As Egypt and Germany squabble over a 3,500-year-old bust of Queen Nefertiti in a Berlin museum, Egypt's antiquities chief told Deutsche Welle the treasure was taken unethically and Cairo would push for its return. DW-WORLD.DE: German and European news, analysis and multimedia from Deutsche Welle - in 30 languages
Zahi Hawass has demanded that Britain return the 2,200-year-old stone tablet to its homeland.
Zahi Hawass has succeeded in persuading museums around the world to return ancient treasures to Egypt.
Smithsonian / US input on repatriation demands from Egypt.
Protection of Egypt's antiquities was the subject of heated debate at the People's Assembly as steel mogul and senior National Democratic Party MP Ahmed Ezz and Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni argued over private ownership of antiquities.
Paris' Louvre Museum bows to Egypt's demands and says it will return five ancient stone sculptures within weeks.
France hands over five ancient frescoes to Egypt, which had broken off ties with the Louvre museum in an ownership dispute.
Egypt's head of antiquities says he will drop a demand for the permanent return of the Rosetta Stone if the British Museum agrees to loan it out.
Egypt asks Sweden for the return of 212 artefacts taken out of the country in the 1920s.
Egypt's MPs are set to pass a law requiring royalties to be paid when copies are made of ancient treasures.
Implications for African art / Louvre concession
Looting Matters: Egypt Puts Pressure on French Museum.