Tourism and Archeology

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  • 160 German tourists arrive in Luxor

    Date: 2016-04-07 11:45:08 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:55 - ID:4672369

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, April 7 (MENA) - A total of 160 German tourists arrived here Thursday, said the director of public relations and media department at Luxor airport Bakhit Khairi Hassan. The tourists are expected to visit ancient sites and ....

  • Grand Egyptian museum receives 430 artifacts from Egyptian museum in Tahrir

    Date: 2016-04-07 10:28:47 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:40 - ID:4671501

    CAIRO, April 7 (MENA) – The Grand Egyptian Museum received 430 new artifacts from Egyptian Museum in Tahrir in order to be displayed during the opening of the museum, said the general supervisor of the museum Tarek Tawfik. In statements on ....

  • Talks on Sharm-Baku direct airline to start by end of April - envoy

    Date: 2016-04-07 07:17:55 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:15 - ID:4669677

    CAIRO, April 7 (MENA) - A delegation from the Civil Aviation Administration of the Republic of Azerbaijan is due in Egypt by the end of April for talks on means of launching a direct Sharm el Sheikh-Baku airline, the Azeri envoy to Egypt said on ....

  • 160 British tourists arrive in Luxor

    Date: 2016-04-06 20:28:47 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:117 - ID:4667693

    LUXOR, April 6 (MENA) - As many as 160 British tourists arrived in Luxor coming from London on Wednesday. According to Public Relations Director at Luxor International Airport Bekhit Khairi, they will visit tourist and archaeological sites in the ....

  • 107 French tourists arrive at Marsa Alam airport

    Date: 2016-04-06 13:14:45 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:62 - ID:4665217

    HURGHADA, April 6 (MENA) – About 107 French tourists coming from Charles de Gaulle Airport arrived at Marsa Alam airport to spend a week-long vacation at hotels and tourist resorts in the city, Director of Public Relations and Media at the airport ....

  • Awqaf minister deplores attacks on antiquities

    Date: 2016-04-04 14:44:58 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:78 - ID:4650577

    CAIRO, April 4 (MENA) - Minister of Awqaf Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa said there is no contradiction whatsoever between Islam and civilizations and protecting the archaeological and cultural sites, asserting that no attack should be made on any monuments ....

  • Protecting antiquities, visitors duty of people, governments - official

    Date: 2016-04-04 13:38:23 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:65 - ID:4650777

    CAIRO, April 4 (MENA) - Al Azhar Undersecretary Abbas Shoman underlined that preserving antiquities is a societal duty on the people and the governments. Protecting the visitors is a religious and legal duty regardless the religion of the visitor ....

  • First phase of Azhar restoration project to be completed in Ramadan – min.

    Date: 2016-04-04 13:10:13 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:58 - ID:4650637

    CAIRO, April 4 (MENA) – Antiquities Minister Khaled el Anany called for completing the first phase of the restoration project of the historic Azhar Mosque and Azhar HQ for their opening in the Muslim lunar month of Ramadan (June) as ....

  • Antiquities minister calls on Arab nations to promote cooperation

    Date: 2016-04-04 13:05:43 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:56 - ID:4650133

    CAIRO, April 4 (MENA) - Minister of Antiquities Khaled el Anani called for boosting cooperation among the Arab states to confront the phenomenon of smuggling antiquities and illegal trade in artifacts. Addressing the 2nd international conference ....

  • Red Sea governor meets Indian IATO delegation

    Date: 2016-04-03 19:28:57 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:111 - ID:4646377

    HURGHADA, Egypt, April 3 (MENA) – Red Sea Governor Ahmed Abdullah met with a delegation of the Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) headed by Sonel Komer, according to a statement released on Sunday by the governorate. The IATO delegation ....

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