Tourism and Archeology
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Probe launched to arrest suspects of looting monumental inner door of Imam al Shafi'i mosque
Date: 2017-03-09 13:18:49 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:58 - ID:6662745
CAIRO, March 9 (MENA) - Intensive investigations have been launched to arrest suspects involved in the robbery of the monumental inner door of the dome of Imam al Shafi'i Mosque, said Head of Islamic and Coptic Antiquities Department at the Ministry ....
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One of two statues retrieved in Matariya district likely to belong to Ramses II - min.
Date: 2017-03-09 11:45:46 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:43 - ID:6662253
CAIRO, March 9 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled Anani said one of two royal statues of recovered from Cairo's Matariya district is likely to belong to Pharaonic King Ramses II. The minister attended the recovery of the two statues of the ....
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40 German tourists visit Minya archaeological sites
Date: 2017-03-09 10:55:25 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:35 - ID:6661709
MINYA, Upper Egypt, March 9 (MENA) - A German delegation grouping 40 tourists visited Tuna el Gebel archaeological sites in Minya. The tourist delegation is the third to visit the governorate in one month. In statements on Thursday, the head ....
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Sharm el Sheikh to host int'l medical tourism conference in March
Date: 2017-03-09 10:38:39 GMT - Germany - Tourism and Archeology - SN:31 - ID:6661233
BERLIN, March 9 (MENA) - South Sinai Governor Khaled Fouda said on Thursday that the Red Sea city of Sharm el Sheikh will host in March an international conference to promote medical tourism in Egypt. Speaking to MENA correspondent here, the ....
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Civil aviation min. praises German decision to lift restrictions on tourist flights to S. Sinai
Date: 2017-03-09 10:32:10 GMT - Germany - Tourism and Archeology - SN:30 - ID:6660961
BERLIN, March 9 (MENA) - Egyptian Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Yehia praised on Thursday a decision taken by Germany to lift all restrictions on tourist flights to South Sinai. The decision will have a positive impact on the tourism sector in ....
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Australian, Austrian diplomats open exhibition at Egyptian Museum
Date: 2017-03-09 10:21:24 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:28 - ID:6661089
CAIRO, March 9 (MENA) - Australian and Austrian Ambassadors to Egypt, Neil Hawkins and George Stillfried, respectively opened on Thursday an exhibition at the Egyptian Museum, according to a statement by the Australian embassy here. The ....
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Egyptian tourism min. to visit Russia once Moscow resumes flights to Egypt
Date: 2017-03-09 09:45:48 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:27 - ID:6660973
CAIRO, March 9 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Yehia Rashed said he will visit Russia once Moscow decides to resume flights to Egypt. In an interview with the Russian news agency Sputnik, Rashed said Egypt respects the Russian decision. Once Russia ....
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No final decision taken on upping tourist access visa fees - min
Date: 2017-03-09 09:37:13 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:25 - ID:6660969
CAIRO, March 9 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Yehia Rashed denied that the authorities took a final decision concerning upping tourist access visa fees. In an interview with the Russian news agency Sputnik, Rashed said no final decision has been taken ....
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E-Visa in effect as of June - min.
Date: 2017-03-09 09:25:31 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:20 - ID:6660689
CAIRO, March 9 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Yehia Rashed said the electronic visa will go into effect as of June. He made the remark at a plenary press conference held on Thursday on the fringe of Berlin ITB which Rashed attends. The press ....
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712 tourists visit Saint Catherine, Dahab over past 24 hours
Date: 2017-03-09 07:50:46 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:12 - ID:6659949
EL TOR, Egypt, March 9 (MENA) - As many as 712 tourists of different nationalities visited South Sinai cities of Saint Catherine and Dahab over the past 24 hours. Of all, 229 tourists from the US, Germany, India and Indonesia visited Saint ....