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Opening of Grand Egyptian Museum - Cairo

People capture images of a firework and light show during the inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza, Egypt, Nov. 1, 2025. After two decades of construction, Egypt on Saturday inaugurated the GEM -- the world's largest museum dedicated to a single civilization -- during a grand ceremony held near the pyramids and the Sphinx, marking a landmark cultural event for the country renowned for its rich heritage. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ahmed Gomaa)

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Opening of Grand Egyptian Museum - Cairo

People capture images of a firework and light show during the inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza, Egypt, Nov. 1, 2025. After two decades of construction, Egypt on Saturday inaugurated the GEM -- the world's largest museum dedicated to a single civilization -- during a grand ceremony held near the pyramids and the Sphinx, marking a landmark cultural event for the country renowned for its rich heritage. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ahmed Gomaa)

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Opening of Grand Egyptian Museum - Cairo

This photo taken on Nov. 1, 2025 shows a drone and light show during the inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza, Egypt. After two decades of construction, Egypt on Saturday inaugurated the GEM -- the world's largest museum dedicated to a single civilization -- during a grand ceremony held near the pyramids and the Sphinx, marking a landmark cultural event for the country renowned for its rich heritage. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ahmed Gomaa)

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Opening of Grand Egyptian Museum - Cairo

Actors perform at the inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza, Egypt, Nov. 1, 2025. After two decades of construction, Egypt on Saturday inaugurated the GEM -- the world's largest museum dedicated to a single civilization -- during a grand ceremony held near the pyramids and the Sphinx, marking a landmark cultural event for the country renowned for its rich heritage. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Opening of Grand Egyptian Museum - Cairo

This photo taken on Nov. 1, 2025 shows a drone and light show during the inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza, Egypt. After two decades of construction, Egypt on Saturday inaugurated the GEM -- the world's largest museum dedicated to a single civilization -- during a grand ceremony held near the pyramids and the Sphinx, marking a landmark cultural event for the country renowned for its rich heritage. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ahmed Gomaa)

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Opening of Grand Egyptian Museum - Cairo

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi addresses the inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza, Egypt, Nov. 1, 2025. After two decades of construction, Egypt on Saturday inaugurated the GEM -- the world's largest museum dedicated to a single civilization -- during a grand ceremony held near the pyramids and the Sphinx, marking a landmark cultural event for the country renowned for its rich heritage. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM)

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Bucharest Feline Beauty Contest - Romania

A Sphinx cat is being judged during the Worldshow Romania 2025 feline championship at Romexpo in Bucharest, Romania, Oct. 25, 2025. More than 1,000 cats from more than 30 countries participated in the two-day feline beauty contest. Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Surtourisme

EGYPT. CAIRO. GIZAH. CROWD VISITING THE SPHINX. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Illustration - Surtourisme

EGYPT. CAIRO. GIZAH. PHOTO IN FRONT OF THE SPHINX. Photo by Antoine Lorgnier/Only World/ABACAPRESS.COM

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EGYPT-GIZA PYRAMIDS-TOURISM

(240124) -- GIZA (EGYPT), Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists are seen around the Sphinx at the Giza Pyramids scenic spot in Giza, Egypt, on Jan. 24, 2024. Egypt received a record number of 14.9 million tourists in 2023, beating the previous record of 14.7 million in 2010, Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities reported in a statement on Monday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-GIZA PYRAMIDS-TOURISM

(240124) -- GIZA (EGYPT), Jan. 24, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists pose for photos in front of the Sphinx at the Giza Pyramids scenic spot in Giza, Egypt, on Jan. 24, 2024. Egypt received a record number of 14.9 million tourists in 2023, beating the previous record of 14.7 million in 2010, Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities reported in a statement on Monday. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-INT'L CAT SHOW

(231022) -- BUCHAREST, Oct. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Sphinx cat is examined by a judge during the Sofisticat International Cat Show in Bucharest, Romania, Oct. 21, 2023. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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ROMANIA-BUCHAREST-INT'L CAT SHOW

