• Ancient Iraqi artefacts at a handover ceremony of treasures from Lebanon to Iraq, hosted by the Lebanese National Museum in Beirut. EPA
    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 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
    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
    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
    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
    Many of Iraq’s antiquities have been looted since the 2003 US-led invasion. AP Photo

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Lebanon returns 337 stolen artefacts to Iraq - in pictures

Ministry of Culture hands over treasures of different eras which had been on display in a Lebanese museum for years

The National

February 07, 2022

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