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After Years of Delays, Egypt’s Most Ambitious Museum Project Finally Opens This Year—Here’s a Look Inside
Two decades after construction began, the Grand Egyptian Museum, which houses more than 100,000 ancient treasures, will host ...
The World’s Most Anticipated Museum Is Finally Open. (Well, Mostly.)
The Grand Egyptian Museum, outside Cairo, has been delayed by revolutions, wars, financial crises and a pandemic. At long ...
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Egypt’s history on a cruise down the Nile
As Egypt’s new Grand Museum opens for the first time, a luxurious voyage along the Nile reveals a compelling story of the ...
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There’s a new GEM in ancient Egypt
The much-anticipated Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) has partially opened its doors ahead of its full launch on 3 July 2025.
Ancient Egypt bombshell as 'Jesus Christ's body found' in hidden chamber, claims expert
British anthropologist Dr Paul Warner claims to have found the body of Jesus Christ and the Ark of the Covenant in a hidden ...
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The Hidden Gem Retreat in Luxor That’s Drawing In-the-know Travelers
Why in-the-know travelers are flocking to a chic hideaway in Luxor, once the capital of ancient Egypt.
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New hotels, museum to sustain Egypt’s tourism boom
Egypt is relying on this summer’s opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) and a surge in hotel investments to maintain its record-breaking tourism growth, Egyptian Tourism Authority CEO Amr El Kady ...
French President Macron meets Egyptian leader Sisi in Cairo for Gaza talks
Macron, Sisi and Jordan’s King Abdullah II will hold a summit as Israel renews its offensive against Hamas in Gaza.
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The world’s most anticipated museum is finally open. (Well, mostly.)
So far, the Grand Egyptian Museum has taken more than 20.) Planned openings have come and gone since 2012. (Even The New York Times got it wrong; its list of 52 Places to Go in 2020 prematurely ...