Tourism and Archeology
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Hawass: First 'pregnant mummy' discovered 11 years ago
Date: 2021-05-01 17:51:25 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:53 - ID:8937925
CAIRO, May 1 (MENA) - Egyptologist Zahi Hawass has denied an announcement made by archaeologists in the Polish capital is the first-ever pregnant mummy of ancient Egyptians. Such a discovery is very normal and not new, Hawass said, adding the ....
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Tourism Ministry to close 9 institutions for violating anti-coronavirus measures
Date: 2021-04-30 21:01:23 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:97 - ID:8936750
CAIRO, April 30 (MENA) - The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced that nine institutions would be closed for violating precautionary measures against coronavirus. In a statement released on Friday, Abdel Fattah El-Assi, Assistant ....
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Japanese amb. visits Luxor's archaeological sites
Date: 2021-04-30 10:58:51 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:35 - ID:8935926
LUXOR, Egypt, April 30 (MENA) - Japanese Ambassador in Cairo Noke Masaki visited Friday the Valley of Kings and Queens, Deir el-Bahari complex of mortuary temples and tombs and the Colossi of Memnon in Luxor. The Japanese diplomat is set to visit ....
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Hurghada Airport receives first tourist flight from Romania
Date: 2021-04-29 20:17:20 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:94 - ID:8935395
CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) - Hurghada Airport on Thursday received the first tourist flight coming from Bucharest, with 190 passengers on board. Wizz Air airline is expected to operate two flights on a weekly basis to Hurghada Airport. Upon ....
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Tourism min. discusses CBE"s initiative to support tourism sector
Date: 2021-04-29 14:10:56 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:64 - ID:8934928
CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) - Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled El Anani on Thursday held a meeting with Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) Gamal Negm to discuss an initiative launched by the bank over the past period to support ....
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Senior official reveals details of Egypt's restoration of two ancient artifacts from Italy
Date: 2021-04-29 13:01:11 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:56 - ID:8934751
CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) - Supervisor General of the Antiquities Repatriation Department at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities Shaaban Abdel Gawad unveiled details of Egypt’s restoration of two ancient artifacts dating back to the Greco-Roman era ....
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Egypt restores two smuggled ancient artifacts from Italy
Date: 2021-04-29 11:20:17 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:45 - ID:8934460
CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) – Egyptian Ambassador to Italy Hisham Badr has been handed over two ancient artifacts dating back to the Greco-Roman era at the headquarters of Italy’s Carabinieri Department for the Protection of Cultural Heritage, the ....
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Egypt was keen to upgrade tourist services during Covid-19 lockdown, says official
Date: 2021-04-28 15:38:44 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:53 - ID:8933347
CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - Deputy Minister of Tourism and Antiquities for Tourism Affairs Ghada Shalaby said on Wednesday that Egypt was keen to upgrade its tourist and archaeological sites and hone the skills of tourism staff during the lockdown ....
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PM attends signing agreement on operating Grand Egyptian Museum
Date: 2021-04-28 13:40:00 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:43 - ID:8933286
CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli Wednesday witnessed the signing of a contract to offer services and operate the Grand Egyptian Museum between the museum's authority and an international consortium led by Hassan Allam ....
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Deputy tourism minister follows up staff vaccination campaign in Red Sea
Date: 2021-04-24 19:33:29 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:69 - ID:8926631
CAIRO, April 24 (MENA) - Deputy Tourism Minister Ghada Shalaby visited the Red Sea governorate on Saturday to follow up a campaign launched to vaccinate staff of the tourism sector against COVID-19. The vaccination operation is in full swing in ....