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Tourism and Archeology
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Tahrir Square to be tourist destination in 'Historic Cairo'
Date: 2019-08-18 12:45:02 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:42 - ID:8067360
CAIRO, Aug 18 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli has ordered to swiftly renovate Tahrir Square as part of the Historic Cairo projects. The premier's directives were given during a cabinet meeting in the presence of Housing Minister Assem el ....
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Minor fire in area near Muizz Street doused
Date: 2019-08-16 13:16:50 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:29 - ID:8065225
CAIRO, Aug 16 (MENA) - Head of the Islamic, Coptic and Jewish Antiquities Sector Gamal Moustafa said that a minor fire, which broke out in an area near Muizz Street, was contained, with no material or human damage reported. In statements on ....
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Antiquities Ministry: 85% of restoration work of Baron palace finalized
Date: 2019-08-14 16:49:59 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:27 - ID:8063349
CAIRO, Aug 14 (MENA) - The Ministry of Antiquities has finalized 85 percent of restoration work at Baron Empain Palace in Cairo's district of Heliopolis in preparation for its opening within this year at a total cost of EGP 100 million, a ministry ....
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Thousands of tourists visit Alexandria's landmarks
Date: 2019-08-13 20:49:00 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:38 - ID:8062722
ALEXANDRIA, Aug 13 (MENA) - Thousands of Egyptian, Arab and foreign tourists on Tuesday visited tourist attractions and archaeological sites in Alexandria. Speaking to MENA on Tuesday, Mohamed Metwally, the director general of the antiquities ....
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Tourism Ministry launches 1st 'People To People' promo video
Date: 2019-08-12 20:53:26 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:44 - ID:8061946
CAIRO, Aug 12 (MENA) - The Tourism Ministry has launched its first "People To People" promo video in cooperation with Beautiful Destinations. Beautiful Destinations published the video Monday across its social media platforms, which attract over ....
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Housing, antiquities ministries cooperate to develop services at Saqqare area
Date: 2019-08-08 14:15:20 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:37 - ID:8057433
CAIRO, Aug 8 (MENA) - The ministers of antiquities and housing signed on Thursday a cooperation protocol to offer services to visitors and tourists at Giza's Saqqara area. In press statements, Antiquities Minister Khaled Anani said the protocol ....
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Tourist groups from Germany, Brazil visit Minya's archaeological sites
Date: 2019-08-08 12:25:56 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:30 - ID:8057298
MINYA, Upper Egypt, Aug 8 (MENA) - Two tourist delegations from Brazil and Germany visited the archaeological sites in the Upper Egypt city of Minya during a Nile cruise between Cairo and Luxor city. The itinerary of the two-day trip to the upper ....
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Ramses II obelisk moved to New Alamein City
Date: 2019-08-07 21:22:06 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:84 - ID:8056717
CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) – The Ministry of Antiquities said on Wednesday that the obelisk of King Ramses II, located in a garden in Cairo’s Zamalek district, has been moved to New Alamein City. Supreme Council of Antiquities chief Mostafa Waziri said ....
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Attempt to smuggle ancient coins foiled at Cairo airport
Date: 2019-08-07 16:32:05 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:66 - ID:8056310
CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Customs authorities at Cairo International Airport foiled an attempt to smuggle a number of archaeological coins. A reliable source at the customs authority said in a statement that the officials suspected a parcel coming ....
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Renovation of Graeco-Roman Museum to be completed next June
Date: 2019-08-06 22:00:18 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:110 - ID:8055226
CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - Egypt's Graeco-Roman Museum in Alexandria will be fully renovated by June 2020, Assistant Minister of Antiquities for Engineering Hisham Samir said. Renovation activities were resumed in February after a hiatus of almost ....