(231022) -- BUCHAREST, Oct. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A Sphinx cat is seen during the Sofisticat International Cat Show in Bucharest, Romania, Oct. 21, 2023. (Photo by Cristian Cristel/Xinhua)

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EGYPT-GIZA-TOURISM-REVENUE-INCREASE

(230810) -- GIZA, Aug. 10, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Sphinx at the Giza Pyramids scenic spot in Giza, Egypt, on Aug. 10, 2023. The revenue of Egypt's tourism sector reached 10.7 billion U.S. dollars in the fiscal year 2021/2022 that ended in June 2022, marking an increase of around 120 percent over the 4.9 billion U.S. dollars in the previous fiscal year, Egypt's official statistics authority announced on Wednesday. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-WEATHER-HEATWAVE

(230722) -- CAIRO, July 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Sphinx at the Giza Pyramids scenic spot during a heatwave, in Giza, Egypt, July 22, 2023. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-GIZA-PYRAMIDS SCENIC SPOT-CHINESE-EGYPTIAN MUSICIANS-CONCERT

(230405) -- GIZA, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese musicians perform in front of the Sphinx at the Giza Pyramids scenic spot in Giza, Egypt, April 3, 2023. On a breezy Monday night in Egypt's Giza, artists from China and Egypt staged a folk music concert against the backdrop of the Grand Pyramids and Sphinx lit-up in silver, enchanting hundreds of audiences with beautiful melodies. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese, Egyptian folk musicians wow audiences under pyramids" (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-GIZA-PYRAMIDS SCENIC SPOT-CHINESE-EGYPTIAN MUSICIANS-CONCERT

(230405) -- GIZA, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Egyptian musicians perform in front of the Sphinx at the Giza Pyramids scenic spot in Giza, Egypt, April 3, 2023. On a breezy Monday night in Egypt's Giza, artists from China and Egypt staged a folk music concert against the backdrop of the Grand Pyramids and Sphinx lit-up in silver, enchanting hundreds of audiences with beautiful melodies. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese, Egyptian folk musicians wow audiences under pyramids" (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-GIZA-PYRAMIDS SCENIC SPOT-CHINESE-EGYPTIAN MUSICIANS-CONCERT

(230405) -- GIZA, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Egyptian musicians perform in front of the Sphinx at the Giza Pyramids scenic spot in Giza, Egypt, April 3, 2023. On a breezy Monday night in Egypt's Giza, artists from China and Egypt staged a folk music concert against the backdrop of the Grand Pyramids and Sphinx lit-up in silver, enchanting hundreds of audiences with beautiful melodies. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese, Egyptian folk musicians wow audiences under pyramids" (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-GIZA-PYRAMIDS SCENIC SPOT-CHINESE-EGYPTIAN MUSICIANS-CONCERT

(230405) -- GIZA, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese and Egyptian musicians perform at the Giza Pyramids scenic spot in Giza, Egypt, April 3, 2023. On a breezy Monday night in Egypt's Giza, artists from China and Egypt staged a folk music concert against the backdrop of the Grand Pyramids and Sphinx lit-up in silver, enchanting hundreds of audiences with beautiful melodies. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese, Egyptian folk musicians wow audiences under pyramids" (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-GIZA-PYRAMIDS SCENIC SPOT-CHINESE-EGYPTIAN MUSICIANS-CONCERT

(230405) -- GIZA, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese musicians perform at the Giza Pyramids scenic spot in Giza, Egypt, April 3, 2023. On a breezy Monday night in Egypt's Giza, artists from China and Egypt staged a folk music concert against the backdrop of the Grand Pyramids and Sphinx lit-up in silver, enchanting hundreds of audiences with beautiful melodies. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese, Egyptian folk musicians wow audiences under pyramids" (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-GIZA-PYRAMIDS SCENIC SPOT-CHINESE-EGYPTIAN MUSICIANS-CONCERT

