Tourism and Archeology

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  • Egypt's amb. opens 2016 Tourism Fair in Prague

    Date: 2016-02-21 17:00:33 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:83 - ID:4361433

    CAIRO, Feb 21 (MENA) – Egypt's Ambassador to the Czech Republic Abdel Rahman Salah inaugurated on Sunday the Holiday World 2016 Tourism Fair being held in Prague. The Holiday World is the largest professional show in the Czech Republic as it ....

  • Egyptian heritage panorama highly admired by Sharm forum attendees

    Date: 2016-02-21 10:45:43 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:28 - ID:4357549

    CAIRO, Feb 21 (MENA) - The Egyptian heritage panorama, that was displayed during the Africa 2016 Forum, was highly admired by participants in the investment forum, said a Bibliotheca Alexandrina official on Sunday. The panorama documents Egypt's ....

  • Greek tourist minister arrives in Cairo

    Date: 2016-02-20 17:57:41 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:94 - ID:4355065

    CAIRO, Feb 20 (MENA) - Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura arrived in Cairo on Saturday on a visit during which she will meet with her Egyptian counterpart Hisham Zaazou. On Sunday, Kountoura and Zaazou will hold a news conference to sign a ....

  • Head of King Amenhotep III returns on body in Luxor museum

    Date: 2016-02-20 17:47:08 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:85 - ID:4354313

    LUXOR, Egypt, Feb 20 (MENA) – Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh el Damati witnessed on Saturday the process of putting the head of the huge statue of King Amenhotep III in Luxor for the first time since its recovery in 1964. The red quartzite ....

  • Restoration of King Khufu second ship to be finalized by 2017 - official

    Date: 2016-02-20 11:51:20 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:35 - ID:4351177

    CAIRO, Feb 20 (MENA) – The second solar boat of the Pharaonic King Khufu is expected to be lifted from its pit and restored in 2017, an archaeological official said. Japanese Ambassador to Egypt Takehiro Kagawa and his wife inspected Saturday the ....

  • Egypt's amb. to Austria opens exhibition to lure tourists to Egypt

    Date: 2016-02-20 10:02:19 GMT - Austria - Tourism and Archeology - SN:22 - ID:4350849

    VIENNA, Feb 20 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Austria Khaled Shamaa opened an exhibition at "Lugner City" center in Vienna. The exhibition aims at increasing the number of Austrian tourists to Egypt. Present at the exhibition were Egypt's ....

  • Zaazou, private travel agencies discuss boosting tourism

    Date: 2016-02-18 22:08:46 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:122 - ID:4344533

    CAIRO, Feb 18 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou held a meeting on Thursday with representative of the private sector’s travel agencies to discusses refreshing the tourism industry. The meeting took up means to promote tourist destinations in ....

  • Aswan governor probes tourism development opportunities

    Date: 2016-02-18 13:54:44 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:67 - ID:4341725

    ASWAN, Egypt, Feb 18 (MENA) – Aswan Governor Magdi Hegazi presided over an expanded meeting of the higher tourism committee on Thursday to probe opportunities to develop the sector in the governorate. The meeting was attended by representatives ....

  • UNESCO chief hails Islamic Museum renovation project

    Date: 2016-02-18 13:36:40 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:60 - ID:4341289

    CAIRO, Feb 18 (MENA) – Visiting UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova praised on Thursday the rapid completion of the Islamic Museum renovation project. During a visit to probe latest developments of the project, in the presence of Minister of ....

  • Jordanian producer: "Passport" program aims to promote tourism in Egypt

    Date: 2016-02-18 09:47:41 GMT - Jordan - Tourism and Archeology - SN:19 - ID:4338649

    AMMAN, Feb 18 (MENA) – Jordanian producer Mohammad al Majali said that the groundbreaking TV program "Passport" aims at promoting tourism in Arab countries, especially Egypt. Being the first of its kind in the Arab region, the program is being ....

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