CAIRO: Authorities in Egypt say they have seized a cache of Jewish religious artifacts that smugglers wanted to ship to Belgium at one of the country’s main ports.
Antiquities Minister Mohammed Ibrahim said in a statement Friday that officials found the artifacts while searching cargo Thursday at the coastal city of Damietta.
Among the artifacts are a cylindrical wooden box plated in silver, which would have held Torah scrolls. Officials also found a silver knife dating to roughly 1890 with inscriptions.
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Egypt stops bid to smuggle artifacts
Egypt stops bid to smuggle artifacts
Hezbollah’s Al-Manar TV says Israeli strike hit Beirut office
- Israel “targets the Al-Manar Channel building in the Haret Hreik area,” Al-Manar wrote on Telegram, referring to a part of south Beirut
BEIRUT, Lebanon: An Israeli strike hit the south Beirut office of Al-Manar TV, which is affiliated with Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, the broadcaster said on Tuesday.
Israel “targets the Al-Manar Channel building in the Haret Hreik area,” Al-Manar wrote on Telegram, referring to a part of south Beirut.
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