(230405) -- GIZA, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese musicians perform in front of the Sphinx at the Giza Pyramids scenic spot in Giza, Egypt, April 3, 2023. On a breezy Monday night in Egypt's Giza, artists from China and Egypt staged a folk music concert against the backdrop of the Grand Pyramids and Sphinx lit-up in silver, enchanting hundreds of audiences with beautiful melodies. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese, Egyptian folk musicians wow audiences under pyramids" (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-GIZA-PYRAMIDS SCENIC SPOT-CHINESE-EGYPTIAN MUSICIANS-CONCERT

(230405) -- GIZA, April 5, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese musicians perform in front of the Sphinx at the Giza Pyramids scenic spot in Giza, Egypt, April 3, 2023. On a breezy Monday night in Egypt's Giza, artists from China and Egypt staged a folk music concert against the backdrop of the Grand Pyramids and Sphinx lit-up in silver, enchanting hundreds of audiences with beautiful melodies. TO GO WITH "Feature: Chinese, Egyptian folk musicians wow audiences under pyramids" (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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Chinese, Egyptian folk musicians wow audience in front of Pyramids

STORY: Chinese, Egyptian folk musicians wow audience in front of Pyramids DATELINE: April 5, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:38 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese and Egyptian musicians performing in front of the Sphinx at the Giza Pyramids scenic spot in Egypt STORYLINE: On a breezy Monday night in Egypt's Giza, artists from China and Egypt staged a folk music concert against the backdrop of the Grand Pyramids and Sphinx lit up in silver, enchanting hundreds of audiences with beautiful melodies. Banners reading "Let the China-Egypt friendship flow forward like the Nile River" were seen at the venue of the China-Egypt folk concert, welcoming guests to such a unique show co-sponsored by the Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, and the Chinese Embassy in Egypt. The event was attended by Chinese Minister of Culture and Tourism Hu Heping, Egyptian Minister of Culture Neveen Al-Kilany, Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed

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Roman-era sphinx, stele discovered in southern Egypt

STORY: Roman-era sphinx, stele discovered in southern Egypt DATELINE: March 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:58 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the discovered artifacts 2. various of temples STORYLINE: An Egyptian archaeological mission unveiled a lime-stone sphinx and a stele that dated back to the Roman era in Qena province, southern Egypt, the country's Antiquity Ministry said in a statement on Monday. The sphinx-shaped statue represents one of the Roman emperors wearing a Nemes headdress, which is the striped head-cloth typically worn by pharaohs, and a cobra on the forehead. "According to initial examination of its face, the statue most probably was for Claudius, the fourth Roman emperor, ruling from 41 to 54 AD," the statement said. The statement added that the archaeological team also found a stele below the statute, which was carved with texts in hieroglyphs and demotics, an ancient Egyptian writing system used from roughly 650 BC to the fifth century AD. The discoveries were mad

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-ECONOMY-GROUP TOUR FROM CHINA-RESUME

(230215) -- GENEVA, Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Chinese tourists pose for a group photo at Observation Terrace Sphinx on Jungfrau Mountain at the altitude of 3,571 meters above sea level in Switzerland, Feb. 14, 2023. A group of 25 people from China visited the city of Lucerne and the popular scenic spot and winter sports resort Jungfrau in central Switzerland on Feb. 13-14, after three years of pandemic-related hiatus. "I am very excited to see all these again," said Cui Chenghai, a tourist who frequented Switzerland before the outbreak of the pandemic. "It has been three years and everything here has no change, but my feeling is different." Starting Feb. 6, travel agencies and online tourism service providers in China have been permitted to provide group tours of 20 countries, and relevant airline ticket and hotel booking services have been resumed as well. Switzerland is one of the 20 countries. "I think people from different countries or of different ethnic groups in the world have been communica

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-ECONOMY-GROUP TOUR FROM CHINA-RESUME

