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Tourism and Archeology
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New antiquities law protects artifacts from smuggling, illegal digging - Official
Date: 2018-07-01 16:51:48 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:38 - ID:7468409
CAIRO, July 1 (MENA) – General Manager of Antiquities Ministry’s research and archaeological studies and scientific publishing in Lower Egypt and Sinai Dr. Abdel Rehim Rihan described new amendments of preserving antiquities law as “positive”. In ....
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Ptolemaic cemetery found in Alex.
Date: 2018-07-01 13:36:27 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:32 - ID:7468308
CAIRO, July 1 (MENA) - A team of archaeologists has unearthed a Ptolemaic cemetery during digging operations in Sidi Gaber district of Alexandria. The cemetery contains a coffin made of black granite, said Dr Moustafa Waziri, Secretary General ....
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30-ton antique coffin found in eastern Alex.
Date: 2018-07-01 10:30:21 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:18 - ID:7467964
ALEXANDRIA, July 1 (MENA) - A contractor found an antique coffin weighing 30 tons while digging in a 150-square meter-sized piece of land to construct a building in eastern Alexandria. The 1.85-meter-high coffin is made of black granite with a ....
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Cairo airport receives Egyptian artifacts smuggled to Italy
Date: 2018-06-30 15:23:04 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:44 - ID:7467191
CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) - Cairo International Airport received on Saturday Egyptian antiquities, which were earlier smuggled to Italy, the public prosecution announced. The shipment included 195 antiquities and 21,660 coins that date back to the ....
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Egypt restores 118 smuggled artifacts seized in Italy
Date: 2018-06-29 19:29:29 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:69 - ID:7466185
CAIRO, June 29 (MENA) - The Cargo Village of Cairo International Airport on Friday received smuggled artifacts that were seized in Italy's Naples a month ago. They arrived on board of an Egyptian flight coming from Rome. Earlier, Italy seized ....
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Tourism minister probes bolstering cooperation with Arab League
Date: 2018-06-28 18:49:05 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:106 - ID:7464909
CAIRO, June 28 (MENA) – Minister of Tourism Rania el Mashat discussed on Thursday with Director of the Arab League’s Transport and Tourism Department Dina el Zaher prospects of cooperation between the two sides. Mashat highlighted the role played ....
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Egypt able to lure all brackets of tourists with its tremendous potentials - minister
Date: 2018-06-28 16:19:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:91 - ID:7464680
CAIRO, June 28 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Rania al Mashat said Thursday that Egypt is able to attract all brackets of tourists with its tremendous potentials. This remark came during the meeting held between the minister and CBS News Travel Editor ....
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Plan set to develop archaeological sites in S. Sinai
Date: 2018-06-27 17:11:59 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:82 - ID:7462998
CAIRO, June 27 (MENA) - A plan was set for developing Mount Sinai and Jebel Safsafa, in addition to the Holy Valley in South Sinai, an Antiquities Ministry official said Wednesday. Gamal Mostafa, the head of the ministry's Islamic, Coptic and ....
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Egypt receives smuggled artifacts from Italy
Date: 2018-06-27 15:27:57 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:71 - ID:7462867
CAIRO, June 27 (MENA) - Egypt has received artifacts that were seized earlier in the Italian city of Naples, said Antiquities Minister Khaled el Annai on Wednesday. The minister announced that the Egyptian artifacts will be returned to Cairo ....
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Inbound tourism records marked increase - minister
Date: 2018-06-26 22:22:39 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:96 - ID:7461607
CAIRO, June 26 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Rania el Mashat said Tuesday that inbound tourism, especially from Germany, recorded a marked increase. The German tourists are always welcomed in Egypt, she told Frankfurt Mayor Peter Feldmann who is ....
