people become more financially desperate,…
Egypt recovers two smuggled Greco-Roman antiquities from Italy
Archaeology
April 29, 2021
Egypt recovers two smuggled Greco-Roman antiquities from Italy
On Thursday, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced that the Egyptian Embassy in Italy had recovered two antique pieces…
Cairo Airport customs officers foil attempt to smuggle ‘espionage devices’
Egypt
April 2, 2021
Cairo Airport customs officers foil attempt to smuggle ‘espionage devices’
On Thursday, customs officers at Cairo International Airport foiled an attempt to smuggle three “eavesdropping and espionage” devices into Egypt.…
Exclusive: Suspected arms dealers moved millions in Somali money transfers, report says
Middle East
September 17, 2020
Exclusive: Suspected arms dealers moved millions in Somali money transfers, report says
NAIROBI (Reuters) – Somali money transfer companies moved more than US$3.7 million in cash between suspected weapons traffickers in recent…
Former Italian diplomat receives 15-year sentence for smuggling Egyptian artifacts
Archaeology
January 22, 2020
Former Italian diplomat receives 15-year sentence for smuggling Egyptian artifacts
The Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday granted the former honorary consul for Italy, Ladislav Otakar Skakal, a 15-year-sentence in absentia…