2 ancient statues returned to Egypt ahead of GEM opening

Two Ancient Egyptian statues were returned to the country on Thursday to be displayed at the Grand Egyptian Museum, cabinet said in a statement. The statues had been on the touring exhibition “Sunken Cities: The Enchanting World of Egypt” since 2015. The exhibition included 293 artifacts recovered from the sunken city of Heracleion in Abu Qir, and had traveled to Paris, London, Zurich, and four US cities.