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Tourism and Archeology
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Egypt unveils new technique to protect artifacts
Date: 2018-01-22 10:04:00 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:26 - ID:7204203
CAIRO, Jan 22 (MENA) - Egypt has invented an electronic fingerprint of antiquities to protect its ancient artifacts. The new technique will also help better protect Egyptian museums, said Hisham el Deeb, the chairman of the electronic research ....
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Tourism police arrest person with 52 antiques in his possession
Date: 2018-01-21 15:14:02 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:88 - ID:7202901
CAIRO, Jan 21 (MENA) - Egyptian Tourism Police on Sunday succeeded in arresting a person in Abdin area, downtown Cairo, with 52 pieces, believed to be antiques, in his possession. The arrested man confessed during a probe with him to possessing ....
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African tourist delegation on visit to Sharm ElSheikh
Date: 2018-01-20 20:31:10 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:54 - ID:7201530
El-TOR, EGYPT, (MENA) - The Egyptian Tourism Authority's office in Sharm El Sheikh has received an African delegation representing 27 African countries. The trip comes within the framework of efforts coordinated by the ministries of tourism and ....
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Grand Egyptian museum, Khufu's 2nd boat projects to be finalized in 2022- Antiquities ministry
Date: 2018-01-20 14:54:00 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:42 - ID:7201184
CAIRO, Jan 20 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled al Anani said that the Grand Egyptian Museum will be fully opened in 2022. According to the set timetable, the second phase of the museum is expected to be finalized in 2020 and about 54 ....
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Pyramids area sees high turnout
Date: 2018-01-20 12:57:17 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:34 - ID:7200914
CAIRO, Jan 20 (MENA) - The pyramids plateau is witnessing a high turnout by Egyptian and foreign visitors from various nationalities ahead of the mid- year academic vacation and weather improvement, Director of the Pyramids Plateau Ashraf Mohie said ....
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17 hot air balloons fly in Luxor sky with 420 tourists on board
Date: 2018-01-20 11:44:12 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:28 - ID:7200782
LUXOR, Egypt, Jan 20 (MENA) - Seventeen hot air balloon flights took off in Luxor, carrying 420 tourists after 48-hour suspension due to bad weather and strong winds and dust, a reliable source at al Qurna air balloon airport in Luxor said on ....
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Antiquities ministry denies hiring UAE company to run Pyramids show
Date: 2018-01-16 16:19:16 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:83 - ID:7194400
CAIRO, Jan 16 (MENA) - A senior Antiquities Ministry official denied on Tuesday media reports about assigning a UAE company to run the sound and light show at the Pyramids plateau for 20 years. In a statement, Mohamed Esmail, the secretary general ....
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Ramses II statue to be transferred to Grand Egyptian Museum's main gallery
Date: 2018-01-16 14:58:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:77 - ID:7194296
CAIRO, Jan 16 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled al Anani announced on Tuesday that the Ramses II statue will be transferred from its current place in the Grand Egyptian Museum to the grand gallery at main entrance of the museum on Thursday, ....
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New tourism min. reviews ministry’s plans, underlines tourism's role in supporting countries’ economy
Date: 2018-01-15 15:04:53 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:77 - ID:7192437
CAIRO, Jan 15 (MENA) – New Tourism Minister Rania el Mashat reviewed on Monday with deputy Tourism Minister Adla Ragab the ministry’s current plans and challenges. In a press release, the ministry said that Mashat underlined the importance of the ....
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Antiquities Ministry announces changing pyramids visiting hours
Date: 2018-01-15 13:03:59 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:50 - ID:7192053
GIZA, Egypt, Jan 15 (MENA) - The pyramids plateau began Monday receiving Egyptian and foreign visitors from 7:00 am instead of 8:00 am till 5:00 pm, in accordance with the recent decision of the board of directors of the Supreme Council of ....
