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In Focus | Egypt
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. [...]
Published on 12.12.2022 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 8 minutes
Al-Sisi's generals in charge of Egyptian museums.
Al-Sisi's generals in charge of Egyptian museums. © Studio Pachamama
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Colonel Walid Sami Salama (left), General Sherif Salah el-Dine (center) and General Mohamed Amin (right).
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