Eleven Egyptian government culture officials have been formally charged in last month’s theft of a Vincent van Gogh painting from a Cairo museum that had no functioning security alarms.

EGYPT’S top prosecutor says security lapses are to blame for the theft of a Vincent van Gogh painting from a Cairo museum.

Egypt’s culture minister said today that a stolen Vincent van Gogh painting said to have been recovered by airport police was still missing.

A stolen Vincent van Gogh painting valued at £32m (€40m) was recovered by police at Cairo airport today, the Egyptian minister of culture said.

A painting by Vincent van Gogh valued at £32m (€39m) has been stolen from a Cairo museum, the Egyptian minister of culture said today.