Archeologists found another burial shaft at the Saqqara site, bringing the total number of coffins found to more than 139.

Archeologists say they have recovered 59 mummy sarcophagi in 'perfect' condition.

The bombing, less than four kilometres from the pyramids, came as Egypt's tourism sector recovers from a sharp drop in visitor numbers since the country's 2011 uprising.

The officials said the bus was traveling Friday in the Marioutiyah area near the pyramids when the roadside bomb went off.

Egypt has opened up a 4,000-year-old tomb to the public for the first time, as part of its bid to show tourists that the country is 'safe.'

Flying low over haze-covered Pyramids in Giza, an experimental solar-powered airplane arrived on Wednesday in Egypt as part of its globe-circling voyage.