Tourism and Archeology

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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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • Construction works ongoing at Grand Egyptian Museum, says min.

    Date: 2020-04-13 18:06:51 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:62 - ID:8394174

    GIZA, Egypt, April 13 (MENA) - Construction work continues at the Grand Egyptian Museum as per directives of President Abdel Fattah El Sisi, Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled el Anani said. The minister made the remarks Monday during an ....

  • Antiquities ministry sterilizes archaeological sites nationwide

    Date: 2020-04-12 11:52:44 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:30 - ID:8392286

    CAIRO, April 12 (MENA) - The Tourism and Antiquities Ministry sterilized on Sunday several ancient Islamic, Coptic and Jewish sites across the nation. The disinfection process comes as part of precautionary measures taken to combat the novel ....

  • Foreign, tourism ministries probe refunding dues owed to Egypt's tour operators

    Date: 2020-04-11 13:34:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:31 - ID:8391130

    CAIRO, April 11 (MENA) – Chairman of the Egyptian Tourism Federation (ETF) Ahmed el Waseef and head of the Egyptian Travel Agents Association (ETAA) Hossam el Shaer discussed with Assistant Foreign Minister for European Affairs Badr Abdel Aati means ....

  • Licence revoked from Red Sea hotel over failure to pay salaries

    Date: 2020-04-09 15:56:52 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:57 - ID:8389211

    CAIRO, April 9 (MENA) – Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled el Anani decided on Thursday to revoke licence from a hotel in the Red Sea governorate after it failed to pay the wages of its employees. The move comes in light of the State’s ....

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