Tourism and Archeology

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  • Egypt's embassy makes special appearance in Ottawa's Travel and Vacation Show

    Date: 2016-04-12 22:52:36 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:118 - ID:4708429

    CAIRO, April 12 (MENA) – Egypt's Embassy in Canada has made a special appearance in the Travel and Vacation Show in Canada's National Capital that was held on April 9-10. The participation is part of efforts exerted by the embassy and Egypt ....

  • Togolese president visits Pyramids area in Giza

    Date: 2016-04-11 17:06:03 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:79 - ID:4700041

    CAIRO, April 11 (MENA) - Visiting Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe paid a visit on Monday to the Pyramids area in Giza, where he expressed his admiration of the monuments and the ancient Egyptians. The Togolese president was received by ....

  • Luxor receives 5,250 tourists, visitors within 3 days

    Date: 2016-04-11 16:52:21 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:73 - ID:4699457

    LUXOR, Egypt, April 11 (MENA) – About 5,250 tourists and Egyptians have visited Luxor over the past three days. In statements Monday, General Director of Luxor Antiquities Mostafa Waziri said that the archaeological sites received an average of ....

  • Luxor hot air balloon flights canceled over bad weather

    Date: 2016-04-11 10:48:01 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:30 - ID:4696765

    LUXOR, April 11 (MENA) - Hot air balloon flights in Luxor were canceled Monday due to bad weather in the governorate. Stormy weather was behind the cancellation. The cancellation came at the directives of civil aviation authority for the ....

  • 12 archaeological pieces seized by Damietta customs

    Date: 2016-04-11 07:14:09 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:8 - ID:4694893

    CAIRO, April 10 (MENA) - The Higher Committee for Antiquities ordered the confiscation of 12 archaeological pieces seized by Damietta Customs within a wooden furniture shipment exported to Qatar. In statements on Monday, a source at Damietta ....

  • 2 statues unearthed in Aswan

    Date: 2016-04-10 15:41:35 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:93 - ID:4691577

    CAIRO, April 10 (MENA) - Two ancient statues were found recently in Aswan by a Swiss archaeological mission. One of them dates back to ancient Egypt. It belongs to a governor of Elephantine island, said Mahmoud Afifi, the head of the Egyptian ....

  • 5,000 tourists arrive at Hurghada int'l airport

    Date: 2016-04-10 15:06:54 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:91 - ID:4691529

    HURGHADA, Egypt, April 10 (MENA) - Up to 5,000 tourists of different nationalities arrived at Hurghada international airport in the past 24 hours. They are scheduled to visit tourist sites in Safaga. The tourists are from German, Ukraine, the ....

  • Luxor receives 4,000 tourists, visitors within 3 days

    Date: 2016-04-09 13:22:22 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:56 - ID:4683925

    LUXOR, Egypt, April 9 (MENA) – More than 4,000 tourists and Egyptians visited Luxor over the past three days. In statements Saturday, General Director of Luxor Antiquities Mostafa Waziri said that the archeological sites received an average of ....

  • 2 figures honored by ACU in tourism promotion event

    Date: 2016-04-07 18:29:34 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:95 - ID:4674805

    CAIRO, April 7 (MENA) – The Ahram Canadian University (ACU) on Thursday honored deepest Scuba diver Ahmed Gabr and professor of political marketing Walaa Sherif. They were honored in an event dubbed "Yes, It’s Egypt” to promote the Egyptian ....

  • China removes head of counterfeit Sphinx due to Egypt protest

    Date: 2016-04-07 16:43:38 GMT - China - Tourism and Archeology - SN:89 - ID:4674817

    BEIJING, April 7 (MENA) - The Chinese authorities has removed a head of counterfeit "Sphinx", which was built three years ago in the city of Shijiazhuang, Hebei province. The move came as a step to completely remove Sphinx body in response to ....

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