Talk shows zeroed in on the highly anticipated opening of the Grand EgyptianMuseum (GEM) last night and we don’t expect the nation’s talking heads to shift their attention away from the event anytime soon.

Mark your calendars for Saturday, 1 November, 7:30pm sharp, which is when El Sora’s Lamees El Hadidi says (watch, runtime: 6:22) the festivities will begin. The event will wrap up around 9pm and will showcase “the power and grandeur of Egyptian civilization.”

Tourists flock in for the opening: Hotel room occupancy rate currently stands at 70% and is expected to reach 95% over the coming days due to the large number of bookings, Tourism Chamber VP Nasser Turk told El Hadidi (watch, runtime: 3:35).

You may want to start planning your upcoming trip to the museum, which will showcase 15k never-before-displayed artifacts, former director general of the museum Tarek Tawfik told El Hekaya’s Amr Adib (watch, runtime: 2:38).

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