3500-Year-Old Egyptian Statue Returns Home After Looting During Arab Spring

• The Netherlands returned a 3,500-year-old stone statue to Egypt on Thursday, looted during the 2011 Arab Spring.
• The artifact, depicting a senior official from Pharaoh Thutmose III's reign, was illegally smuggled out of Egypt.
• It surfaced at a Dutch art fair in 2022 and was seized after an investigation confirmed its illicit origin.
• Dutch Culture Minister Gouke Moes stated, "What does not belong to us should be returned to its rightful owner."
• Egyptian Ambassador Imad Hanna highlighted the importance of recovering stolen antiquities for tourism and the economy.