CAIRO: More than 1,000 Egyptian and foreign tourists gathered at the Karnak Temple Complex near Luxor on Wednesday to witness a spectacular natural phenomenon, as the sun rose perpendicularly over the ancient site. Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said the sun appeared over the axis of the temples at exactly 6:31 a.m., with its rays
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.
The 1.7-mile-long "Path of God," lined with more than 1,000 sphinx and ram statues, spent centuries buried by the sands of time. But it's about to come back - with all due pomp and ceremony.
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