Egypt souvenir market pins hopes on tourism resurgence

Egypt souvenir market pins hopes on tourism resurgence

By Emmanuel Parisse
Agence France-Presse

“¨CAIRO “” Pyramids, Tutankhamun masks, Nefertiti busts -- Egypt's souvenir-makers are pinning their hopes on a new lease of economic life, after tourism was battered by the coronavirus pandemic.

In the shadow of the magnificent Giza Pyramids, Eid Yousri manufactures polyester Pharaonic figurines from a humble workshop erected on the roof of his family home.