(230215) -- GENEVA, Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 14, 2023 shows Observation Terrace Sphinx on Jungfrau Mountain at the altitude of 3,571 meters above sea level in Switzerland. A group of 25 people from China visited the city of Lucerne and the popular scenic spot and winter sports resort Jungfrau in central Switzerland on Feb. 13-14, after three years of pandemic-related hiatus. "I am very excited to see all these again," said Cui Chenghai, a tourist who frequented Switzerland before the outbreak of the pandemic. "It has been three years and everything here has no change, but my feeling is different." Starting Feb. 6, travel agencies and online tourism service providers in China have been permitted to provide group tours of 20 countries, and relevant airline ticket and hotel booking services have been resumed as well. Switzerland is one of the 20 countries. "I think people from different countries or of different ethnic groups in the world have been communicating less because

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-ECONOMY-GROUP TOUR FROM CHINA-RESUME

(230215) -- GENEVA, Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 14, 2023 from Observation Terrace Sphinx on Jungfrau Mountain at the altitude of 3,571 meters above sea level shows the Aletsch glacier in Switzerland. A group of 25 people from China visited the city of Lucerne and the popular scenic spot and winter sports resort Jungfrau in central Switzerland on Feb. 13-14, after three years of pandemic-related hiatus. "I am very excited to see all these again," said Cui Chenghai, a tourist who frequented Switzerland before the outbreak of the pandemic. "It has been three years and everything here has no change, but my feeling is different." Starting Feb. 6, travel agencies and online tourism service providers in China have been permitted to provide group tours of 20 countries, and relevant airline ticket and hotel booking services have been resumed as well. Switzerland is one of the 20 countries. "I think people from different countries or of different ethnic groups in the world have been co

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-ECONOMY-GROUP TOUR FROM CHINA-RESUME

(230215) -- GENEVA, Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken from Observation Terrace Sphinx on Jungfrau Mountain at the altitude of 3,571 meters above sea level on Feb. 14, 2023 shows the Aletsch glacier in Switzerland. A group of 25 people from China visited the city of Lucerne and the popular scenic spot and winter sports resort Jungfrau in central Switzerland on Feb. 13-14, after three years of pandemic-related hiatus. "I am very excited to see all these again," said Cui Chenghai, a tourist who frequented Switzerland before the outbreak of the pandemic. "It has been three years and everything here has no change, but my feeling is different." Starting Feb. 6, travel agencies and online tourism service providers in China have been permitted to provide group tours of 20 countries, and relevant airline ticket and hotel booking services have been resumed as well. Switzerland is one of the 20 countries. "I think people from different countries or of different ethnic groups in the world have been co

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SWITZERLAND-GENEVA-ECONOMY-GROUP TOUR FROM CHINA-RESUME

(230215) -- GENEVA, Feb. 15, 2023 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on Feb. 14, 2023 from Observation Terrace Sphinx on Jungfrau Mountain at the altitude of 3,571 meters above sea level shows the Aletsch glacier in Switzerland. A group of 25 people from China visited the city of Lucerne and the popular scenic spot and winter sports resort Jungfrau in central Switzerland on Feb. 13-14, after three years of pandemic-related hiatus. "I am very excited to see all these again," said Cui Chenghai, a tourist who frequented Switzerland before the outbreak of the pandemic. "It has been three years and everything here has no change, but my feeling is different." Starting Feb. 6, travel agencies and online tourism service providers in China have been permitted to provide group tours of 20 countries, and relevant airline ticket and hotel booking services have been resumed as well. Switzerland is one of the 20 countries. "I think people from different countries or of different ethnic groups in the world have been co

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EGYPT-TOURISM-CHINESE TOURISTS-EXPECTATION

(230118) -- CAIRO, Jan. 18, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Sphinx at the Giza Pyramids scenic spot in Giza, Egypt, Jan. 18, 2023. Egypt warmly welcomes the Chinese people to visit as soon as possible, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi has said in the country's capital Cairo. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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Sphinx in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - Journalists invited by the Egyptian government view previously off-limits areas near the paws of the Sphinx in Giza, Egypt, on Nov. 9, 2014, ahead of their opening to tourists. Egypt has decided to open the areas to the public to boost tourism, which has been hit by the country's political instability.

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Sphinx in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - Journalists take pictures of the Sphinx, with pyramids in the background, in Giza, Egypt, on Nov. 9, 2014.

