Tourism and Archeology

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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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • 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 ....

  • German tourist delegation visits Minya's archaeological sites

    Date: 2017-03-08 14:01:10 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:64 - ID:6656193

    MINYA, Egypt, March 8 (MENA) - A delegation of German tourists arrived Wednesday in Tuna el Gebel area in Minya's town of Mallawi. In statements, director of the tourism promotion office in Tuna el Gebel Farag Abdel Aziz said the tourists visited ....

  • 66 statues of Sekhmet goddess unearthed in Luxor

    Date: 2017-03-08 13:08:58 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:54 - ID:6655197

    CAIRO, March 8 (MENA) - Sixty-six statues of Sekhmet goddess have been unearthed at the Mortuary Temple of Amenhotep III in Luxor during the 2017 excavation season, the head of the Egyptian archaeological sector said. In a statement on Wednesday, ....

  • 621 tourists visit Saint Catherine, Dahab over past 24 hours

    Date: 2017-03-08 10:52:56 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:30 - ID:6654469

    EL TOR, Egypt, March 8 (MENA) - As many as 621 tourists of different nationalities visited South Sinai cities of Saint Catherine and Dahab over the past 24 hours. Of all 621, 80 tourists of different nationalities visited Saint Catherine city, ....

  • Amitabh Bachchan to visit Luxor on March 16: Indian ambassador in Cairo

    Date: 2017-03-07 18:22:40 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:82 - ID:6651169

    CAIRO, March 7 (MENA) - Indian Ambassador to Egypt Sanjay Bhattacharyya said on Tuesday that Indian megastar Amitabh Bachchan will be attending the Luxor African Film Festival this month. Addressing a press conference, the diplomat said ....

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