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A project to restore the facade of the smaller of three Pyramids of Giza triggered intense criticism from experts and sarcasm on social media, with Egyptologists blasting the move. The backlash prompted authorities to freeze the project, but it reflects the public’s deep mistrust in the government in handling the country’s heritage.
In southern Italy, mob clans have entered into an unlikely alliance with the Islamic terror group, exchanging Kalashnikovs for ancient artifacts pillaged in war. One reporter went undercover looking to make a deal.
Warnings that the government has failed to protect Antinoupolis, among the largest Egyptian archaeological sites, which is being “systematically destroyed” by those who want to farm the land.