Nonetheless, the United States has in recent years issued emergency orders on behalf of Iraq, Syria, Libya and Mali. To bolster those claims, Mr. Dammaj circulated a 290-page report in Arabic and English that details the looting at the Aden National Museum, the Taiz National Museum and the National Museum of Zinjibar. and 800 B.C., that was taken from the Zinjibar Museum in Yemen. “It is important that we take steps now to prevent the further degradation of invaluable cultural property and heritage sites in Yemen,” the department said in a statement. Credit Yemen Culture MinistryMr. Dammaj said Houthis have been arrested several times in the act of smuggling antiquities and have been seen ransacking cultural sites.

Source: New York Times March 06, 2019 19:20 UTC