In a kind of cultural patrimony twist on "You break it, you own it," the Metropolitan Museum of Art today returned to Egypt an ancient Egyptian granite relief fragment that was identified by museum staff as part of a large shrine. Full Article at mediabistro.com

Cairo -- Egypt has postponed concerts by an orchestra from Dresden, Germany after demands from the family of an Egyptian woman murdered in a courtroom there in an anti-Islamic attack, the culture minister said on Wednesday. Full Article at Expatica

The Guimet Museum in France is celebrating its 120th anniversary in conjunction with the museum's plans to expand its collection and seek cooperation on an international scale. Full Article at China Post