In Pics: US First Lady visits Giza Pyramids

CAIRO - 6 October 2018: U.S. First Lady Melania Trump visited on Saturday the Pyramids and Sphinx of Giza during her one-day trip to Egypt, the last leg of her four-nation tour in Africa.

She was accompanied by Egyptian Minister of Antiquities Khaled Anani and Egyptian Minister of Tourism Rania al-Mashat.


U.S. First Lady Melania Trump and Minister of Antiquities Khaled Anani visit the Pyramids of Giza Egypt Today- Karim Abdel-Karim



U.S. First Lady Melania Trump and Minister of Antiquities Khaled Anani visit the Pyramids of Giza Egypt Today- Karim Abdel-Karim


At the panorama of the pyramids plateau, Melania was welcomed by a band performed an pharaonic show.



A Pharaonic show at the Panorama of the Pyramids- Egypt Today/Karim Abdel-Aziz



U.S. First Lady Melania Trump visits the Sphinx in Giza Egypt Today/Hussein Tallal



U.S. First Lady Melania Trump visits the Sphinx in Giza Egypt Today/Hussein Tallal


Mrs Trump was received by her Egyptian counterpart Entissar al-Sisi at the Cairo International Airport.

The First Lady left Washington Tuesday to make stops in Ghana, Malawi, Kenya and Egypt in a week-long journey focusing on children. The first lady has said that she looks forward to spreading the message of her “Be Best” child-welfare initiative. She launched the campaign in May to focus on the overall child well-being, with an emphasis on opioid addiction and online behavior.


U.S. First Lady Melania Trump (L) and Egyptian First Lady Entissar al-Sisi (R)- Press photo


In her meeting with President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi and Egyptian First Lady Entissar al-Sisi at Cairo-based Presidential Palace on Saturday, Melania voiced her admiration for the Egyptian civilization.

She also expressed her keenness to strengthen the bilateral relations between Cairo and Washington, said Egyptian presidential spokesperson Bassam Radi in a statement.

President Sisi praised the role played by USAID in Egypt to finance small and medium-sized enterprises in support of Egypt's economic and social reform, Radi said, adding that the President also highlighted the strong relations between the two countries in fields of health, education and tourism.

The meeting also tackled Egypt’s efforts in maximizing women’s role in the society, and the protection of children and youth’s rights, Radi continued.