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Netherlands returns 3,500-year-old sculpture stolen from Egypt during Arab Spring

Egypt requested that the artifact be returned under the 1970 UNESCO Convention, which both it and the Netherlands are beholden to. 

Dutch Education, Culture and Science Gouke Moes and the Egyptian Ambassador to the Netherlands during the formal handover ceremony of the stolen scultpure at the Egyptian embassy in the Hague, February 8, 2026.
'Golden Balls' statue erected over Wigan.

'Golden Balls’: Twenty-foot tall statue of naked man erected over small British town

Shabti figurines inscribed with the name of Pharaoh Shoshenq III, found inside Osorkon II’s tomb at Tanis, northern Egypt.

Possible double-burial of pharaohs in Osorkon II’s tomb, newly discovered statues show

The Grand Egyptian Museum.

Netherlands to return 3,500-year-old Egyptian statue seized in Maastricht


President Rivlin's statue unveiled in the President's Residence garden

The bronze statue, work of Israeli sculptor Sigalit Landau, was placed alongside the statues of former Israel presidents in the presidents' district.

President Rivlin's statue alongside the statues of former Israel presidents

Feuding William and Harry reunite for unveiling of Princess Diana statue

The buildup to the event, which will honor what would have been Diana's 60th birthday, has been the subject of intense media focus, with the brothers barely speaking to each other.

Britain's Princess Diana holds Prince Harry during a morning picture session at Marivent Palace, where the Prince and Princess of Wales are holidaying as guests of King Juan Carlos and Queen Sofia in Mallorca

Grapevine: Departure & expulsion

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

Israelis are seen walking along the light rail tracks on Jerusalem's Jaffa Street amid the coronavirus pandemic, on February 10, 2021.

A monument to a Confederate governor who loved Jews is coming down

Why did he admire Jews while considering Black people subhuman, activists are asking? And why did some in the Jewish community lavish him with praise?

The Zebulon Baird Vance Monument is a spot where groups from evangelicals to Black Lives Matter protesters go to be heard.

Artist chains himself to statue in anti-Netanyahu protest in Jerusalem

The statue is based on a photo taken during the anti-Netanyahu protests of a protestor kneeling in front of a water cannon while holding up the flag.

Artist chains himself to statue in protest at Paris Square, March 21, 2021

Netanyahu statue relieves himself in Tel Aviv, artist unknown

A statue of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu relieving himself while curled in a corner was erected in Habima Square in Tel Aviv. The artist is unknown and the municipality removed the statue.

A statue portraying Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu squatting and seemingly relieving himself was erected in Tel Aviv's Kikar HaBima, March 17, 2021.

Trump's golden statue compared to Golden Calf in online derision

The statue drew instant derision online, with commentators comparing it to the golden calf that enraged the prophet Moses in the Old Testament.

A statue of former US President Donald Trump is pictured at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Orlando, Florida, US February 26, 2021.

Trump to add 244 names to 'American Heroes' garden before leaving office

Many prominent American Jews were also included in the list.

US President Donald Trump departs on travel to West Point, New York from the South Lawn at the White House in Washington, US, December 12, 2020.

Wax statue of former IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani unveiled in Tehran

Pictures from the event show family members and officials posing next to the statue and even kissing it, while some participants stopped to take a selfie with the wax figurine.

Wax statue of former IRGC Quds Force commander Qasem Soleimani in Tehran

Police remove six-ton statue of protester installed near PM’s residence

The bronze statue - reaching a height of five meters and weighing six tons - was named 'Gibor Israel' (Israel's hero), which refers to a decoration for valor received in the IDF.

Police remove six-ton statue installed near the Prime Minister's Official Residence in Jerusalem by artist and activist Itay Zalait, December 5, 2020.