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Civil aviation authority cancels air balloon flights in Luxor
Date: 2016-06-09 08:06:12 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:22 - ID:5067633
LUXOR, June 9 (MENA) - The civil aviation authority cancelled hot air balloon flights in Luxor city on Thursday because of the wind speed. In a press release, Head of the union of hot air balloon companies in Luxor Ahmed Abboud said that all ....
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Environment minister dismisses claims of banning swimming in Ain Sokhna
Date: 2016-06-08 16:55:19 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:105 - ID:5065605
CAIRO, June 8 (MENA) – Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy denied Wednesday news saying that swimming activities was banned in the Red Sea resort city of Ain el Sokhna after a shark attack. Fahmy's remarks came during the weekly cabinet meeting ....
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Queen Nefertari, Seti 1 tombs to open to individuals - ministry
Date: 2016-06-08 11:29:57 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:55 - ID:5063053
CAIRO, June 8 (MENA) - Individuals, rather than groups, will be allowed to enter the ancient tomb of Queen Nefertari and the mortuary temple of Seti I in the western bank of Luxor. The value of the ticket is 1,000 pounds per person, said the ....
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Documentary film on Tutankhamun dagger being prepared - official
Date: 2016-06-08 11:07:58 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:47 - ID:5062601
CAIRO, June 8 (MENA) - A documentary film on the dagger in Tutankhamun's tomb is in the pipeline, the coordinator of the Egyptian-Italian archaeological project said. In statements to MENA on Wednesday, Abdel Razeq Naggar said the film will ....
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Four hot air balloon flights take off from Luxor
Date: 2016-06-08 07:13:55 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:6 - ID:5061318
LUXOR, Upper Egypt, June 8 (MENA) - Four hot air balloon flights took off from Luxor on Wednesday carrying 62 tourists of various nationalities and Egyptians visiting the monument-rich city. The number of hot air balloon flights is expected to ....
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Luxor takes part in 15th League of Historical Cities Conference
Date: 2016-06-07 13:28:44 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:59 - ID:5057349
LUXOR, June 7 (MENA) - Luxor Governor Mohamed Badr on Tuesday left for Austria's Bad Ischl to take part in the 15th international conference of League of Historical Cities which runs till Thursday. During the conference, Badr will make a ....
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Taba crossing receives 169 tourists over past 24 hours
Date: 2016-06-05 17:36:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:59 - ID:5047845
EL TOUR, Egypt, June 5 (MENA) - As many as 169 tourists of different nationalities passed through Taba crossing on Sunday to visit touristic sites in South Sinai, head of operations and crises department in South Sinai Maj. Gen. Essam Khedr ....
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over 3,600 tourists arrive at Sharm el Sheikh airport
Date: 2016-06-05 15:00:24 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:48 - ID:5047373
SHARM EL SHEIKH, June 5 (MENA) - As many as 49 flights, carrying 3,609 tourists of different nationalities, arrived at and left Sharm El Sheikh International Airport over the past 24 hours, a south Sinai official said. This include the arrival ....
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China seeks to make use of Egyptian expertise to amend its monument protection laws, says antiquities official
Date: 2016-06-05 13:32:57 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:33 - ID:5046465
CAIRO, June 5 (MENA) - A meeting was held on Sunday between Egyptian and Chinese antiquities officials to discuss amendments to the Chinese monument protection laws. The meeting was attended by Secretary General of the Egyptian Supreme Council of ....
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Indian TV mission in Luxor for report on Pharaonic civilization
Date: 2016-06-04 22:54:51 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:100 - ID:5043681
LUXOR, Egypt, June 4 (MENA) - The head of the Tourism Promotion Office in Luxor on Saturday said a mission from the Indian TV arrived in the city on a two-day visit. The 10-member mission is planned to produce a report on the Pharaonic ....
