Tourism and Archeology
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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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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....