By SAMY MAGDY

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt on Saturday was inaugurating the long-delayed Grand Egyptian Museum , the world’s largest museum dedicated to an ancient civilization — a megaproject also aimed at boosting the country’s tourism industry and troubled economy .

Two decades in the making, the museum located near the Giza Pyramids and Sphinx showcases over 50,000 artifacts detailing life in ancient Egypt. It will display the entire collection of treasures from the tomb of the famed King Tutankhamun for the first time since its discovery in 1922.

World leaders, including monarchs, heads of states and governments, were to attend the grand opening ceremony in the Egyptian capital, according to the president’s office, which touted the museum as “an exceptional event in the history of

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