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Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated the Royal Vehicles Museum, Sharm El-Sheikh Museum and the Kafr El-Sheikh Museum via videoconference on Saturday.
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled El-Anany said, “17 museums have been inaugurated or developed throughout the past six years”.
“The opening of the Sharm El-Sheikh Museum is a dream come true since its inception in 2003”, the minister added.
In addition, Sisi attended the opening ceremony of the King Salman International University in the resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh.
“The university comprises of 15 faculties distributed among three branches in El-Tor, Ras Sedr, and Sharm El-Sheikh cities. It can enrol over 25,000 students”, according to a video played during the inauguration.
The university provides professional and academic programmes to prepare qualified students to meet the needs of local, regional and international labour markets.
During the ceremony, the president participated in the opening of several National development projects in the Sinai Peninsula, including new roads, residential complexes, potable water stations and sea water desalination plants.
“The instability that followed the events of 2011 had a negative impact on all sectors, including the antiquities sector and the development of museums”, Sisi said. He added, “that is why we are 10 years late in developing one of the museums”.
