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The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities started moving a colossal statue of King Ramses II to its permanent display area at the Atrium of the new Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza on Thursday. The relocation process was carried out in collaboration with the Egyptian Armed Forces after the statue began deteriorating due to exposure to the elements at its previous location, Ramses Square in Cairo. The statue was originally discovered in 1820 near the Temple of Ptah, and was moved by former President Nasser in 1955.
French President, Emmanuel Macron, meets his Egpytian counterpart, Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, at the 'Baghdad II' conference on the shores of the Dead Sea in Jordan. This is the second edition of the summit, following one held in August 2021, and is aimed at helping resolve regional crises. Those in attendance called on Iraq to move away from the Iranian axis, pledging to support the country's stability. IMAGES
City officials in Belgian city of Ghent remove bust of former King Leopold II on the Democratic Republic of Congo's Independence Day. IMAGES
Seven ancient Egyptian tombs containing mummified cats and scarabs, have been discovered in the Saqqara necropolis, 30 km (19mi) south of Cairo.
A bronze statue of Liverpool’s Egyptian footballer Mohamed Salah was displayed for the first time in Sharm el-Sheikh. The statue, featuring the football star celebrating with his arms outstretched raised eyebrows across the world and on social media because of its oversized head, skinny legs and small body. Social media users were whipped into a frenzy by the statue, comparing it to US musician Art Garfunkel and one of the actors from Home Alone.
Egyptian archaeologists discovered mummies and a trove of artifacts in an 18th dynasty tomb of a goldsmith of Amun-Re as well as an entrance to a Middle Kingdom tomb. The burial shaft, which is some 23 feet deep, bears a collection of mummies, sarcophagi, ushabti figurines and funerary objects. The second burial shaft, which was found on the left of the tomb's main chamber, has a collection of sarcophagi allegedly belonging to the 21st and 22nd dynasty.
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