The re-enactment of the Opet festival, with fireworks, music and a lavish parade, marked the reopening of Avenue of the Sphinxes linking Luxor to Karnak.
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Despite the outbreak of the coronavirus around the world, Egypt is trying to revive the tourism sector by planning to take remarkable archaeological pieces on a tour around five prominent cities in Europe and the United States.