CAIRO, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- Egypt has recovered 13 smuggled ancient artifacts from Britain and Germany, as part of its efforts to protect cultural heritage and repatriate antiquities that were illegally taken from the country, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Sunday.
The artifacts have been retrieved in coordination with the Egyptian Foreign Ministry and in collaboration with the relevant authorities from Egypt, Britain and Germany, according to the statement.
