than being spread out through the entire community. i have to say, all those amazing pictures of food are really making me hungry now. a ceremony has taken place in the egyptian city of luxor to mark the public opening of the 3,000 year old avenue of sphinxes. the three kilometre long walkway connects the temples of karnak and luxor. the ceremony incorporates elements of the ancient festival which travelled the route each year as nickjohnson reports. after more than seven decades of excavation work, egypt celebrates the public reopening of its ancient path of god. nearly three kilometres long, the highway connects the temples of karnak and luxor in the southern nile city. the sandstone paved path is flanked on each side by hundreds of ram headed sphinx statues, dating back
reopening of its ancient path of god. nearly three kilometres long, the highway connects the temples of karnak and luxor in the southern nile city. the sandstone paved path is flanked on each side by hundreds of ram headed sphinx statues, dating back more than 3,000 years, which were buried beneath the desert for centuries before they were uncovered and restored. the ancient road has been opened by egypt s president abdul fattah al sisi, who hopes this will give a much needed boost to the country s tourism industry. two million egyptians are employed in tourism, which generates more than 10% of the country s income. but tourists have been kept away in recent years, largely due to a decade of political turmoil, as well as the coronavirus pandemic. but with a procession of mummified pharaohs through the streets of cairo earlier this year and another museum opening plan for the coming months, egypt s government says it
and the drive to win in february is already taking its toll. in the mountains outside beijing, the test events are infull swing. games organisers will be hoping despite the coronavirus headaches, despite the alleged human rights abuses, despite the allegations from a former chinese 0lympian, a tennis star, at that, involving a senior government official that they can still produce a memorable winter olympics. for everyone here, the clock is now ticking. stephen mcdonnell, bbc news. a ceremony has taken place in the egyptian city of luck sor to mark the public opening of the 3,000 year old avenue of sphinxes. the three kilometre long walkway connects the temples of karnak and luxor. the ceremony incorporates elements of the ancient festival which travelled the route each year, as nickjohnson reports. after more than seven decades of excavation work, egypt celebrates the public reopening of its ancient path of god. nearly three kilometres long, the highway connects the temples of kar
the sandstone paved path is flanked on each side by hundreds of ram headed sphinx statues, dating back more than 3,000 years, which were buried beneath the desert for centuries before they were uncovered and restored. the ancient road has been opened by egypt s president abdul fattah al sisi, who hopes this will give a much needed boost to the country s tourism industry. two million egyptians are employed in tourism, which generates more than 10% of the country s income. but tourists have been kept away in recent years, largely due to a decade of political turmoil, as well as the coronavirus pandemic. but with a procession of mummified pharaohs through the streets of cairo earlier this year and another museum opening plan for the coming months, egypt s government says it hopes this evening s spectacle in luxor will cement the country s reputation as the world s open air museum. nickjohnson, bbc news. south korea is introducing small robots into early education settings