Tourism and Archeology
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Rwandan amb. tours Nile Museum in Aswan
Date: 2018-08-23 13:31:39 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:31 - ID:7544748
ASWAN, Egypt, Aug 23 (MENA) - Rwanda's Ambassador to Egypt Saleh Habimana visited on Thursday the Nile Museum in Aswan for the fourth time. In a statement, Director of Nile Museum Hesham Farghaly said the Rwandan ambassador discussed the ....
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Luxor governor reviews preparations for upcoming tourism season
Date: 2018-08-19 20:49:13 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:80 - ID:7540891
LUXOR, Aug 19 (MENA) - Luxor Governor Mohamed Badr on Sunday held an expanded meeting with officials concerned to review the current preparations for the coming tourism season. Badr ordered to tighten security measures in the the vicinity of ....
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Antiquities Ministry announces results of Alex sarcophagus studies
Date: 2018-08-19 12:45:24 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:44 - ID:7540195
CAIRO, Aug 19 (MENA) - The Antiquities Ministry announced on Sunday the results of scientific studies conducted on the giant black granite sarcophagus that was uncovered in the Sedi Gaber area in Alexandria lately. Workers inadvertently unearthed ....
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Two ancient paintings unearthed in Kom Ombo being examined - official
Date: 2018-08-16 15:31:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:73 - ID:7536490
CAIRO, Aug 16 (MENA) - The Egyptian archaeological mission in Kom Ombo has been examining two archaeological paintings found during the implementation of the project of reducing the underground water level near the Kom Ombo Temple. Head of the ....
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Egyptian mission unearths two ancient plaques in Aswan
Date: 2018-08-15 18:42:41 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:81 - ID:7535293
ASWAN, Upper Egypt, Aug 15 (MENA) - An Egyptian archaeological mission has unearthed two ancient plaques dating back to the Ptolemaic era in Aswan. The two plagues are made of sandstone, with each one of them exceeding over two meters in height, ....
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Antiquities min. inspects Sohag National Museum ahead of inauguration
Date: 2018-08-10 13:12:31 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:32 - ID:7527428
CAIRO, Aug 10 (MENA) – Minister of Antiquities Khaled el Anani, accompanied by Sohag Governor Ayman Abdel Mon’em, inspected on Friday the Sohag National Museum ahead of its inauguration. Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities ....
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Red Sea seeks to attract Arabs to tourist resorts, says governor
Date: 2018-08-09 20:51:23 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:94 - ID:7526781
HURGHADA, Aug 9 (MENA) - Governor of Red Sea Ahmed Abdallah said Thursday that the governorate is seeking to attract Arab tourists to Red Sea resorts. In an interview with Saudi travel magazine, Boarding, Abdallah reviewed the most popular ....
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Antiquities Ministry official inspects archaeological units at Cairo airport
Date: 2018-08-09 15:46:08 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:68 - ID:7526399
CAIRO, Aug 9 (MENA) – Head of the Ancient Egyptian Antiquities Sector Ayman Ashmawy on Thursday inspected the archaeological units center at Cairo airport. This comes as part of the Antiquities Ministry's plan to develop the operating system at ....
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German tourist group visits Tuna el Gebel in Minya
Date: 2018-08-09 12:38:35 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:35 - ID:7526003
MINYA, Aug 9 (MENA) - A 28-strong tourist group from Germany arrived at Tuna el Gebel in Minya to visit archaeological sites in the Upper Egyptian city. In a statement on Thursday, head of the tourism promotion office in Tuna el Gebel Farag Abdel ....
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Antiquities ministry denies theft of ancient icon for Jesus Christ from Coptic Museum
Date: 2018-08-07 14:59:32 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:60 - ID:7523172
CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - The Antiquities Ministry denied on Tuesday the theft of an ancient icon for Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary from the Coptic Museum. All reports about the theft of the icon and placing it inside a waste container in an ....