Tourism and Archeology

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  • Egyptian Museum displays double statue of Nakhtmin, his wife at main hall

    Date: 2019-02-07 19:11:42 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:78 - ID:7793794

    CAIRO, Feb 7 (MENA) - The Egyptian Museum displayed on Thursday a double statue of an ancient Egyptian scribe, called Nakhtmin, and his wife Tey, the chantress of Isis goddess. The limestone statue was relocated from hall no. 12 on the ground ....

  • Antiquities ministry begins restoration work of Ramses II statue in Sohag

    Date: 2019-02-07 15:49:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:66 - ID:7793692

    CAIRO, Feb 7 (MENA) - The Ministry of Antiquities has launched restoration work of Ramses II statue which is located at Akhmim archaeological area in Sohag governorate. The move falls within the framework of the ministry's efforts aimed at ....

  • GEM receives 421 artifacts from Egyptian Museum

    Date: 2019-02-07 14:03:09 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:48 - ID:7793390

    GIZA, Egypt, Feb 7 (MENA) - The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) has received 421 artifacts from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, topped by a statue of King Khafre and another of King Amenhotep. In a statement on Thursday, GEM project Director ....

  • Development work at Luxor's Monto Temple started - Official

    Date: 2019-02-06 15:06:54 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:65 - ID:7791966

    LUXOR, Egypt, Feb 6 (MENA) - Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Moustafa Waziri has inspected the Karnak area in Luxor governorate to follow up the pace of development work. Waziri checked development work being carried out ....

  • Egypt, Japan discuss joint tourist cooperation

    Date: 2019-02-05 12:36:48 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:48 - ID:7790106

    EL TOR, Egypt, Feb 5 (MENA) - South Sinai Governor Khaled Fouda on Tuesday held talks with a delegation of the Japan Association of Travel Agents (JATA) on increasing the number of Japanese tourists to Sinai. Fouda confirmed that security and ....

  • German minister visits Giza Pyramids

    Date: 2019-02-05 12:12:48 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:42 - ID:7789939

    GIZA, Egypt, Feb 5 (MENA) - German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Peter Altmaier expressed happiness to visit the Giza Pyramids and admiration of the ancient Egyptian civilization. During a visit to the archaeological Giza ....

  • Committee formed to examine discovered tomb in Giza

    Date: 2019-02-03 12:28:38 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:45 - ID:7786832

    GIZA, Feb 3 (MENA) - The Ministry of Antiquities formed on Sunday a committee to examine the ancient tomb that was unearthed in Giza. Archaeologist Ashraf Mohi told MENA Sunday that the committee will inspect the tomb in cooperation with the ....

  • Tourism police uncover ancient tomb in Giza 2 last Cairo

    Date: 2019-02-03 11:06:59 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:31 - ID:7786723

    Police investigations revealed that the owner of a house in Nazlet el Saman in Giza began digging under his house in search of monuments. Police raided the house, next to the archaeological area in Giza, and found two holes leading to corridors ....

  • Tourism police uncover ancient tomb in Giza

    Date: 2019-02-03 11:05:38 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:24 - ID:7786609

    CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) - Tourism police uncovered an ancient tomb in Giza. The tomb was unearthed during illegal digging works by tomb raiders under a house which lies near the Pyramids Plateau in Giza. (MORE) S R E/R E E ....

  • Antiquities min. reveals details of Minya archaeological discovery

    Date: 2019-02-02 14:00:15 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:33 - ID:7785605

    CAIRO, Feb 2 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled Anani said that the newly discovered tombs in Tuna el Gebel area in Minya governorate was for a family from the upper middle class dating back to the Ptolemaic Kingdom, early Roman and Byzantine ....

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