Egypt recovers the head of the statue of King Ramesses II

Egypt has recovered a large, priceless archaeological treasure, as the head of the statue of King Ramses II arrived today, Sunday, after it was recovered from Switzerland.

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, represented by the Supreme Council of Antiquities, received the head of a statue of King Ramses II, which had been received by the Egyptian embassy in the Swiss capital, Bern, last July, after the success of the efforts of the Ministries of Tourism and Antiquities, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the concerned authorities in tracking it down and recovering it, as it had emerged from… Egypt illegally. (Arabic)