Egypt sets Nov. 1 opening date for billion-dollar museum near pyramids

Egypt sets Nov. 1 opening date for billion-dollar museum near pyramids

By Abdel Latif Wahba Bloomberg Egypt set Nov. 1 for the formal opening of its billion-dollar antiquities museum, after the war between Israel and Iran delayed plans to hold the long-awaited event this summer. The new inauguration date for the Grand Egyptian Museum was approved by President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, with government ministries ordered to make preparations, Egypt’s cabinet said in a recent statement. The GEM, located a mile from the Gi…