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The Metropolitan Museum of Art is transferring the ownership of two ancient sculptures that have been in its collection to Yemen, officials said, near

A human rights report revealed that the Houthi militia committed 1,600 violations and crimes against residents of the capital, Sanaa, from January to August 2023. According to the report, issued by the Capital Sana a Media Center, these crimes ranged from looting money, confiscating public and priv

The artefacts, dating from the third millenium BC, will remain in New York as Yemen’s civil war drags on

The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Tuesday announced it had transferred ownership of two antiquities to Yemen, but that the war-torn country had agreed to leave them in New York for safe-keeping.Both pieces are stone sculptures -- a sandstone female figure and a marble mortar -- and date to the third millennium BCE from areas in modern-day Yemen, the Met said in a statement.The museum said it had acquired the statue in 1998 from collector Jean-Luc Chalmin, who also donated the mortar in 1999.

Tribal gunmen launched an attack and detonated explosives at an oil well and pipeline in Yemen's central province of Marib on Monday, said a local source."Tribal gunmen bombed on Monday morning th

The Metropolitan Museum of Art on Tuesday announced it had transferred ownership of two antiquities to Yemen, but that the war-torn country had agreed to leave them in New York for safe-keeping."We are pleased to have these objects remain on loan with The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, one of the world's most prominent and prestigious cultural institutions," he added.

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UNESCO, the United Nations body that designates and protects World Heritage sites, says it will continue to monitor the famed Italian city's issues, including climate change and over-tourism.

UNESCO, the United Nations body that designates and protects World Heritage sites, says it will continue to monitor the famed Italian city's issues, including climate change and over-tourism.