ATHENS, Greece — Greek lawmakers on Wednesday elected as president a former parliamentary speaker and leading advocate for the return of the disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum ...

“The British Museum recognizes the strong desire of Greece for the Parthenon Sculptures in London to be returned to Athens,” the statement said. “This is a question with a very long ...

LONDON — Greek officials said Tuesday that they will continue talks with the British Museum about bringing the Parthenon Marbles back to Athens, despite U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak abruptly ...

Some fragments of the Parthenon held in other countries were already heading back to Greece. In March, three 2,500-year-old pieces of the Parthenon that had been in the Vatican’s collections ...

If a deal for their return is struck, it would be Greece’s third in a few months with the handful of European museums that own little bits of the Parthenon Sculptures. That could increase ...

The Parthenon sculptures are a collection of artefacts from Greece that date back to the 5th century BCE. The items currently sit in the British Museum in London, despite calls for their ...

ATHENS, Greece — Greek lawmakers on Wednesday elected as president a former parliamentary speaker and leading advocate for the return of the disputed Parthenon sculptures from the British Museum ...