Egypt to open four new museums by June

The Antiquities Ministry is preparing to open four new museums in Marsa Matrouh, Sohag, Tal Basta, and Tanta by the end of June, Minister Khaled El Enany tells El Mal. This year will also see the transfer of the 80-tonne Ramses II statue to its permanent exhibition at the Grand Egyptian Museum on 25 January, El Enany adds.