Tourism and Archeology

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  • Outer lid of King Tut's sarcophagus reinstalled

    Date: 2019-10-16 12:54:17 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:54 - ID:8147484

    CAIRO, Oct 16 (MENA) - The Antiquities Ministry said that the outer lid of the sarcophagus of famed boy pharaoh Tutankhamun has been reinstalled in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Upper Egypt. A statement to this effect was released by ....

  • British, French delegations visit archaeological sites in Minya

    Date: 2019-10-15 14:15:29 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:53 - ID:8146049

    MINYA, Egypt, Oct 15 (MENA) - Two tourist delegations from Britain and France have visited archaeological sites in Minya governorate to get acquainted with the ancient Egyptian civilization, Minya Governor Qassem Hussein said. In a statement on ....

  • Shooting of Death on the Nile film starts on Oct. 2020

    Date: 2019-10-14 13:46:48 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:37 - ID:8144431

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Oct 14 (MENA) - The shooting of the Death on the Nile film, which is based on the 1937 novel of the same name by English writer Agatha Christie, will take place here in October 2020, said Chairman of Luxor's Tourism and Travel ....

  • Hawass: Int'l conference to discuss relocating Tutankhamun's mummy from Luxor to Cairo's Grand Museum

    Date: 2019-10-10 15:12:24 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:65 - ID:8139179

    LUXOR, Egypt, Oct 10 (MENA) - Prominent Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass said that a proposal on relocating the mummy of Tutankhamun which is currently placed in his tomb (KV62) at Luxor's Valley of the Kings to the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo ....

  • Cabinet reviews report on structural reforms of tourism sector

    Date: 2019-10-10 14:27:39 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:57 - ID:8139164

    CAIRO, Oct 10 (MENA) - The cabinet under Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli reviewed on Thursday a report by Tourism Minister Rania el Mashat on following up the structural reform program to develop the tourism sector. After ten months of sustained ....

  • Tourism minister welcomes return of Stockholm-Sharm flights

    Date: 2019-10-10 13:25:33 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:51 - ID:8139236

    CAIRO, Oct 10 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Rania El Mashat welcomed on Thursday the return of direct flights between Sweden's Stockholm and the Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh after almost nine-year hiatus. She stressed that such a move reflects ....

  • Hawass: 1st industrial area discovered in Luxor's Ape Valley

    Date: 2019-10-10 10:37:22 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:26 - ID:8138735

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Oct 10 (MENA) - World-renowned Egyptologist Zahi Hawass announced on Thursday the discovery of the first industrial area and 30 workshops dating back to the 18th Dynasty. At a press conference on Thursday, Hawass said that the ....

  • Antiquities minister to announce new archaeological find in Luxor

    Date: 2019-10-09 15:53:38 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:74 - ID:8137849

    LUXOR, Egypt, Oct 9 (MENA) - Minister of Antiquities Khaled el Anani will visit Luxor governorate on Thursday to announce a new archaeological discovery in the area of the Valley of Kings and the Valley of Monkeys in Luxor's west bank, the ....

  • Greek PM, his wife visit Saint George Church

    Date: 2019-10-09 10:58:38 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:30 - ID:8137203

    CAIRO, Oct 9 (MENA) - Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and his spouse lauded efforts by the Antiquities Ministry to preserve the Egyptian heritage. The remarks were made during their visit of Saint George Church at the Religious Complex ....

  • Over 2,000 tourists visit Abu Simbel Temple

    Date: 2019-10-08 18:36:25 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:92 - ID:8136582

    ASWAN, Egypt, Oct 8 (MENA) - About 2,100 tourists of various nationalities toured on Tuesday Abu Simbel Temple in Aswan. As many as 1,863 tourists arrived at the temple via land trips and others by a flight to Abu Simbel Airport as well as a ....

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