Tourism and Archeology

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  • 163 French tourists arrive at Hurghada airport

    Date: 2020-10-04 09:41:16 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:21 - ID:8614125

    HURGHADA, Oct 4 (MENA) – Bound for Hurghada, Egypt, a flight coming from Paris, France, landed in the Red Sea city earlier Sunday with 163 French tourists aboard. This is the first flight to arrive in Hurghada after a seven-month halt due to the ....

  • Marsa Alam receives 1st Ukrainian flight

    Date: 2020-10-03 19:35:51 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:39 - ID:8613714

    CAIRO, Oct 3 (MENA) - Marsa Alam International Airport received on Saturday a flight of the Ukraine International Airlines, carrying 128 passengers. This is the first flight from Kyiv to Marsa Alam, crowing the joint efforts between the ....

  • Mask of Tutankhamun to be moved to GEM just before opening ceremony - minister

    Date: 2020-10-03 16:13:32 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:34 - ID:8613471

    GIZA, Egypt, Oct 3 (MENA) - Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled el Anani said Saturday the golden mask of King Tutankhamun would be moved from its current home at Tahrir Square's Egyptian Museum to the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) just before ....

  • Discovery in Saqqara dates back to 26th, 27th dynasties - Archaeologist

    Date: 2020-10-03 13:26:23 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:24 - ID:8613136

    GIZA, Egypt, Oct 3 (MENA) – Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri said the newly discovered coffins in Saqqara date back to the late period of the 26th and 27th dynasties. Waziri made the remarks at a press ....

  • Tourism minister witnesses opening of first coffin of Saqqara new discoveries

    Date: 2020-10-03 12:17:29 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:20 - ID:8613042

    GIZA, Egypt, Oct 3 (MENA) – Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled el Anani witnessed on Saturday the opening of the first coffin of the 59 sarcophagi discovered at the ancient necropolis of Saqqara. The coffins, which had been kept sealed ....

  • Zahi Hawass: Unearthed coffins in Saqqara 'great discovery'

    Date: 2020-10-03 12:06:08 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:18 - ID:8613010

    CAIRO, Oct 3 (MENA) – Renowned Egyptologist Zahi Hawass has asserted that the newly-unearthed coffins in Giza's Saqqara area are a great archeological discovery. This came during a press conference to announce the unearthing of 59 coffins at the ....

  • 59 sarcophagi unearthed in Giza's Saqqara

    Date: 2020-10-03 11:45:04 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:16 - ID:8613011

    GIZA, Egypt, Oct 3 (MENA) – An Egyptian archaeological mission has uncovered 59 coffins that had been kept sealed for more than 2,500 years, and well-preserved statues for priests and senior officials dating back to the late period of the 26th or ....

  • 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 ....

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