Key objects missing from the Grand Egyptian Museum's collection
Culture • Nov 1, 2025, 7:39 PM
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As Cairo inaugurates the Grand Egyptian Museum Saturday, FRANCE 24's Culture Editor Eve Jackson discusses several key objects missing from the new museum which include the Rosetta Stone in the British Museum, the Dendera Zodiac in the Louvre and the bust of Nefertiti in Berlin.
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France's Goncourt literary prize awarded to Laurent Mauvignier for family saga
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France's Goncourt literary prize awarded to Laurent Mauvignier for family saga
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