Egypt’s Grand Museum Is Finally Open. Now, ‘We Need Our Stuff Back.’

The museum’s most anticipated exhibit is the full 5,500 items from King Tutankhamen’s tomb. Egyptians say it’s time to experience their most precious antiquities at home.

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Archaeologists Find a Pharoah’s Tomb, the First Since King Tut, Egypt Says

The Ministry of Antiquities said the discovery of the tomb of Thutmose II, whose wife, Hatshepsut, took the throne after his death, was the first excavation of a royal tomb since 1922.

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Brooklyn Man Admits to Smuggling Precious Egyptian Relics

The artifacts, which included amulets and a sculpture, smelled like earth when they spilled out of his suitcases, according to court papers.

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A Security Guard, a Lucky Break and a Sculpture Called ‘Hope’

How a lucky break led to the dream of a lifetime for a sculptor from Egypt.

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