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Dr. Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak, a Fierce Advocate for Cultural Heritage, Appointed Foreign Minister of Yemen
The Antiquities Coalition congratulates H.E. Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak on his appointment as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Yemen after serving for more than five years as the country’s […]
U.S. Government Imposes Emergency Import Restrictions on Yemeni Antiquities
The U.S. Government announced earlier this month that it would impose “emergency import restrictions on certain archaeological and ethnological material from the Republic of Yemen”—a major victory for both the […]
Yemen Gains Ground in Fight Against “Blood Antiquities” Trade
Joins Main International Treaty Combatting Cultural Racketeering WASHINGTON, DC (September 3, 2019) — Today, the Republic of Yemen became a State Party to the main international treaty to combat cultural […]
Culture at Risk: Yemen’s Heritage Under Threat
On February 23, the Antiquities Coalition co-hosted an event hosted at the Freer Gallery of Art entitled “Culture at Risk: Yemen’s Heritage Under Threat.” This event convened experts from across […]
New York Times: Yemen Asks U.S. for Help to Curb Smuggling of Looted Ancient Artifacts
This week, in a New York Times exclusive, award-winning journalist Tom Mashberg exposed how cultural racketeering is financing crime, armed conflict, and violent extremism in the Yemeni Civil War, exacerbating […]
The Response of the U.S. and International Community to the Crisis: A Roundtable Discussion About Cultural Heritage Destruction in Yemen
February 23, 2019 2:00pm – 3:30pm Freer Gallery of Art, Meyer Auditorium Admission is Free To call attention to the destruction of Yemen’s heritage, the Freer Gallery of Art is […]
Yemen’s Loss Of Antiquities Is ‘Robbing Them Of Their Future’
Heard on Weekend Edition Sunday LEILA FADEL In Yemen, tens of thousands of children have starved to death in a war led by Saudi Arabia that will soon enter its […]
Congressman Engel Calls on Treasury to Close U.S. Borders to Yemen’s Blood Antiquities
On January 4, 2019, Representative Eliot Engel, Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Secretary Mnuchin urging the U.S. Department of the Treasury to “use existing […]
The Antiquities Coalition Calls To End the Trade of Yemen’s Blood Antiquities
The Antiquities Coalition is calling on the United States government to protect our shared heritage and global security by shutting U.S. borders to conflict antiquities from the Middle East. In […]
The U.S. art market for stolen antiquities from Yemen must be shut down
Correction: An earlier version of this column incorrectly identified Ahmed Awad Bin Mubarak as the current permanent representative of Yemen to the United Nations. He is the former permanent representative of Yemen. This […]
Culture Under Threat: Freer Gallery of Art Unveils New Exhibit on Ancient Yemeni Art in Danger
A new exhibit at the Freer Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C. provides an opportunity for the public to learn more about Yemen’s heritage, now under threat by the ravages of war.