Tourism and Archeology

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  • Egypt wins membership of Middle East UNWTO committee on tourism and sustainability

    Date: 2019-03-25 21:00:02 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:99 - ID:7865811

    CAIRO, March 25 (MENA) - Egypt won the membership of the Committee on Tourism and Sustainability affiliated to the World Tourism Organization (WTO) Commission for the Middle East for the period between 2019-2023. This came after the elections ....

  • Govt pays big attention to tourism, says minister

    Date: 2019-03-25 12:01:46 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:41 - ID:7864791

    CAIRO, March 25 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Rania el Mashat has said that the government pays big attention to the travel sector, which is a key player in achieving economic development in Egypt. Addressing a regional forum on technological ....

  • USAID is key partner for preserving Egypt's antiquities - minister

    Date: 2019-03-25 11:59:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:39 - ID:7864892

    ASWAN, Upper Egypt, March 25 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled Anany stressed that the US Agency for International Development (USAID) is a key partner in preserving Egypt's cultural heritage. The agency participated in implementing 40 ....

  • Egypt, Saudi Arabia mull boosting tourism cooperation

    Date: 2019-03-24 18:23:31 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:71 - ID:7863807

    CAIRO, March 24 (MENA) - Minister of Tourism Rania Al Mashat discussed on Sunday ways of boosting cooperation in the tourism sector with President of Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) Ahmed bin Aqeel al Khatib. The talks ....

  • Minister: Egypt witnessed many archaeological discoveries in past two years

    Date: 2019-03-24 13:29:02 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:45 - ID:7863138

    CAIRO, March 24 (MENA) - Minister of Antiquities Khaled el Anany said Sunday that Egypt witnessed many archaeological discoveries in the past two years. Addressing the 45th meeting of the Middle East committee of the World Tourism Organization ....

  • 45th Meeting of UNWTO Commission for the Middle East kicks off in Cairo

    Date: 2019-03-24 10:20:13 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:23 - ID:7862799

    CAIRO, March 24 (MENA) - The 45th Meeting of the UNWTO Commission for the Middle East kicked off in Cairo on Sunday under the auspices of Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly. Tourism Minister Rania el Mashaat said the tourism structural reform ....

  • 971 foreign tourists visited Sohag in one month -- governor

    Date: 2019-03-23 17:32:36 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:42 - ID:7862168

    SOHAG, Egypt, March 23 (MENA) - As many as 971 foreign tourists visited Sohag in one month, Governor Ahmed Al Ansary said Saturday. They toured archaeological sites in the cities of Akhmim and Albina since late February until now, Ansary ....

  • Egyptian embassy in Bern restores two artifacts

    Date: 2019-03-23 16:27:13 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:39 - ID:7862084

    Cairo, March 23 (MENA) - The Egyptian embassy in Bern has succeeded to restore two smuggled artifacts from the Swiss authorities. In statements on Saturday, Egyptian Ambassador Hisham Saifuddin praised cooperation between the foreign and culture ....

  • Egypt to host meeting of 45th UNWTO Commission for Middle East on Sunday

    Date: 2019-03-23 15:36:02 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:35 - ID:7861961

    CAIRO, March 23 (MENA) - Egypt, represented by the Tourism Ministry, will host on Sunday the meeting of the 45th World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Commission for the Middle East. Hosted by Egypt for the second consecutive year, the two-day ....

  • Egypt retrieves 2 artifacts from Geneva

    Date: 2019-03-23 15:33:41 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:34 - ID:7861993

    CAIRO, March 23 (MENA) – The Antiquities Ministry said that it had succeeded in restoring two artifacts from Switzerland. The two artifacts are a wooden statue for the Ancient Egyptian Goddess of Bastet and another rose granite one for the God ....

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