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Tourism and Archeology
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ICAO chief hails Sharm el Sheikh as qualified to be int'l tourism destination
Date: 2017-08-23 06:15:43 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:6 - ID:6957436
South Sinai, Egypt, Aug 23 (MENA) - President of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council Olumuyiwa Benard Aliu hailed Sharm el Sheikh city as qualified to be an international tourism destination. Aliu visited on Tuesday the ....
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Five archaeological buildings in Old Cairo to be renovated at EGP 1.7m
Date: 2017-08-22 13:52:18 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:55 - ID:6956690
CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) – The Conservation Center for Archaeological and Historical Buildings and Museum Artifacts (CCAHBMA) affiliated to Cairo University will start an operation to renovate five archaeological buildings in the districts of Gamaliya, ....
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Official: Preparing files of lost artifacts to be tracked by Interpol
Date: 2017-08-21 11:44:05 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:32 - ID:6954277
CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) - Head of the Antiquities Ministry's Antiquities Repatriation Department Shaaban Abdel Gawad said the ministry is currently preparing integrated files of 32,638 artifacts that were lost from its warehouses over the past 50 years ....
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11 people nabbed over unlicensed archaeological excavation charges in Giza
Date: 2017-08-20 16:30:58 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:71 - ID:6953587
GIZA, August 20 (MENA) – Tourism Police Department seized on Sunday 11 persons who carried archaeological excavation inside a factory at Abu Rawash area in Giza governorate without a permit from the authorities. A probe was launched into the ....
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Statue of Isma'il Pasha to be cloned, placed outside Abdeen Palace
Date: 2017-08-20 09:48:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:18 - ID:6952792
CAIRO, Aug 20 (MENA) - A replica of Isma'il Pasha, who was the Khedive of Egypt and Sudan from 1863 to 1879, will be placed outside Abdeen Palace, said an Antiquities Ministry official on Sunday. The move comes on the occasion of the 150th ....
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30 countries to participate in Sharm el Sheikh tourism fair in September
Date: 2017-08-19 21:34:30 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:74 - ID:6952464
CAIRO, Aug 19 (MENA) - More than 160 companies from about 30 countries will participate in Sharm Travel Market (STM) which will be held in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh on September 15-18. The STM is aimed at boosting the exchange of ....
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Luxor governor, African-American businessmen review boosting tourism
Date: 2017-08-19 14:22:16 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:49 - ID:6951879
LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Aug 19 (MENA) – Luxor Governor Mohamed Badr had talks on Saturday with African-American businessmen on means of activating tourism in Luxor, especially organizing trips for African-American citizens. During the meeting, Badr ....
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Ancient tombs unearthed in Minya, says official
Date: 2017-08-18 13:36:54 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:45 - ID:6950564
CAIRO, Aug 18 (MENA) - An Egyptian archaeological mission of the Antiquities Ministry has discovered ancient tombs and ruins of a residential area dating back to the Coptic era in El Bahnasa city in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Minya. In a ....
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2,094 tourists visit Dahab city in 24 hours
Date: 2017-08-18 13:16:15 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:42 - ID:6950650
EL TOR, Egypt, Aug 18 (MENA) - Some 2,094 tourists visited Dahab city over the past 24 hours, a source at the South Sinai tourism sector said on Friday. The tourists included 302 foreigners, 1,733 Egyptians and 59 Arabs, the source added. ....
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6 artifacts dating back to 18th century seized at Hurghada Port
Date: 2017-08-17 16:41:35 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:78 - ID:6949709
CAIRO, Aug 17 (MENA) - Security bodies seized six artifacts that date back to the 18th century before being smuggled outside the country. In statements on Thursday, head of the Central Administration of Archaeological Units at Egyptian Ports ....
