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Former Zambian president visits Luxor for tourism

Date: 2018-12-17 12:36:18 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:34 - ID:7718602

LUXOR, Egypt, Dec 17 (MENA) - Former Zambian president Rupiah Banda arrived on Monday in Luxor International Airport for tourism in the Upper Egypt governorate. In a statement, Deputy Governor of Luxor Mohamed Abdelkader said that Banda and his ....

Antiquities Ministry participates in inaugurating Museum of African Civilizations

Date: 2018-12-16 13:14:03 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:30 - ID:7717087

CAIRO, Dec 16 (MENA) - The General Supervisor on National Museum of Egyptian Civilization Mahrous Saeed, on behalf of the Antiquities Ministry, took part in the inauguration ceremony of the Museum of African Civilizations in the Senegalese capital ....

Antiquities Minister hails presidential decree on world heritage sites

Date: 2018-12-15 20:06:10 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:48 - ID:7716339

CAIRO, Dec 15 (MENA) – Minister of Antiquities Khaled el Anani welcomed a decree issued by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi on forming a higher committee to manage world heritage sites located across Egypt. The move proves how much the State cares ....

2018 archaeological discoveries of Islamic nature: min.

Date: 2018-12-15 15:07:27 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:38 - ID:7715721

GIZA, Dec 15 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled el Anani said on Saturday that the archaeological discoveries in 2018 were of an Islamic nature. The ministry inaugurated several archaeological mosques and museums in many governorates and ....

Archaeological exhibition in Saqqara extended for month: minister

Date: 2018-12-15 14:10:40 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:34 - ID:7715856

GIZA, Dec 15 (MENA) – Minister of Antiquities Khaled el Anani decided on Saturday to extend the period of the archaeological exhibition held at Saqqara’s Imhotep Museum to another month for free. Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of ....

Tomb of Fifth Dynasty royal priest unearthed in Saqqara - minister

Date: 2018-12-15 13:06:24 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:28 - ID:7715688

GIZA, Egypt, Dec 15 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled el Anany said that an Egyptian archaeological mission has discovered a tomb belonging to a Fifth Dynasty royal priest in Giza's Saqqara. The tomb belongs to a royal priest named “Wahtye” ....

Cabinet denies reports of selling tourist Pyramids area to Arab state

Date: 2018-12-14 09:53:41 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:19 - ID:7714385

CAIRO, Dec 14 (MENA) - The Cabinet information center on Friday denied reports about selling the tourist Pyramids area to an Arab country. The center, in a report, said that it contacted the Ministry of Antiquities which denied the ....

SCA, Orascom sign contract to offer services to visitors at Pyramids Plateau

Date: 2018-12-13 22:15:35 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:92 - ID:7714006

CAIRO, Dec 13 (MENA) - The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) signed on Thursday a contract with Orascom Investment Holding (OIH) to offer and operate services to visitors of the Giza Pyramids plateau, whereby SCA alone will be granted all rights ....

18th dynasty tomb unearthed in Aswan

Date: 2018-12-13 11:37:39 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:23 - ID:7712799

CAIRO, Dec 13 (MENA) - The Swedish archaeological mission in Gebel el Silsila area in Aswan, Upper Egypt, unearthed a tomb dating back to the 18th dynasty. Three caskets were found inside the 5-meter-deep tomb alongside human remains and ....

Planning Ministry, AAST sign cooperation protocol to encourage innovation in tourism sector

Date: 2018-12-12 10:03:49 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:23 - ID:7710973

CAIRO, Dec 12 (MENA) - "Rowad 2030" Project of the Ministry of Planning, Follow-up and Administrative Reform signed Wednesday a cooperation protocol with the Business Leadership Center of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime ....