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new museum has opened in Egypt's
city, Cairo. The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) held an
ceremony on Saturday attended by a host of
including kings and heads of state. Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said GEM "is set to become an international cultural and scientific
, contributing to enhancing
promotion in Egypt". Authorities hailed the museum, which cost more than $1.2 billion to build, as "Egypt's
to the world". A local tour guide hopes it will "usher in a new
age of Egyptology". The location of GEM is also likely to attract
as it is situated in Giza and offers panoramic
of the Sphinx and the Pyramids.
