After a three month closure, the Giza pyramids are Egypt’s first tourist attraction to reopen, along with the Egyptian Museum next to Cairo’s Tahrir Square.
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In pictures: New archaeological discovery in the Egypt
Egypt unveiled a cache of 75 wooden and bronze statues and five lion cub mummies decorated with hieroglyphics at the Saqqara necropolis near the Giza pyramids in Cairo.
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In pictures: Tourists return to Egypt’s pyramids after Giza bus attack
Roadside bomb hit a tour bus in the Al-Haram district near the Giza pyramids claiming the lives of three Vietnamese holidaymakers and their Egyptian guide. Eleven other tourists from Vietnam and an Egyptian bus driver were wounded.
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Video: Egypt’s Great Pyramid of Giza newest mystery
Using cutting-edge technology, scientists have detected a previously undiscovered void inside Egypt’s Great Pyramid. It’s just the latest of many mysteries held within the pyramid’s walls. Go inside the last surviving wonder of the ancient world and see for yourself.
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In pictures: Egypt’s first air sport festival
Around 65 skydivers and paramotor pilots from at least 20 countries participated in the “Egypt Air Games 2018” festival and flew above the pyramids of Giza, the oldest of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.
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Video: Cosmic-ray imaging finds hidden structure in Egypt’s Great Pyramid
Scientists using an imaging method on cosmic rays have detected a hidden structure in the Great Pyramid of Giza on the outskirts of Cairo.
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Video: Rediscover ancient Egypt
Standing at the base of the Great Pyramid of Giza you can see the urban sprawl of Cairo inching closer all around you.