Egypt uncovers pharaonic tomb in Luxor

Topping coverage of Egypt in the foreign press this morning is the discovery of a 3,000-year-old tomb in Luxor.  Egyptian and French archaeologists unearthed a pharaonic tomb in the Theban necropolis of Al-Assasif housing mummies of a priest and his wife dating back to the 13th century, Antiquities Minister Khaled El Enany announced yesterday at an unveiling ceremony. The tomb contained five colored masks, some 1,000 ushabti statutes, as well as mummies, skeletons and skulls dating back to the middle-kingdom period. Reuters, AP, DW and AFP followed the story.