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Egypt seeks donations from tourists for museum construction

CAIRO, Egypt - Mohamed Ibrahim Ali Sayed (L), Egyptian minister for antiquities, and Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou speak with reporters at the construction site of the Grand Egyptian Museum near the Great Pyramid of Giza on April 3, 2013. The Egyptian government said it will solicit a $1 per night donation from foreign tourists at hotels in a campaign to gather money for underfunded construction of the new museum.

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Osaka-Cairo flights resume

CAIRO, Egypt - Egyptian tourism minister Hisham Zaazou (R) hands flowers to travelers from Japan at Cairo airport on Dec. 3, 2012, as EgyptAir's direct flights linking Cairo and Kansai international Airport near Osaka, western Japan, resumed after they were suspended following political unrest in February 2011.

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Egyptian tourism minister

CAIRO, Egypt - Egyptian Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou is interviewed by Kyodo News in Cairo on Sept. 12, 2012.