Lebanon returns 337 stolen artefacts to Iraq - in pictures

Ministry of Culture hands over treasures of different eras which had been on display in a Lebanese museum for years

Ancient Iraqi artefacts at a handover ceremony of treasures from Lebanon to Iraq, hosted by the Lebanese National Museum in Beirut. EPA

Lebanon handed over 337 smuggled Iraqi antiquities that had been stored at the Nabu Museum. AP Photo

Lebanon’s Minister of Culture, Mohammed Murtada, said 331 pieces of cuneiform were delivered to Iraq, as well as six other artefacts of disputed origin. AP Photo

Mr Murtada said a Lebanese committee had been investigating the items since 2018. AP Photo

Iraq’s ambassador to Lebanon, Haider Shyaa Al Barrak, said this would not be the last handover. AP Photo

Many of Iraq’s antiquities have been looted since the 2003 US-led invasion. AP Photo

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