Tourism and Archeology

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  • 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, ....

  • Hurghada selected among world's top 25 best tourist destinations

    Date: 2019-08-29 13:22:40 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:45 - ID:8082217

    CAIRO, Aug 29 (MENA) - Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli said that all needed measures have been taken in cooperation with the ministries of tourism and environment to organize visits to the nature reserves and tourist attractions in Hurghada after ....

  • Restoration of Tut coffin to start in week, says GEM official

    Date: 2019-08-28 11:39:59 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:42 - ID:8080260

    CAIRO, Aug 28 (MENA) - A process to restore the sarcophagus of famed boy pharaoh Tutankhamun will start in a week, said Dr el Tayyeb Abbas, the director of archaeological affairs at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), Wednesday. The restoration of ....

  • 3 killed in ferry fire in southern Philippines

    Date: 2019-08-28 06:48:25 GMT - Philippines - Tourism and Archeology - SN:11 - ID:8079938

    MANILA, Aug 28 (MENA) - At least three people were killed and 245 others were rescued after a fire engulfed a ferry in the southern Philippines overnight, the coast guard said Wednesday as quoted by ABC. Search and rescue efforts were continuing ....

  • Cooperation protocol signed to establish museum at NAC

    Date: 2019-08-27 22:51:37 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:79 - ID:8079821

    CAIRO, Aug 27 (MENA) – Presidential Adviser on Financial Affairs Mohamed Amin Nasr and Antiquities Minister Khaled el Anani on Tuesday witnessed the signing of a cooperation protocol to establish a new museum in the arts and culture city at the New ....

  • Italian, Spanish delegations visit archaeological sites in Minya

    Date: 2019-08-24 14:31:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:27 - ID:8075055

    MINYA, Egypt, Aug 24 (MENA) –Italian and Spanish delegations have visited Minya governorate to explore the governorate's archaeological and tourist attractions. In a statement on Saturday, Minya Governor Qasim Hussein said that the Upper Egyptian ....

  • Anani to lecture on Egypt's archaeological efforts in Netherlands

    Date: 2019-08-20 17:39:13 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:56 - ID:8070321

    CAIRO, Aug 20 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled Anani is set to participate on Wednesday in the opening of the International Congress for Young Egyptologists (ICYE) at Leiden University in the Netherlands. Upon an invitation from the ....

  • 4,000 tourists to attend Opera Aida show in Luxor in October

    Date: 2019-08-20 15:38:30 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:52 - ID:8070168

    LUXOR, Egypt, Aug 20 (MENA) - About 4,000 tourists of different nationalities are expected to attend the Opera Aida show at the Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor on October 26 and 28, Mohamed Osman, a member of the tourism promotion committee in Luxor, ....

  • Beijing welcomes 1st EgyptAir Dreamliner B787-9 flight

    Date: 2019-08-20 13:55:05 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:45 - ID:8069999

    CAIRO, Aug 20 (MENA) - Beijing International Airport Tuesday celebrated the arrival of the first Dreamliner B787-9 flight which was received by Boeing last week. Cairo International Airport received the last plane provided by Boeing factory in ....

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