Egypt

Visits to Egyptian Museum return to normal

Tareq al-Awadi, head of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, said Sunday that visiting levels to the museum returned to normal this week with the restoration of calm in Tahrir Square.

Awadi said visits increased to normal levels on Saturday and Sunday.

Visitors on Saturday reached 2766. Foreigners numbered 2082 and Egyptians 684, according to Awadi. On Friday, there were only 570 visitors: 402 foreigners and 168 Egyptians.

Translated from the Arabic Edition

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