Tourism and Archeology
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Tourism ministry reveals new archaeological discovery in Saqqara
Date: 2020-04-18 23:17:25 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:52 - ID:8401016
GIZA, April 18 (MENA) - The Tourism and Antiquities Ministry announced Saturday a new archaeological discovery in Saqqara. As a result of excavation works in the area, an 11-meter-deep well, measuring 120 cm long and 90 cm wide, has been ....
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Alexandria’s Abo Mina Zone disinfected ahead of World Heritage Day
Date: 2020-04-18 19:51:17 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:45 - ID:8400798
ALEXANDRIA, April 18 (MENA) – Alexandria’s archaeological site of Abo Mina was disinfected in coincidence with celebration of the World Heritage Day of UNESCO-registered sites, director general of the Islamic, Christian and Jewish antiquities in ....
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Hotel in Marsa Alam receives Egyptians returning from Canada
Date: 2020-04-18 12:27:18 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:25 - ID:8400423
CAIRO, April 18 (MENA) – Members of the Tourism and Antiquities Ministry-affiliated bureau in the Red Sea governorate received a plane coming from Toronto airport carrying on board 216 Egyptian nationals who were stranded in Canada. Quarantine ....
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Cabinet approves bill on establishing tourism fund
Date: 2020-04-16 20:02:57 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:82 - ID:8398281
CAIRO, April 16 (MENA) – The cabinet has approved a bill on the establishment of a Cairo-based tourism and antiquities fund. The approval came in a meeting headed by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli on Thursday. The fund aims to contribute to ....
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GEM: Winning consortium for running museum services to be announced in May
Date: 2020-04-16 12:20:14 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:33 - ID:8397693
GIZA, Egypt, April 16 (MENA) - The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) said the winning consortium for running the museum's services will be announced in May. Two consortiums have surpassed the assessment stage and named as qualified for operating the ....
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Anani: New archaeological discovery in Saqara to be announced online Saturday
Date: 2020-04-15 16:34:53 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:52 - ID:8396897
GIZA, Egypt, April 15 (MENA) - Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Dr Khaled el Anani said a new archaeological discovery will be announced online on Saturday on the ministry's website and social media pages. During a tour of Saqara ....
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Tourism minister follows up progress of NMEC project in Old Cairo
Date: 2020-04-15 16:25:05 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:50 - ID:8396776
CAIRO, April 15 (MENA) - Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled Al-Anani on Wednesday made an inspection tour of the National Museum for Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) which is currently under construction in Cairo's ancient city of Fustat. The ....
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Work in GEM project continues - supervisor
Date: 2020-04-15 13:19:50 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:33 - ID:8396307
GIZA, Egypt, April 15 (MENA) - Major general Atef Moftah, the supervisor of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), said the finalization of the project has nothing to do with its opening date. In press statements Wednesday, he said work at GEM was not ....
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Most works of grand museum completed -- Official
Date: 2020-04-15 09:27:49 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:20 - ID:8396118
GIZA, Egypt, April 15 (MENA) - Supervisor of the Grand Egyptian Museum Atef Moftah said on Wednesday that 96 percent of the engineering and construction works of the project is completed. In statements to MENA, he added that the spread of the ....
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Antiquities ministry organizes virtual tour of Cairo's GEM
Date: 2020-04-14 17:32:48 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:53 - ID:8395477
CAIRO, April 14 (MENA) - The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities organized Tuesday a virtual tour of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) and its wood restoration lab in Cairo. The tour, which is part of initiatives launched by the ministry in ....