ar
en
fr
Tourism and Archeology
- Service : English General
- Category : Tourism and Archeology
-
British tourist nights in Egypt were up 88% in 2017 -- ambassador
Date: 2018-02-08 19:01:44 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:102 - ID:7235451
CAIRO, Feb 8 (MENA) - British Ambassador to Egypt John Casson wrote on his official twitter account that British tourist nights in Egypt were up 88% in 2017. Casson added that 2018 looks set for more with British tour operator company Thomas ....
-
Antiquities Ministry denies claims over discovering hole near Tutankhamun tomb
Date: 2018-02-08 17:30:32 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:93 - ID:7235211
CAIRO, Feb 8 (MENA) – The Antiquities Ministry did not receive any reports concerning a 15-meters hole near the tomb of Tutankhamun during the work of an exploration mission in Luxor city, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities ....
-
Antiquities min., int'l museum scientists tackle plan to develop Egyptian Museum in Tahrir
Date: 2018-02-06 16:14:11 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:70 - ID:7231219
CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) - Minister of Antiquities Khaled Al Anany discussed with international delegation of museum experts ways of development of the Egyptian museum in Tahrir square in the next period, coinciding with the opening date of the Grand ....
-
UK company shoots documentary on Egypt's Nile river
Date: 2018-02-05 10:43:46 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:31 - ID:7228454
ASWAN, Feb 5 (MENA) - A media delegation of Britain's Gold TV Channel finalized on Monday the shooting of a documentary on the Nile River as part of a series titled "Great Canal Journeys". In 36 episodes, husband and wife Timothy West and ....
-
22 hot air balloons take off in Luxor
Date: 2018-02-04 10:03:17 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:26 - ID:7226500
LUXOR, Feb 4 (MENA) - Twenty-two hot air balloon flights took off in Luxor on Sunday after weather conditions improved, carrying 300 tourists of various nationalities, said head of Luxor Balloon Hisham el Desouky. The flights, operated by several ....
-
US tourist delegation visits Fuwwah in Kafr El Sheikh
Date: 2018-02-03 18:10:24 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:54 - ID:7225808
KAFR EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Feb 3 (MENA) - A US tourist delegation visited Saturday the city of Fuwwah in Kafr El Sheikh governorate to inspect the city's heritage sites. In press statements, Kafr El Sheikh Governor el Sayed Nasr said the delegation ....
-
Pyramids development project cost EGP 400 mln - Antiquities Ministry
Date: 2018-02-03 14:06:10 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:33 - ID:7225271
GIZA, Egypt, Feb 3 (MENA) - The general supervisor of pyramids plateau development project Mohamed Ismail said that the cost of the venture reached EGP 400 million since 2016 besides EGP 151 million before the suspension of the work in 2009. The ....
-
Hot air balloon rides cancelled in Luxor due to bad weather
Date: 2018-02-03 12:49:16 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:27 - ID:7225212
LUXOR, Feb 3 (MENA) - Director of Hot Air Balloon Airport in Luxor's West Bank Essam Abdel Aziz said Saturday that all hot air balloon rides were cancelled this morning due to bad weather condition. Luxor international airport tower control said ....
-
4,400-year-old tomb of Egyptian priestess unearthed in Giza: minister
Date: 2018-02-03 11:19:42 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:24 - ID:7225019
GIZA, Egypt, Feb 3 (MENA) – Minister of Antiquities Khaled el Anani announced on Saturday that archaeologists have discovered a tomb of an Egyptian ancient priestess in the Fifth Dynasty. The tomb is believed to be about 4,400 years old, Anani ....
-
173,000 Egyptian, foreign tourists visited Pyramids on Jan 19-31: official
Date: 2018-02-01 16:38:12 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:78 - ID:7222496
GIZA, Egypt, Feb 1 (MENA) - As many as 173,000 Egyptian and foreign tourists visited the Pyramids Plateau on January 19-31, which coincides with the mid-year academic vacation, director-general of the plateau Ashraf Mohie said in statements ....
