A Turkish official's recent remarks have reignited the longstanding dispute over the legal acquisition of the Parthenon Marbles by Britain. Greece's culture minister sees these comments as supporting ...

Greece and Turkey argue that Lord Elgin had no firman permissing him to remove the artifacts, while the UK claims Elgin had all necessary documents and brought the Statues to Britian legally.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The signatories reportedly call for an immediate halt to any negotiations over the future of the Parthenon Marbles, also known as ...

LONDON — A planned meeting between the British and Greek prime ministers this week was a casualty of one of the world’s longest-running disputes: what to do with the 2,500-year-old Parthenon ...

ATHENS – One of the world’s most intractable cultural disputes is back in the spotlight after a Turkish official cast doubt on the existence of proof long cited by Britain that it had legally acquired ...

George Osborne – former UK chancellor and now chair of trustees at the British Museum – is reported to have negotiated the repatriation of the 2,500-year-old Parthenon marbles to Athens. The deal, ...

The Parthenon marbles housed in the British Museum continue to occupy the foreground of an ongoing debate about art repatriation. After reports of a series of "secret" meetings regarding the ...

The British Museum said on Wednesday it was holding “constructive discussions” with Greece over the Parthenon Sculptures amid renewed speculation that the 2,500-year-old marbles could soon be returned ...

LONDON, Feb 16 (Reuters) - The UK is working on a new arrangement with Greece through which the Parthenon Sculptures could be seen both in London and in Athens, British Museum chair George Osborne ...