Tourism and Archeology

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  • Egyptian Museum general manager denies claims on traces of failed restoration for Rahotep statue

    Date: 2016-08-22 19:41:17 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:92 - ID:5472053

    CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) – General Manager of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square Somaia Abdel Aleem denied on Monday claims saying that there are traces of failed restoration at the back of Rahotep statue. These claims that were circulated on a ....

  • 9 hot air balloons take off in Luxor

    Date: 2016-08-22 10:25:10 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:23 - ID:5468793

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Aug 22 (MENA) - Nine hot air balloon flights took off in Luxor Monday, carrying 165 tourists of various nationalities, head of the union of air balloon companies in the Upper Egyptian city Ahmed Abboud said. Air balloon ....

  • Six-aspect plan to promote tourism to be accomplished -- minister

    Date: 2016-08-21 19:20:31 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:83 - ID:5466261

    LUXOR, Egypt, Aug 21 (MENA) - A plan of six aspects to promote tourism in Egypt over six months is about to be accomplished, Tourism Minister Yahya Rashid told a news conference in Luxor on Sunday. The plan, kicked off in April, sought to promote ....

  • Japanese lawmaker tours Grand Egyptian museum

    Date: 2016-08-21 15:45:47 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:40 - ID:5463485

    CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) - Dr Tarek Tawfiq, the curator of the Great Egyptian Museum, has stressed the importance of cooperation with Japan in honing the skills of the Egyptian antiquities repairers through the training programs offered by Japan to ....

  • 11 balloon flights carrying 200 tourists took off in Luxor

    Date: 2016-08-19 19:31:50 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:72 - ID:5456141

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, August 19 (MENA) – Eleven hot air balloon flights took off in Luxor, carrying 200 tourists of various nationalities, head of the union of air balloon companies in Luxor Ahmed Aboud said. The flights, operated by several travel ....

  • Antiquities: renovation of military museum underway

    Date: 2016-08-15 11:43:50 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:27 - ID:5430477

    CAIRO, Aug 15 (MENA) - Work is underway to renovate archaeological sites, particularly museums, in line with a plan by the Ministry of Antiquities to that effect. The renovation of the Military Museum at Cairo Citadel is one of the most important ....

  • 900 tourists visit Luxor Sunday

    Date: 2016-08-14 20:13:15 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:90 - ID:5428281

    LUXOR, Egypt, Aug 14 (MENA) - As many as 900 tourists visited Luxor on Sunday, according to the antiquities authorities. The visitors are 700 foreign tourists and 200 Egyptians, said Mostafa Waziri, the Luxor antiquities director general. ....

  • 38 hot air balloon flights took off in Luxor in 4 days

    Date: 2016-08-14 18:29:30 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:80 - ID:5427893

    LUXOR, Egypt, Aug 14 (MENA) – Thirty-eight hot air balloon flights took off in Luxor, carrying 705 tourists of various nationalities over the past four days, head of the union of air balloon companies in Luxor Ahmed Abboud said. The flights, ....

  • 12 balloon flights carrying 245 tourists took off in Luxor

    Date: 2016-08-13 14:20:00 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:44 - ID:5421061

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, August 13 (MENA) – Twelve hot air balloon flights took off in Luxor, carrying 245 tourists of various nationalities, head of the union of air balloon companies in Luxor Ahmed Aboud said. The flights, operated by several travel ....

  • German company to organize six tourist trips to Sharm el Sheikh as of September

    Date: 2016-08-12 17:01:32 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:62 - ID:5417117

    CAIRO, Aug 12 (MENA) – South Sinai Governor Khaled Fouda on Friday said that an agreement was reached with a German company to organize six tourist trips to Sharm el Sheikh city as of September. Speaking to MENA, the governor said he concluded ....

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