Tourism and Archeology
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Sun illuminates Qasr Qaroun Temple in Fayyum
Date: 2017-12-21 12:27:48 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:28 - ID:7152169
FAYYUM, Dec 21 (MENA) - The Egyptian governorate of Fayyum celebrated on Thursday the alignment of the sun on the Holy of the Holies of Qasr Qaroun temple, located near the western edge of Lake Qarun in the governorate. On December 21, the sun ....
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Sun illuminates sanctuary of Egypt's ancient Karnak Temple
Date: 2017-12-21 09:24:37 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:16 - ID:7151621
LUXOR, Dec 21 (MENA) - A shaft of sunlight illuminated on Thursday the usually dark sanctum of the Karnak temple, an ancient complex in the southern city of Luxor, in a rare astronomical phenomenon that happens twice a year to mark the summer and ....
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New president of Arab federation of tour guides named
Date: 2017-12-20 11:49:59 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:29 - ID:7150308
CAIRO, Dec 20 (MENA) - Tourism expert Mohamed Gharib was appointed on Wednesday as the new chairman of the Arab Federation of Tour Guides (AFTG) for a two-year term. The decision was made by the general assembly of the federation during their ....
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Rashed: Egyptian tourism overcame its crises
Date: 2017-12-20 10:14:22 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:17 - ID:7150029
CAIRO, Dec 20 (MENA) - Minister of Tourism Yahia Rashed said on Wednesday that Egyptian tourism has overcome its crises and all its difficulties. In an interview with MENA, he added that tourism in 2018 will achieve more progress and development ....
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Belarus nationals seek to get e-visa to enter Egypt - diplomat
Date: 2017-12-20 09:18:29 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:13 - ID:7149873
CAIRO, Dec 20 (MENA) - Belarus Ambassador here Sergei Rachkov said on Wednesday he discussed with Egyptian Tourism Minister Yahia Rashed boosting cooperation in the tourism domain, especially as regards the e-visa field. Rachkov, in statements ....
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Grand Egyptian Museum receives 3 antiquities of King Tutankhamun
Date: 2017-12-19 17:25:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:83 - ID:7149024
GIZA, EGYPT, Dec 19 (MENA) - The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) received three antiquities of King Tutankhamun as part of a project to move some of the antiquities from a number of Egyptian museums to GEM, to be inaugurated in 2018. In a statement on ....
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TPA hosts media delegation of AmCham
Date: 2017-12-17 12:55:22 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:28 - ID:7144692
CAIRO, Dec 17 (MENA) - Egypt's Tourism Promotion Authority (TPA) hosted in coordination with the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) a media delegation from the US, Mexico, Brazil and Argentine. The delegation grouped a number of editors-in-chief ....
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No robots used inside Pyramid of Khufu - ministry
Date: 2017-12-17 12:12:06 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:26 - ID:7144676
CAIRO, Dec 17 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Moustafa Waziri denied on Sunday reports that the French team operating inside the Pyramid of Khufu has used robots to uncover the mysteries of the pyramid. Some media ....
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Sisi's efforts to resume Russian flights to Egypt hailed
Date: 2017-12-16 15:11:45 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:51 - ID:7143462
CAIRO, Dec 16 (MENA) - Former chairman of the Egyptian Tourism Authority Sami Mohamoud praised Saturday President Abdel Fattah El Sisi's efforts and direct contacts with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin which supported the resumption of ....
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Egyptian Museum displays 3 more artifacts
Date: 2017-12-14 17:54:10 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:79 - ID:7140968
CAIRO, Dec 14 (MENA) – The Egyptian Museum on Thursday displayed three more artifacts as part of an initiative launched by the Antiquities Ministry last week. Among the displayed pieces is a double statue for a man and a woman, which was restored ....