The limestone statue of Akhenaten that Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Zahi Hawass has first reported as damaged and then reported as stolen has been found—reportedly discovered by a 16-year-old boy next to a trash can. Ahram Online has the story.
Ahram also reports today that there were indeed thefts at the Saqqara and Abusir archaeological sites. Hawass had unequivocally stated that Saqqara was “safe,” at the same time that reports of looting were emerging from archaeologists who worked there.