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France puts two of its cultural institutions' savoir faire at Sisi's service

The Pompidou Centre and the Paris Philharmonic are providing technical support to two upcoming museums in Egypt's New Administrative Capital. Paris is relying on its cultural expertise as a soft power tool in its "strategic partnership" with Cairo. [...]

Published on 07/12/2022 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes Martin Roux

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Egyptian Museum and Papyrus Collection
Emmanuel Macron
French Institute for Oriental Archaeology
Grand Egyptian Museum
Hassan Allam
Khaled al-Anani
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Laurent Le Bon
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Mohamed Amin
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Pompidou Centre
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Tourists at Cairo International Airport in October 2019.

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Army and intelligence generals reign over Sisi's museum projects

Egypt's head of state, Abdelfattah al-Sisi, has entrusted his major museum projects to a handful of army and intelligence generals. Among those projects is the world's largest museum dedicated to Ancient Egypt, the Grand Egyptian Museum, where the Mukhabarat lays out its own financial conditions for foreign contractors.

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Al-Sisi's generals in charge of Egyptian museums.

Egypt
Alstom and Colas Rail bid €200m for Cairo metro line 6 contract

The two French companies are the only ones in the running for the energy component of this project, whose total cost is estimated at $5 billion. They are seeking to consolidate their position as service providers of choice for Egypt's many rail projects.

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The $1bn Grand Egyptian Museum to open for business - but not for art - in November

In November, the Grand Egyptian Museum will open its shopping area only. The galleries are not yet completed.

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Egypt
Construction moving at snail's pace on Egypt's huge new capital in the desert

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The Central Business District (CBD) project in Egypt's new administrative capital, on 19 July 2022.

Egypt, France
Egypt's PM in Paris to talk business

On 25 October, the Egyptian prime minister Moustafa Madbouli along with six of his ministers will be in Paris to meet with French officials. The delegation will also attend a France-Egypt business summit organised by France's business lobby Medef and meet representatives of a dozen French companies.

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France puts two of its cultural institutions' savoir faire at Sisi's service

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