Tourism and Archeology

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  • Tourism Ministry organizes virtual tour of Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Barquq

    Date: 2020-04-06 11:43:45 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:34 - ID:8384641

    CAIRO, April 6 (MENA) – The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is to organize a virtual trip to the iconic archaeological site of Mosque-Madrassa-Khanqah of Az-Zaher Barquq on Monday through its social media networks. The visit falls within the ....

  • Antiquities min. voices support for tour guides

    Date: 2020-04-05 22:25:51 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:85 - ID:8384126

    CAIRO, April 5 (MENA) – Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled el Anany has expressed full backing for tour guides. On Sunday, the minister received two tour guides, who were accompanying a tourist groups on a floating hotel in Luxor, where ....

  • Tourism minister urges world's peoples to stay home

    Date: 2020-04-05 17:03:20 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:64 - ID:8383876

    CAIRO, April 5 (MENA) - Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled el Anani on Sunday urged all peoples of the world to stay home and follow health and safety instructions approved by the World Health Organization. In an video message posted on ....

  • Tourism Ministry organizes virtual tour of Red Monastery in Sohag

    Date: 2020-04-05 11:42:55 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:36 - ID:8383175

    CAIRO, April 5 (MENA) - The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is to organize a virtual trip to the iconic Coptic Orthodox archaeological site of Red Monastery through its Facebook page. The visit falls within the framework of an initiative ....

  • Antiquities ministry launches new virtual tours of archaeological sites

    Date: 2020-04-04 16:14:15 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:49 - ID:8382439

    CAIRO, April 4 (MENA) – The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has launched a new virtual tour of the tomb of Queen Meresankh III in the area of the Great Pyramid of Giza. The tour is part of the ministry's campaign on its official website and ....

  • UNWTO praises Egypt's efforts to counter COVID-19

    Date: 2020-04-01 19:55:35 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:72 - ID:8378984

    CAIRO, April 1 (MENA) – The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) has lauded Egypt's commitment to sticking to the global standards of health, safety and prevention to contain the novel coronavirus. The organization on Wednesday ....

  • SCA exempts cafeteria, bazaar owners from paying rents amid COVID-19-driven slump

    Date: 2020-04-01 19:32:21 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:69 - ID:8378836

    CAIRO, April 1 (MENA) - The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) decided Wednesday at its board meeting to exempt owners of affiliated cafeterias and bazaars from paying their rents until the tourism industry recovers from the shock of the ....

  • 42 artifacts placed at GEM’s Grand Staircase

    Date: 2020-03-31 13:55:50 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:39 - ID:8376922

    GIZA, Egypt, March 31 (MENA) - About 42 large artifacts had been placed on Tuesday on the Grand Staircase of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM). GEM General Supervisor Atef Moftah said an experimental operation of the lighting system of the Grand ....

  • Tourism min. follows up disinfection of Giza's Sphinx surrounding areas

    Date: 2020-03-30 16:30:34 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:57 - ID:8375990

    GIZA, Egypt, March 30 (MENA) – Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al Anani on Monday followed up the progress of disinfection in the surrounding area of the Sphinx of Giza. The disinfection campaign is part of the State's precautionary measures to ....

  • Firm legal measures against hotels neglecting carrying out sterilization: committee

    Date: 2020-03-30 12:20:01 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:27 - ID:8375280

    CAIRO, Mrach 30 (MENA) - Strict legal measures will be taken against any hotel that will not carry out the sterilization activities, the Tourism Crisis and Risk Committee warned on Monday. The committee added that the purge and sterilization ....

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