Tourism and Archeology

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  • Egyptian museum to celebrate Friday 94th anniversary of Tutankhamun tomb discovery

    Date: 2016-11-03 12:50:03 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:49 - ID:5894337

    CAIRO, Nov 3 (MENA) - The Egyptian Museum at Tahrir Square will celebrate on Friday the 94th anniversary of Tutankhamun tomb discovery. A number of artifacts of Tutankhamun's king will be showcased at the museum, said director of the Egyptian ....

  • Singaporean president visits Giza pyramids plateau before leaving Cairo

    Date: 2016-11-03 12:15:42 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:45 - ID:5893909

    CAIRO, Oct 3 (MENA) – Singaporean President Tony Tan visited on Thursday the Giza Pyramids plateau before leaving the country. It is a pleasure to visit the pyramids, he said. He was welcomed by Director General of the Giza Plateau Ashraf ....

  • UNWTO conference delegations visit Karnak temples

    Date: 2016-11-02 21:43:09 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:101 - ID:5891041

    LUXOR, Egypt, Nov 2 (MENA) - The delegations participating in the 104th conference of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the fifth Global Summit on City Tourism, held in Luxor, visited on Wednesday the Karnak Temples. They were keen on ....

  • Singaporean president visits ancient churches in Old Cairo

    Date: 2016-11-02 21:27:00 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:96 - ID:5890829

    CAIRO, Nov 2 (MENA) - Singapore's President Tony Tan visited on Wednesday the archaeological area in Old Cairo where he was welcomed by the general bishop of Egypt's ancient churches and head of the Jewish community in Egypt. The foreign leader ....

  • Antiquities min opens exhibition of Ramesseum artifacts

    Date: 2016-11-02 12:33:40 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:43 - ID:5887165

    CAIRO, Nov 2 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled Anani will open on Friday an exhibition in Luxor displaying 22 artifacts discovered by the Egyptian-French mission during its work at Ramesseum Temple. The French ambassador in Cairo and the head ....

  • Luxor governor, Jordanian minister mulls establishing direct air route

    Date: 2016-11-01 19:16:38 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:96 - ID:5883145

    LUXOR, Nov 1 (MENA) - Luxor Governor Mohamed Badr and Jordanian Minister of Tourism and Antiques Lina Annab on Tuesday discussed the possibility of establishing a direct air route between the Upper Egyptian city and the Jordanian capital, Amman to ....

  • Civil aviation minister meets ATO chief

    Date: 2016-11-01 16:26:55 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:84 - ID:5882569

    CAIRO, Nov 1 (MENA) - Civil Aviation Minister Sherif Fathy met with President of Arab Tourism Organization (ATO) Bandar bin Fahad al Fehaid to discuss ways of boosting joint cooperation between the Civil Aviation Ministry and the ATO and draw up ....

  • 80% of concrete work at Grand Egyptian museum finalized - official

    Date: 2016-11-01 11:13:54 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:29 - ID:5879125

    CAIRO, Nov 1 (MENA) - The decision issued by Prime Minister Sherif Ismail to establish a general authority for museums is considered a good step to reduce bureaucracy and a strong push for the Grand Egyptian Museum to operate as a successful ....

  • 11 countries participate in submerged monuments international conference in alex. -- Official

    Date: 2016-10-31 20:40:50 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:90 - ID:5876633

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Oct 31 (MENA) – Head of submerged monuments central department Mohamed Mostafa Abdel Magid said that researchers from 11 countries are participating in the international conference for submerged monuments. On the sidelines of ....

  • Official says 34,000 tourists visited Luxor in October

    Date: 2016-10-31 20:35:05 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:88 - ID:5876701

    LUXOR, Egypt, Oct 31 (MENA) - Around 34,000 tourists visited Luxor in October, an antiquities official said. Nearly 30,000 foreign tourists and more than 4,000 Egyptians visited the Upper Egyptian city in October, said Mostafa Waziri, the Luxor ....

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