Syria recovers 36 looted antiquities from US worth over $5M
Steady4 outlets reported this in 4 reports over 2 days
Wed, 23 September 2026peak 2 reports on Thu, 24 September 2026Fri, 25 September 2026
What it is about
La justice new-yorkaiseMetropolitan Museum of ArtManhattanGeorges LotfiNew YorkSyrieManhattan District Attorney's OfficeSyriaPalmyraDamascusUS
Who published it, and when
original reportfirst to report
Le Monde (France)
France Info (France)
Anadolu Agency (AA)
Times of India
23 Sept, 23:37over 32 hours25 Sept, 07:24
How it spread - 4 original reports
Wed, 23 September 2026
1 report- Le Monde (France)23:37first to report
Les pièces, dont 13 ont été saisies au prestigieux Metropolitan Museum of Art, ont fait l’objet d’un trafic international contre lequel lutte notamment le parquet de Manhattan.
Thu, 24 September 2026
2 reports- France Info (France)09:17
Les artefacts auraient été acheminés en contrebande par Georges Lotfi, un trafiquant libanais d'antiquités, qui fait l'objet d'un mandat d'arrêt à New York.
- Anadolu Agency (AA)22:58
- Recovered artifacts include massive funerary relief from Palmyra, 14 rare mosaics looted from Roman villa in Syria - Damascus credits Syrian-US cooperation, efforts by Manhattan District Attorney's Office for return of cultural heritage
Fri, 25 September 2026
1 report- Times of India07:24