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Czech archaeologists have confirmed this week the discovery of the tomb of a previously unknown Egyptian queen in the south-west of Cairo.
Rafah crossing gate opens on the Palestinian side in the Gaza Strip as first foreigners leave Gaza for Egypt. IMAGES
COP26 president Alok Sharma announces the opening of the UN's COP27 climate summit, as he handovers the presidency to Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. Delegates from nearly 200 countries gather in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh for the 13-day conference, with leaders arriving Monday and Tuesday. IMAGES
Journalists wait by the pylon and remaining obelisk at the entrance of the Temple of Luxor (built around 1400 BC) in Egypt's southern city of Luxor, before the start of an official ceremony opening the "Rams Road". IMAGES
Barcelona, Mar 25 (EFE), (Camera: EFE).- After 15 years of excavations, the archaeological mission of the Egyptian Museum of Barcelona has finally discovered part of the temple of Ptolemy I in the el-Kom el-Ahmar site in a joint mission with the University of Tübingen. FOOTAGE OF ONE OF THE PARTS FOUND DURING EXCAVATIONS
Cairo (Egypt), 1 Jul, EFE, (Camera: José Luis Paniagua).- Cairo (Egypt), 1 Jul, EFE, (Camera: José Luis Paniagua).- The pyramids of Giza and several archaeological gems reopened to tourists on Wednesday as Egypt eases out of lockdown and attempts to reboot the tourism sector. As monuments and historical sites reopen, Egyptians and tourists have been greeted by a new normal where hand sanitizer dispensers are scattered around sites and wearing face masks is mandatory. Minister of Antiquities and Tourism Khaled al Anani entered the Egyptian Museum in Cairo where he led a symbolic reopening act and celebrated the arrival of the first two groups of international tourists to the country, around 300 people from Ukraine. FOOTAGE OF THE REOPENING OF THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM IN CAIRO. INCLUDING SOUNDBITES FROM THE MINISTER OF ANTIQUITIES AND TOURISM, KHALAL AL ANANI.