$1 billion Grand Egyptian Museum opens to the public
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CAIRO (AP) — In an extravaganza of pharaonic imagery with a drone light show depicting ancient gods and pyramids in the sky, Egypt on Saturday inaugurated its long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum, a megaproject aiming to give the country’s millennia-old heritage a rich, modern display.
For the first time since the boy king's tomb was discovered in 1922 all the items will stored in one place, a museum director told NBC News.
The Netherlands will return a 3,500-year-old sculpture to Egypt three years after the head turned up at an art fair and exhibition in Maastricht.
The 3,500-year-old artifact, likely stolen from Egypt during the Arab Spring in 2011 or 2012, was found at an elite European art fair in Maastricht.
After years of delays, the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum – set to be the world’s largest devoted to ancient Egypt – will finally open its doors near the Giza pyramids.
Egypt is taking the lead in Gaza's stabilization efforts, coordinating with global partners to ensure peace and aid delivery. Egypt appears to be the Arab country that is most willing to take the lead on various issues in Gaza.
Egypt's non-oil private sector experienced its mildest contraction in three months in October, as new orders and output declined at a slower pace, a business survey showed on Tuesday.
Under the fragile U.S.-brokered ceasefire, reached on Oct. 10, Hamas is expected to return all of the remains of Israeli hostages as soon as possible.
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