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Egypt minister calls on tourists to visit Sphinx

GIZA, Egypt - Egypt's Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damaty stands near a paw of the Sphinx, pointing to the Dream Stele in Giza, Egypt, on Sept. 2, 2014. El-Damaty said that previously off-limit areas near the paws of the Sphinx will be open to the public from November as part of steps to boost tourism.

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Egypt courts tourists

CAIRO, Egypt - About 300 people from the tourism industry, some holding signs written in several languages including English, Japanese and Chinese, court tourists near the Sphinx and pyramids in Giza, Egypt, on Feb. 14, 2011. Tourism in Egypt was hit by antigovernment demonstrations that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak from power.

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Protest in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - Camelmen wait for tourists near the Sphinx and pyramids in Giza, Egypt, on Feb. 7, 2011. Tourism in Egypt has been hit by continued antigovernment demonstrations.

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Abe wife Akie on sightseeing trip in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's wife Akie (R) visits the Pyramids and the Sphinx on May 2. She and her husband are visiting Egypt, the last leg of a five-nation trip to the Middle East.

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Koizumi tours pyramids in Egypt

CAIRO, Egypt - Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi (2nd from L) visits the Sphinx and the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza, some 50 kilometers away from Cairo, on May 25 during his two-day stay in Egypt.

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Sphinx hoisted

French underwater explorer Franck Goddio (L) shows a granite sphinx hoisted by his team out of Alexandria bay Wednesday Oct. 28. The sphinx whose head portrays Ptolemy XII, father of Cleopatra, was raised from the submerged island of Antirhodos off the coast of the ancient city founded by Alexander the Great in 331 BC.

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EGYPT-GIZA-PYRAMIDS-TOURISM

(221211) -- GIZA, Dec. 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists take a selfie near the Sphinx at the Giza Pyramids scenic spot in Giza, Egypt, Dec. 10, 2022. Egypt has seen an increasing number of tourists at its archaeological sites during the peak season for tourism in winter. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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Ancient stone tunnel discovered in Egypt

STORY: Ancient stone tunnel discovered in Egypt DATELINE: Nov. 4, 2022 LENGTH: 0:01:19 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various pics of a stone tunnel 2. various pics of discoveries near the temple of Taposiris Magna 3. various shots of excavation site and the discovered items STORYLINE: The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Thursday the discovery of a stone tunnel, 13 meters beneath the land surface, two alabaster heads, and several potteries in the coastal city of Alexandria, northern Egypt. An Egyptian-Dominican archaeological mission found the tunnel in the temple of Taposiris Magna, which was a city established by Pharaoh Ptolemy II Philadelphus between 280 and 270 BC, the ministry said in a statement, adding that the tunnel is 1,305 m in length and 2 m in height. "Near the temple, archaeologists found two heads of alabaster, one is for a person from the Ptolemaic era, from 305 to 30 BC, while the other is for a sphinx," the statement said. During the ex

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EGYPT-GIZA-PYRAMIDS-WORLD TOURISM DAY

(220927) -- GIZA, Sept. 27, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit Sphinx at the Giza Pyramids scenic spot during the World Tourism Day in Giza, Egypt, Sept. 27, 2022. Egypt on Tuesday opened most of its museums and archaeological sites, including the Giza Pyramids, to visitors for free on the occasion of the World Tourism Day. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-ARCHAEOLOGY-JOINT MISSION-UNEARTHING

(220613) -- CAIRO, June 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An undated image shows an incomplete stone statue of an ancient Egyptian pharaoh unearthed in Ain Shams area, Cairo, Egypt. An Egyptian-German archaeological mission unearthed granite stone blocks dating back to the era of King Khufu (2589 BC-2566 BC) in eastern Cairo, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said Monday. The joint mission also found a piece of granite for King Pepi I Meryre with an inscription of Horus falcon, a pedestal of a statue of King Amasis II and several parts of Sphinx-shaped statues. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Handout via Xinhua)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-ARCHAEOLOGY-JOINT MISSION-UNEARTHING

