Tourism and Archeology

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  • Tourism promotion on top of ministry's agenda in period ahead: deputy minister

    Date: 2019-12-28 15:50:42 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:28 - ID:8247162

    GIZA, Egypt, Dec 28 (MENA) - Deputy Minister of Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ghada Shalabi underlined Saturday the need to capitalize on Egyptian antiquities for tourism promotion. She also asserted the need to raise the citizens’ awareness ....

  • Cabinet denies any plans to sell archaeological Saladin citadel site

    Date: 2019-12-27 14:09:39 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:20 - ID:8246008

    CAIRO, Dec 27 (MENA) - The cabinet’s media center denied reports circulated in some websites and social media networks claiming that the government plans to sell the archaeological Salah El-Din (Saladin) Citadel site to Egypt’s sovereign wealth ....

  • Cabinet denies drowning of archaeological sites due to bad weather in Alexandria

    Date: 2019-12-27 13:00:57 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:18 - ID:8246022

    CAIRO, Dec 27 (MENA) - The cabinet denied reports circulated on websites and social media pages claiming that several archaeological sites in Alexandria have sunk due to bad weather. In a statement on Friday, the cabinet media center said that ....

  • PM inspects development works in Old Cairo

    Date: 2019-12-26 20:01:03 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:41 - ID:8245457

    CAIRO, Dec 26 (MENA) – Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli inspected Thursday the development works in some of Old Cairo suburbs, including areas of Magra El-Oyoun Fence, Leather Tanneries, and the surroundings of the National Museum of Egyptian ....

  • EgyptAir operates 402 internal flights to touristic cities during Christmas

    Date: 2019-12-26 15:31:38 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:25 - ID:8245190

    CAIRO, Dec 26 (MENA) - EgyptAir operates 402 internal flights to the country's coastal and touristic cities during the Christmas period. The flights include 64 to Sharm el Sheikh, 60 to Hurghada, 114 to Luxor, 105 to Aswa, 14 to Borg el Arab, 8 ....

  • Aswan's Kom Ombo Temple receives 3,000 tourists Tuesday: official

    Date: 2019-12-24 21:28:49 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:72 - ID:8242963

    ASWAN, Dec 24 (MENA) - The Temple of Kom Ombo in northern Aswan received Tuesday as many as 3,000 foreign visitors from different nationalities, said an official from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The temple is attracting large number ....

  • Arab-African youth forum launches initiative to visit Egypt

    Date: 2019-12-23 12:52:40 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:38 - ID:8240715

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Dec 23 (MENA) - Participants in the tenth Arab-African youth forum launched on Monday an initiative to visit Egypt. Head of the forum Mamdouh Rashwan said the initiative comes as part of efforts to promote tourism and correct ....

  • Antiquities min. reviews required measures for royal mummies' transportation

    Date: 2019-12-22 19:35:03 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:66 - ID:8240147

    CAIRO, Dec 22 (MENA) - Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled Anani discussed on Sunday with Cairo Governor Khaled Abdel Aal required measures for the transportation of royal mummies from the Egyptian Museum at Tahrir Square to the National Museum ....

  • Tourism, antiquities ministries two sides of the same coin: Anani

    Date: 2019-12-22 17:27:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:60 - ID:8239970

    CAIRO, Dec 22 (MENA) - The government believed it was high time to merge the tourism and antiquities ministries into one portfolio, given the major archaeological projects under-construction, New Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled El Anani ....

  • Tourists from 10 countries visit archaeological landmarks in Minya

    Date: 2019-12-22 09:56:33 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:21 - ID:8239261

    MINYA, Upper Egypt, Dec 22 (MENA) - Tourists arrived in Minya, Upper Egypt, from 10 countries including Germany, France, Britain, China, Japan, Sweden, Denmark, Ukraine, the US and Canada to visit its archaeological landmarks and tourist ....

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