Egypt News » Minya News Egypt » Minya » Trade: Egypt seizes 521 ancient artefacts in Minya, arrests two suspects
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Published on: Thursday 22 October 2026
Egyptian police have seized 521 artefacts dating back to the Pharaonic, Greek, and Roman eras and arrested two men suspected of possessing them for illegal trade in Minya Governorate, the Interior ...
News Egypt » Minya » Trade: Egypt arrests man in Minya with 151 ancient artefacts intended for illegal trade
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Published on: Monday 14 September 2026
The seized items included two ancient coffins, 37 statues made of limestone, bronze and faience, a statue base, an amulet, three vessels, a pottery flask and 97 metal coins. During questioning, the ...
News Egypt » Minya » Trade: Minya Quarries: Protecting the workers through information
News channel or source: https://www.ilo.org/resource/news/minya-quarries-protecting-workers-through-information
Published on: Wednesday 03 December 2014
MINYA (EGYPT) – Every day almost 8 thousand workers work in extreme conditions in the stone quarries of Minya, a region of Upper Egypt, 300 km south of Cairo. With only basic resources and without any ...