Tourism and Archeology

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  • Sharm el Sheikh Airport receives 1st Turkish flight tonight

    Date: 2016-09-10 12:50:53 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:43 - ID:5580485

    CAIRO, Sept 10 (MENA) - Turkish Airlines will start its first flights to Sharm el Sheikh International Airport on Saturday night on flight number 700, with 215 passengers on board of various nationalities, aviation sources at Sharm el Skeikh airport ....

  • Japanese minister of state for foreign affairs urged to promote Japan's tourism to Egypt

    Date: 2016-09-08 14:50:10 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:63 - ID:5569845

    CAIRO, Sept 8 (MENA) - Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Egyptian House of Representatives Mohamed el Oraby urged Japanese Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Kentaro Sonora to reassure Japanese tourists and companies regarding the ....

  • Antiquities min. appoints new director for Egyptian Museum

    Date: 2016-09-08 10:13:06 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:22 - ID:5568189

    CAIRO, Sept 8 (MENA) – Antiquities Minister Khaled el Anany issued a decision to appoint a new director general for the Egyptian Museum as its incumbent Samia Abdel Samea will reach retirement in a few days. The minister appointed archaeologist ....

  • Egypt tales part in antiquities conf. in Jordan

    Date: 2016-09-07 13:33:26 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:65 - ID:5563749

    CAIRO, Sept 7 (MENA) - An archaeological delegation from Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities will take part in the proceedings of the second ministerial conference, themed "heritage under threats", in the Jordanian capital Amman, which aims at ....

  • PM bans renovation of any statue or mural at public squares without permit from culture & antiquities ministries

    Date: 2016-09-07 12:26:47 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:50 - ID:5563389

    CAIRO, Sept 7 (MENA) – Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on Wednesday issued a decision banning renovation of any statue, mural or carved material at public squares nationwide without prior permit from the ministries of culture and antiquities. ....

  • Hot air balloon flights resume in Luxor

    Date: 2016-09-06 16:48:47 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:99 - ID:5559421

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Sept 6 (MENA) - Hot air balloon flights resumed in Luxor Tuesday, an official here said. The four-day halt was meant to outline safety measures before an international festival in December, said Ahmed Aboud, the head of the ....

  • Hot air balloon flights to resume in Luxor Tuesday

    Date: 2016-09-05 21:56:33 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:104 - ID:5554109

    LUXOR, Egypt, Sept 5 (MENA) – Hot air balloon flights will resume in Luxor, Upper Egypt, on Tuesday, an official source at Luxor International Airport said Monday. The decision came after safety measures followed by hot air balloon companies in ....

  • Abe meets el-Sisi, pledges ¥49 billion for Egyptian museum construction

    Date: 2016-09-05 16:11:09 GMT - China - Tourism and Archeology - SN:80 - ID:5552749

    HANGZHOU, Sept 5 (MENA) - Japan has pledged ¥49.4 billion (nearly 500,000 US dollars) in loans to Egypt to help it build a major museum of antiquities. The offer of additional low-interest loans for the construction of the Grand Egyptian Museum ....

  • ETA to sponsor Arabian Gulf Super Cup on Sept. 13

    Date: 2016-09-04 15:28:53 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:67 - ID:5545921

    CAIRO, Sept 4 (MENA) – The Egyptian Tourism Authority (ETA) will sponsor the Arabian Gulf Super Cup match between the UAE Al Ahly and Al Jazira that will be played in Cairo on September 13 at 30 June Stadium, Head of the ETA Sami Mahmoud said on ....

  • German, Russian praise to security at Egyptian airports to help regain tourism - council

    Date: 2016-09-03 20:08:57 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:70 - ID:5541509

    CAIRO, Sept 3 (MENA) – Egyptian-European Business Council, headed by businessman Mohamed Abul-Enein, hailed security authorities' role in implementing a new security system at Egyptian airports. In a press release on Saturday, the council said ....

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