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Belgium has returned two artifacts to Egypt that were smuggled illegally out of <\/strong>the country,<\/strong> the Tourism Ministry said in a statement<\/a> yesterday. The two statues, one of a wooden ushabti and another from the Old Kingdom period, were seized by Belgian authorities in 2016 from a gallery after its owner failed to provide documentation on its provenance.<\/p>\n

FinMin wants to expedite tax appeals: <\/strong>The Finance Ministry will establish \u201cintegrated\u201d tax appeal committees responsible for settling disputes between the Tax Authority and medium and large taxpayers, according to a cabinet statement<\/a>. The committees will expedite settlements related to income tax, VAT, stamp duties, and development fees.<\/p>\n

El Sewedy on board for Toshka reclamation:<\/strong> El Sewedy Electric for Trading and Distribution has been awarded EGP 2.2 bn worth of contracts as part of the project to reclaim land for wheat farming in Toshka<\/a>, it said in an EGX disclosure (pdf)<\/a>. The project includes the reclamation of 375k feddans and is set to be completed within a six-month period.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Belgium has returned two artifacts to Egypt that were smuggled illegally out of the country, the Tourism Ministry said in a statement yesterday. 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