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The long-anticipated official opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum has been postponed to later this year.

During his official visit to Egypt, Serbian Prime Minister Djuro Matsut toured several of the country’s prominent archaeological and religious landmarks, accompanied by a delegation that included Serbian ministers and members of parliament.

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly oversaw the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) worth $265 million to expand the country's tourism sector by developing new hotel rooms and branded residential units in major tourist destinations.

Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly said on Saturday that Egypt would postpone the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), set for 3 July, to the last quarter of 2025 due to the deteriorating security situation in the region.

As Egypt approaches the final countdown to the much-anticipated official opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) on 3 July, excitement is mounting locally and internationally.

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has inaugurated a newly equipped visitor centre at the Qaitbay Citadel in Alexandria, enhancing visitors’ experience at one of Egypt’s most iconic historical landmarks.

Luxor is currently unveiling a series of remarkable developments and discoveries at four of its key archaeological sites.

The treasures of the Pharaohs will be arriving in Rome this autumn for a landmark exhibition at the Scuderie del Quirinale.

Egypt has successfully recovered 11 artefacts representing different historical eras, which had been illegally smuggled to the United States.

Egypt has reaffirmed its commitment to preserving St Catherine’s Monastery in Southern Sinai.

The Abu Mena Monastery near Alexandria is undergoing restoration and development work to reclaim its outstanding historical and spiritual role.

Egypt has repatriated seven ancient Egyptian artefacts that were seized by French authorities in January after they thwarted their sale by a group of traffickers.

Egypt’s new tourism strategy is focusing on capacity building, sustainability, and new promotional techniques.

Egypt marked International Museum Day this year with temporary exhibitions, educational programmes, and a range of cultural activities.

An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered three tombs dating back to the New Kingdom, one of ancient Egyptian history's most celebrated eras, during excavation work at the necropolis of Dra Abul-Naga on the West Bank of Luxor.

An Egyptian-led archaeological team unearthed the remains of a mudbrick structure in the Monqabad area of Assiut in Upper Egypt, believed to date back to the sixth and seventh centuries AD during the Coptic era in the country.

Canadian-Croatian entrepreneur and television personality Robert Herjavec toured the iconic Giza Pyramids of Egypt and the Grand Egyptian Museum with his team on Saturday.

The archaeological sites of Old Cairo are being transformed and upgraded as part of plans to turn the district into a more vibrant cultural destination.

A joint Egyptian-Canadian archaeological mission has successfully identified the owner of Kampp 23, an ancient tomb, located in the Asasif area on Luxor’s West Bank.

Egypt has retrieved 25 looted antiquities from the United States following a three-year legal and diplomatic campaign involving Egypt’s consulate in New York, with support from the US District Attorney’s Office, law enforcement, prosecutors, and private collectors.

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