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They do a destruction in the monuments, because sometimes they run above the tombs, and they run above the pyramids, and they bother tourism.  And therefore they will be completely controlled at the south of the third pyramid and no more they will be permitted around the Giza plateau.\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Dr. Zahi Hawass, Director of the Giza plateau\u003cbr/\u003eThe Egyptians who earn their livings renting out camels and horses are not pleased about the move.\u003cbr/\u003eDespite assurances from the government that there will be big parking and picnic areas for visitors near the new stable grounds, they are still terrified of losing their business.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English) \u003cbr/\u003e\"We want to eat. How come I go far away and then no customer go in there, but that's our place, I've been working here 38 years, how come they're going to take us in different places. It's no way.\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Farouk Firany, Camel guide\u003cbr/\u003ePolicemen on camels have already started to push the animals away from the area.\u003cbr/\u003eNot all tourists however object to the new plan, some believe the move will be beneficial.\u003cbr/\u003eSOUNDBITE: (English)\u003cbr/\u003e\"I think the camels should be taken away, because on the whole I think the place is becoming over-touristed.  Most of the tourists are being fed up of being hassled all the time. I've been to many places in the world and I think here I've been hassled more than anywhere else.\u003cbr/\u003eSUPER CAPTION: Richard, British tourist\u003cbr/\u003eGuides and salespeople are known to continuously push tourists to rent an animal or buy something -  and they usually won't take no for an answer.\u003cbr/\u003eOfficials consider this an added reason why they should be removed, believing this new arrangement will give tourists peace of mind, allowing them to enjoy the monuments without disruption.\u003cbr/\u003e Giza Plateau, Recent \u003cbr/\u003e1.  Tourist on camel\u003cbr/\u003e2.  Tourists posing with camel\u003cbr/\u003e3.  Wide shot, man taking picture\u003cbr/\u003e4.   Camels head\u003cbr/\u003e5.   Camel standing up with tourist on board\u003cbr/\u003e6.   Wide shot, tourist on camel\u003cbr/\u003e7.   SOUNDBITE: (English)  Paula Martinez, Brazilian tourist\u003cbr/\u003e8.   Wide shot, pyramid with stable in foreground\u003cbr/\u003e9.   Men smoking pipe near stable\u003cbr/\u003e10. Pan across horses in stable\u003cbr/\u003e11. Mid shot, horses in stable\u003cbr/\u003e12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Zahi Hawass, Director of the Giza Plateau\u003cbr/\u003e13. Pan across stables\u003cbr/\u003e14. Various, horses\u003cbr/\u003e15. Wide shot, pyramids and camels, zoom into camel\u003cbr/\u003e16. SOUNDBITE: (English) Farouk Firgany, Camel guide\u003cbr/\u003e17. Camel police pushing horses away from the pyramid\u003cbr/\u003e18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Richard Powell, British tourist\u003cbr/\u003e19. Man trying to sell postcards to tourist\u003cbr/\u003e20. 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