(220613) -- CAIRO, June 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An undated image shows an incomplete stone statue unearthed in Ain Shams area, Cairo, Egypt. An Egyptian-German archaeological mission unearthed granite stone blocks dating back to the era of King Khufu (2589 BC-2566 BC) in eastern Cairo, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said Monday. The joint mission also found a piece of granite for King Pepi I Meryre with an inscription of Horus falcon, a pedestal of a statue of King Amasis II and several parts of Sphinx-shaped statues. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Handout via Xinhua)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-ARCHAEOLOGY-JOINT MISSION-UNEARTHING

(220613) -- CAIRO, June 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An undated image shows a block carved with patterns unearthed in Ain Shams area, Cairo, Egypt. An Egyptian-German archaeological mission unearthed granite stone blocks dating back to the era of King Khufu (2589 BC-2566 BC) in eastern Cairo, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said Monday. The joint mission also found a piece of granite for King Pepi I Meryre with an inscription of Horus falcon, a pedestal of a statue of King Amasis II and several parts of Sphinx-shaped statues. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Handout via Xinhua)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-ARCHAEOLOGY-JOINT MISSION-UNEARTHING

(220613) -- CAIRO, June 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An undated photo shows a block carved with patterns unearthed in Ain Shams area, Cairo, Egypt. An Egyptian-German archaeological mission unearthed granite stone blocks dating back to the era of King Khufu (2589 BC-2566 BC) in eastern Cairo, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said Monday. The joint mission also found a piece of granite for King Pepi I Meryre with an inscription of Horus falcon, a pedestal of a statue of King Amasis II and several parts of Sphinx-shaped statues. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Handout via Xinhua)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-ARCHAEOLOGY-JOINT MISSION-UNEARTHING

(220613) -- CAIRO, June 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- An undated image shows a block carved with patterns unearthed in Ain Shams area, Cairo, Egypt. An Egyptian-German archaeological mission unearthed granite stone blocks dating back to the era of King Khufu (2589 BC-2566 BC) in eastern Cairo, the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said Monday. The joint mission also found a piece of granite for King Pepi I Meryre with an inscription of Horus falcon, a pedestal of a statue of King Amasis II and several parts of Sphinx-shaped statues. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Handout via Xinhua)

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EGYPT-CAIRO-EGYPTIAN MUSEUM-INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY-TOURISTS-VISIT

(220518) -- CAIRO, May 18, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A tourist walks past a Sphinx statue during the International Museum Day at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, Egypt, on May 18, 2022. The Egyptian Museum on Wednesday organized a number of free tour guides for visitors of all ages on the International Museum Day, which annually falls on May 18. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-LUXOR-REMAINS-UNEARTHING

(220113) -- LUXOR (EGYPT), Jan. 13, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Undated photo shows the remains of a sphinx-shaped statue of Amenhotep III unearthed from the Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III in Luxor, Egypt. Giant stone remains of two ancient royal statues and colorful walls and columns were unearthed in Egypt's monument-rich city of Luxor, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a statement on Thursday. (Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities/Handout via Xinhua)

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Pharrell Williams And JR By The Pyramids - Giza

L-R : American singer Pharrell Williams, Egyptian archeologist Zahi Hawass and French artist and photographer Jean RenÃ© known as JR under the Sphinx as they attend 'Forever Is Now' expo and event, by the pyramids on the Giza Plateau, near Cairo, Egypt on October 23, 2021. Art D'Egypte launched its 4th annual exhibition entitled 'Forever Is Now 2021, the first international art exhibition to take place at the Giza Pyramids and the surrounding Giza Plateau. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Pharrell Williams And JR By The Pyramids - Giza

American singer Pharrell Williams and wife Helen Lasichanh and their son Rocket pose under the Sphinx as they attend 'Forever Is Now' expo and event, by the pyramids on the Giza Plateau, near Cairo, Egypt on October 23, 2021. Art D'Egypte launched its 4th annual exhibition entitled 'Forever Is Now 2021, the first international art exhibition to take place at the Giza Pyramids and the surrounding Giza Plateau. Photo by Balkis Press/ABACAPRESS.COM