Israel Antiquities Authority says 'spectacular and rare' artifacts seized from smuggling network were stolen from graves in Mediterranean Basin, Africa, and South America

US authorities charge Mohamad Yassin Alcharihi with undervaluing 18-foot piece dating from Roman Empire, seemingly looted from Idlib area, in order to avoid import duties

Authorities say rock-hewn Byzantine item from 5th century CE was pilfered from ruined church at Tel Tekoa in 2000, while Palestinians says it is Israel that is the thief

Items from new find, including crocodile and bird mummies, displayed at makeshift exhibition at Step Pyramid of Djoser

Border officials arrest merchants crossing to Israel carrying dozens of 2,300-year-old coins from era of Alexander the Great

Hamas has done little to protect Gaza's historical artifacts and in some cases actively destroys them

Cairo demands auction house provide documents proving the stone head's ownership

Necropolis filled with ornate paintings discovered south of Cairo thought to have belonged to a Fifth Dynasty nobleman