Tourism and Archeology

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  • 2 flights to arrive from Paris after 7-month hiatus

    Date: 2020-10-02 18:53:00 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:56 - ID:8612483

    HURGHADA, Oct 2 (MENA) – Red Sea Governor Amr Hanafy announced on Friday that two flights are expected to arrive on Saturday to Hurghada and Marsa Allam cities coming from Paris after a seven-month hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic. In a ....

  • Bronze statue of god Nefertem unearthed in Saqqara

    Date: 2020-10-01 20:19:25 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:60 - ID:8611344

    CAIRO, Oct 1 (MENA) – An archaeological mission working in the ancient Saqqara zone said Thursday that a bronze statue of god Nefertem was unearthed alongside many closed wooden coffins. The details of the discoveries in the area will be ....

  • First flights of Air Astana arrives at Sharm El Sheikh International Airport

    Date: 2020-10-01 19:01:49 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:53 - ID:8611320

    CAIRO, Oct 1 (MENA) - Sharm El Sheikh International Airport received on Thursday the first flights from Air Astana airline coming from Kazakhstan with 220 passengers on board after the resumption of aviation movement at the airport after months of ....

  • Thousands of visitors flock to ancient "Kings of the Sun" exhibition in Prague

    Date: 2020-10-01 16:58:18 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:43 - ID:8611056

    CAIRO, Oct 1 (MENA) – Over 20 thousand visitors have visited the ancient "Kings of the Sun" exhibition since its inauguration in the Czech capital, Prague, a month ago, an assistant of the tourism and antiquities minister said Thursday. The ....

  • Cabinet approves numerous decrees to support tourism sector

    Date: 2020-09-30 14:53:19 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:41 - ID:8609285

    CAIRO, Sept 30 (MENA) – The cabinet, led by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli, approved on Wednesday a number of decrees that were raised by the tourism and antiquities committee. The decrees aim at supporting the tourism sector starting from ....

  • Supreme Antiquities Council: cafes, bazaars at archeological sites still exempted from paying rent till Oct

    Date: 2020-09-30 11:09:16 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:22 - ID:8609115

    CAIRO, Sept 30 (MENA) - The Supreme Council of Antiquities has decided to continue to exempt all cafeterias and bazaars in its museums and archaeological sites from paying rent for the month of October. They had been exempted from paying the ....

  • Housing, tourism ministers follow up implementation of Old Cairo projects

    Date: 2020-09-29 10:04:36 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:23 - ID:8607230

    CAIRO, Sept 29 (MENA) - Minister of Housing, Utilities and Urban Communities Essam El Gazzar and Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled el Anani on Tuesday inspected a number of joint projects which are currently underway between the two ....

  • PM orders continuing financial aid to workers in tourism field until December

    Date: 2020-09-27 19:15:57 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:67 - ID:8605183

    CAIRO, Sept 27 (MENA) – Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli directed Manpower Minister Mohamed Saafan to continue paying financial assistance from the National Emergency and Crisis Fund to workers in the field of tourism until December. Addressing ....

  • GEM's antiquities restoring department obtains ISO for safety, occupational health

    Date: 2020-09-27 14:04:19 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:50 - ID:8604525

    CAIRO, Sept 27 (MENA) -The Department of Restoring and Transferring Antiquities at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) won the ISO45001:2018 certificate for safety and occupational health standards for the third consecutive year. Eng. Hani el ....

  • Aswan & Nubia antiquities department celebrates World Tourism Day

    Date: 2020-09-27 13:30:09 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:43 - ID:8604716

    ASWAN, Upper Egypt, Sept 26 (MENA) - Dr Ahmed Shaaban, deputy governor of Aswan, hailed the tourism sector as one of the pillars of the country's national economy. During a ceremony marking the World Tourism Day, he said this sector generates ....

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