Proposed Law Could Make Iran a Hub for Illegal Antiquities Trade
Strapped for funds under the weight of U.S. sanctions, lawmakers in Iran are pondering a new bill which proposed treating...
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Hobby Lobby
Hobby Lobby Hands Over Legendary Tablet to be Returned to Iraq
In a long awaited move, the U.S-based arts and craft store Hobby Lobby forfeited a rare cuneiform tablet to authorities who...
Museum of the Bible Returns Looted Artifacts to Egypt and Iraq
President of the U.S. arts and crafts store, Hobby Lobby, and board chairman of the Washington D.C.-based Museum of the...
UK to Return Looted Artifact to Iraq
The British government will be returning a 4,000-year-old Sumerian plaque believed to have been looted during the US...
US Arts and Crafts Store sues Christie’s for Selling Stolen Artifact
After having paid massive fines and having returned thousands of questionably acquired antiquities, Hobby Lobby, a US based...
US Collector to Return 11,000+ Artifacts to Egypt, Iraq
After years of scrutiny, Steve Green, the Chairman of the Washington-Based Museum of the Bible, has announced that he will...
Israel Arrests Five Ancient Antique Dealers in US Smuggling Scandal
Israeli police Sunday arrested five antiquity dealers in East Jerusalem, seizing relics that date back millennia in...
US Art Retailer to Pay US$ 3 Million Fine for Smuggling Ancient Iraqi Artifacts
Hobby Lobby, aUSarts-and-crafts retailer, has agreed to payUS$ 3 million and forfeitIraqi relics itsmuggled into theUS under...