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Tour Guide Arrested for Sketching on Ancient Pyramid

2/27/2026

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An Egyptian tour guide was arrested for sketching a stick figure on the Pyramid of Unas during a tour.
The Egyptian Ministry of Interior said the guide confessed, violating the 1983 Antiquities Law, which carries a minimum one-year sentence and a 500,000 Egyptian pounds fine.
Authorities removed the sketch.
The Pyramid of Unas lies about 20 miles from the Pyramids of Giza and holds Pyramid Texts protecting pharaoh Unas.

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An Egyptian tour guide was arrested for sketching a stick figure on the Pyramid of Unas during a tour.
The Egyptian Ministry of Interior said the guide confessed, violating the 1983 Antiquities Law, which carries a minimum one-year sentence and a 500,000 Egyptian pounds fine.
Authorities removed the sketch.
The Pyramid of Unas lies about 20 miles from the Pyramids of Giza and holds Pyramid Texts protecting pharaoh Unas.