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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

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