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Anani discusses preparations for transfer of royal mummies to NMEC

Date: 2019-09-10 14:46:47 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:39 - ID:8098120

CAIRO, Sept 10 (MENA) - Minister of Antiquities Khaled Anani reviwed on Tuesday the required procedures of transfer of royal mummies and sarcophaguses from the Egyptian Museum at El Tahrir Square to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization ....

New hotel rating system to make tourism sector in Egypt more competitive - official

Date: 2019-09-09 14:18:53 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:67 - ID:8096215

CAIRO, Sept 9 (MENA) - Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization Zurab Pololikashvili stressed on Monday that the new hotel rating system will make the tourism sector in Egypt more competitive. In a televised speech directed to the ....

Acting US amb. stresses commitment to preserving Egyptian heritage

Date: 2019-09-09 13:26:28 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:54 - ID:8096293

CAIRO, Sept 9 (MENA) - Acting US Ambassador to Cairo Thomas Goldberger affirmed his country's commitment to partnership with the Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities to preserve Egypt's cultural heritage. He made the remarks as the United States Agency ....

Tourism minister reveals new specifications for Egyptian hotels

Date: 2019-09-09 12:00:18 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:45 - ID:8096210

CAIRO, Sept 9 (MENA) - Minister of Tourism Rania Al Mashat revealed on Monday the new specifications for Egyptian hotels after their upgrading to cope with international standards. This came during a press conference held by the minister under ....

Antiquities min. opens 2 tombs in Luxor

Date: 2019-09-08 17:12:53 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:58 - ID:8095414

LUXOR, Egypt, Sept 8 (MENA) – Antiquities Minister Khaled el Anani and Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri opened two tombs of ancient Egyptian statesmen in Luxor. Waziri said on Sunday that the tombs, after ....

German delegation tours archaeological site in Minya

Date: 2019-09-08 15:31:57 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:50 - ID:8095310

MINYA, Sept 8 (MENA) - A German tourist delegation paid on Sunday a visit to the archaeological Beni Hasan cemetery site in Minya. The visit comes as part of the delegation's tour of archaeological sites in Minya to get acquainted with the ....

Direct flights from Malta to Egypt resume after 12-year hiatus

Date: 2019-09-05 14:33:28 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:27 - ID:8091630

CAIRO, Sept 5 (MENA) - Maltese national company Air Malta announced Thursday that it will resume direct flights to Cairo after a 12-year hiatus. Minister of Tourism Rania el Mashat, in a statement, expressed happiness over the resumption of the ....

Development of Luxor Courniche to be finished before Opera Aida festival in October

Date: 2019-09-03 12:07:42 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:39 - ID:8088560

LUXOR, Egypt, Sept 3 (MENA) - Engineer Asa'ad Mostafa, the adviser of Luxor governor for architecture affairs, has said the project of developing Luxor Corniche will be finished early in October before the Opera Aida festival scheduled for October ....

Antiquities minister reopens Tanta museum after 19-year closure

Date: 2019-08-31 13:48:34 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:29 - ID:8084567

CAIRO, Aug 31 (MENA) – Minister of Antiquities Khaled el Anani and Gharbia Governor Hesham el Saeed inaugurated on Saturday the Tanta museum after it has been shut down for about 19 years. The Ministry of Antiquities said in a statement that the ....

Antiquities Ministry: Parts of Ramses II obelisk moved to Cairo

Date: 2019-08-30 14:13:53 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:49 - ID:8083488

CAIRO, Aug 30 (MENA) - The Ministry of Antiquities on Friday announced that parts of an obelisk of King Ramses II was transferred from Sharqia governorate to Cairo. The obelisk, which was discovered in San Al Hagar archaeological site in Sharqia, ....