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The false door of the unearthed tomb of Shendwas, father of Khonsu, both of whom served as heads of the royal scribes during the Old Kingdom, is decorated with a painting depicting the owner sitting at a sacrifice table, in Saqqara near Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, July 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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Egyptian Antiquities chief Zahi Hawass shows to the media the false door of the unearthed 4,300-year-old tomb that belongs to Khonsu the son of Shendwas, both of whom served as heads of the royal scribes during the Old Kingdom, in Saqqara near Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, July 8, 2010. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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With the Step Pyramid of King Djoser in the background, an Egyptian laborer works on Thursday, July 8, 2010, at the site of the unearthed 4,300-year-old tombs of Khonsu and his father Shendwas, both of whom served as heads of the royal scribes during the Old Kingdom, in Saqqara near Cairo, Egypt. (AP Photo/Nasser Nasser)

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Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, left, greets U.S. President Barack Obama upon his arrival at Qubba palace in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, June 4, 2009. President Obama is due to address the Muslim world in a speech during his visit to Egypt. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

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Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosny says a Jewish “conspiracy” is to blame for him losing his bid for the post of UNESCO secretary general, for which he was long considered a favorite. (Associated Press)

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** FILE ** U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton meets with Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa on the sidelines of the Egypt-hosted international conference on rebuilding Gaza, in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, in March 2009. (AP Photo/U.S. Embassy in Egypt, Sameh Refaat)