Tourism and Archeology

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  • 44 artifacts restored from France

    Date: 2016-05-04 20:48:54 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:91 - ID:4845329

    CAIRO, May 4 (MENA) – The Egyptian Embassy in Paris has restored up to 44 smuggled artifacts dating back to ancient Egypt's time, the Foreign Ministry said. The Embassy's charge d'affaires, Hisham Al Mokawad, repatriated the Pharaonic treasures ....

  • 410 tourists visit Dendara temple in Qena

    Date: 2016-05-04 17:33:46 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:77 - ID:4844849

    QENA, Egypt, May 4 (MENA) – Dendara Temple in Qena received 410 tourists of different nationalities Wednesday, Director of Dendera Temple in Qena Abdel Hakim el Saghir said. The tourists arrived from France, Germany, UK, Spain and Ukraine, he ....

  • Cabinet approves urgent plan to restore tourism movement

    Date: 2016-05-04 17:13:39 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:75 - ID:4844473

    CAIRO, May 4 (MENA) – The Cabinet has approved an urgent plan to restore tourism movement, Spokesman for the Cabinet Ambassador Hossam Al Qawesh. The plan includes six main axes to be implemented over six months. The plan is meant to develop ....

  • Antiquities min. to celebrate Egyptian restorer day on May 15

    Date: 2016-05-04 11:58:01 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:37 - ID:4841685

    CAIRO, May 4 (MENA) - The Antiquities Ministry will organize the first celebration of the Egyptian restorer day on May 15 at the celebrations hall at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC), located at the al Fustat area. Several ....

  • 666 tourists arrive in Sharm el Sheikh

    Date: 2016-05-04 09:07:41 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:20 - ID:4840813

    SUEZ, Egypt, May 4 (MENA) – As many as 666 tourists of different nationalities arrived on Wednesday at Sharm El Sheikh port to visit tourist attractions in the resort city. Head of the Red Sea Ports Authority Hesham Abu Sena ordered the port's ....

  • Ambassador in Berlin meets German journalists to promote Egyptian tourism

    Date: 2016-05-03 21:29:02 GMT - Germany - Tourism and Archeology - SN:96 - ID:4838861

    BERLIN, May 3 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador in Berlin Badr Abdel Aati on Tuesday met with a group of German journalists to promote Egyptian tourism in Germany. During the meeting, Abdel Aati said that the Egyptian government has taken many ....

  • GEM receives 198 artefacts from EM

    Date: 2016-05-03 16:43:04 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:76 - ID:4838249

    CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) – The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) received on Tuesday 198 rare antiquities from the Egyptian Museum (EM). According to Tarek Tawfiq, the supervisor of the GEM projects, the pieces are expected to be part of the artifacts to be ....

  • 2nd Int'l Tutankhamun Conference to kick off on Friday

    Date: 2016-05-03 10:18:25 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:19 - ID:4834905

    CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) - The 2nd International Tutankhamun Conference will kick off on Friday at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) with the participation of a large number of Egyptologists from various world countries. Antiquities Minister Khaled ....

  • 9,000 Egyptians, foreigners visit Haram archaeological sites on Monday - official

    Date: 2016-05-02 15:03:41 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:41 - ID:4832073

    CAIRO, May 2 (MENA) – The head of the archaeological sites in Giza's Haram district said the archaeological sites received on Monday more than 7,000 Egyptian visitors and 2,000 foreigners of various nationalities on Easter celebrations. In ....

  • 13 balloon flights carrying 279 tourists launched in Luxor

    Date: 2016-05-02 07:47:40 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:8 - ID:4829301

    LUXOR, May 2 (MENA) - Thirteen balloon flights affiliated to six different travel agencies were launched at dawn Monday in Luxor, said Ahmed Abboud, head of the Egyptian union for balloon flights. As many as 279 tourists from different ....

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