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Al-Araby
Al-Araby
Cairo – Egypt will reopen this evening the 3000-year-old Avenue of the Sphinxes located in the southern city of Luxor, turning it into an open air museum. The reopening of the Avenue of the Sphinxes (aka El-Kebash road) during an international ceremony is part of Egypt’s plan to restore historic sites and promote tourism, local news outlets reported. High-profile Egyptian and international figures are expected to attend the televised inauguration. The Avenue of the Sphinxes stretches 2,700 metres between the Karnak and Luxor Temples with hundreds of sphinx statues on both sides. In recent mont…