Many of Iraq’s antiquities have been looted since the 2003 US-led invasion. AP Photo
Ancient Iraqi artefacts at a handover ceremony of treasures from Lebanon to Iraq, hosted by the Lebanese National Museum in Beirut. EPA
Lebanon handed over 337 smuggled Iraqi antiquities that had been stored at the Nabu Museum. AP Photo
Lebanon’s Minister of Culture, Mohammed Murtada, said 331 pieces of cuneiform were delivered to Iraq, as well as six other artefacts of disputed origin. AP Photo
Mr Murtada said a Lebanese committee had been investigating the items since 2018. AP Photo
Iraq’s ambassador to Lebanon, Haider Shyaa Al Barrak, said this would not be the last handover. AP Photo
Many of Iraq’s antiquities have been looted since the 2003 US-led invasion. AP Photo
Ancient Iraqi artefacts at a handover ceremony of treasures from Lebanon to Iraq, hosted by the Lebanese National Museum in Beirut. EPA
Lebanon handed over 337 smuggled Iraqi antiquities that had been stored at the Nabu Museum. AP Photo
Lebanon’s Minister of Culture, Mohammed Murtada, said 331 pieces of cuneiform were delivered to Iraq, as well as six other artefacts of disputed origin. AP Photo
Mr Murtada said a Lebanese committee had been investigating the items since 2018. AP Photo
Iraq’s ambassador to Lebanon, Haider Shyaa Al Barrak, said this would not be the last handover. AP Photo
Many of Iraq’s antiquities have been looted since the 2003 US-led invasion. AP Photo