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Tourism and Archeology
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Three wooden coffins unearthed in Asasif area
Date: 2019-11-27 12:09:46 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:27 - ID:8206349
CAIRO, Nov 27 (MENA) - A French archaeological mission uncovered three ancient wooden coffins in Asasif necropolis, where the ancient city of Thebes once stood, an antiquities official said Wednesday. The three coffins date back to the 18th ....
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Antiquities minister, MPs tour Baron Empain Palace renovation project
Date: 2019-11-26 14:58:28 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:72 - ID:8205174
CAIRO, Nov 26 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled Anani toured on Tuesday Baron Empain Palace in Cairo's Heliopolis district. Accompanied by head of the parliament’s Culture, Media and Antiquities Committee Osama Heikal along with a number of ....
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Tourism min. expects more Chinese tourist flow following GEM opening
Date: 2019-11-25 15:36:38 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:62 - ID:8203629
CAIRO, Nov 25 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Rania el Mashat has expected an increase in the number of Chinese tourists visiting Egypt following the anticipated inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) next year. Mashat made the remarks during ....
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Hawwas: Cause behind death of King Tutankhamun to be announced in 2020
Date: 2019-11-25 10:31:11 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:25 - ID:8202911
BELGRADE, Nov 25 (MENA) - Renowned Egyptologist Zahi Hawwas said the cause behind the death of Pharaonic King Tutankhamun will be announced in 2020 after finalizing a study in this respect. During a lecture in Serbia, Hawwas reviewed the recent ....
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Many visitors come to Abu Mena archaeological site in Alex. - official
Date: 2019-11-25 09:42:57 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:21 - ID:8202847
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Nov 25 (MENA) - Alexandria and North Coast Antiquities chief Mohamed Metwali underlined on Monday the importance of Abu Mena archaeological site in Alexandria, saying it was placed on UNESCO's World Heritage List. Yesterday, ....
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Giza’s Pyramids Plateau development to be accomplished prior to GEM opening - Antiquities min.
Date: 2019-11-23 20:12:21 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:44 - ID:8200732
GIZA, NOV 23 (MENA) – Antiquities Minister Khaled Anani has said the development of Giza’s Pyramids Plateau will be completed before the inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in the last quarter of 2020. He detailed on Saturday that 30 ....
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Tourism min. mulls digital coop. with global tech giant Mastercard
Date: 2019-11-23 18:13:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:37 - ID:8200523
CAIRO, Nov 23 (MENA) - Minister of Tourism Rania Al Mashat probed aspects of cooperation with Vice Chairman and President of Strategic Growth for Mastercard Incorporated Michael Froman. The two sides met on the sidelines of the Bloomberg New ....
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GEM engineering works to be completed by early 2020
Date: 2019-11-23 15:51:02 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:31 - ID:8200515
GIZA, Nov 23 (MENA) - The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) engineering works will be fully completed during the first quarter of 2020, Supervisor of the GEM project Maj. Gen. Atef Moftah said. The opening date will be determined by a presidential ....
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Anani: 3 archaeological projects to be opened, new discovery announced in Dec.
Date: 2019-11-23 14:08:20 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:23 - ID:8200420
GIZA, Egypt, Nov 23 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled Anani said his ministry is planned to announce a new archaeological discovery and open three archaeological projects in December. The archaeological projects are the Baron Empain Palace, ....
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Small lion cubs found for 1st time in Saqqara - ministry
Date: 2019-11-23 13:24:59 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:21 - ID:8200421
GIZA, Egypt, Nov 23 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled Anani announced Saturday that an Egyptian archaeological mission discovered a cache of sacred mummified animals and five mummies of big cats at the Bubastian cemetery of Saqqara, Giza. The ....
