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35,000-year skeleton at display in Egyptian Museum
Date: 2016-01-14 13:30:44 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:80 - ID:4113585
CAIRO, Jan 14 (MENA) – A 35,000-year-old skeleton that has been put for display at a fair of antiquities returned from abroad at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square has attracted the interest of visitors. The skeleton is the oldest human remains ....
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Restored monuments exhibition inaugurated
Date: 2016-01-14 11:34:16 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:64 - ID:4113105
CAIRO, Jan 14 (MENA) - An exhibition showcasing restored Egyptian monuments was opened Thursday at the Egyptian Museum in Downtown Cairo, the minister of antiquities said. The exhibition - to wrap up on February 29 - displays 198 artifacts ....
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No Zionist symbols in design of Grand Egyptian Museum, says official
Date: 2016-01-13 20:09:35 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:146 - ID:4109005
CAIRO, Jan 13 (MENA) – Tarek Tawfik, the general supervisor of the Grand Egyptian Museum project, on Wednesday said there was no Zionist symbols in the under-establishment museum. In statements to MENA, Tawfik asserted that the project was ....
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Egypt takes part in Vienna international tourist fair
Date: 2016-01-13 19:27:52 GMT - Austria - Tourism and Archeology - SN:143 - ID:4109269
VIENNA, Jan 13 (MENA) – Egypt will take part in the Vienna international tourist fair, the Ferien-Messe Wien 2016. Inaugurating on Thursday, the four-day event is considered an important gathering for tourism and tour operators. Egypt's ....
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PM confers with ministers, top officials on developing pyramids zone
Date: 2016-01-13 16:12:26 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:127 - ID:4108513
CAIRO, Jan 13 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on Wednesday held a meeting with a number of ministers and top officials to discuss a plan to develop the pyramids area. The ministers of tourism, antiquities, interior, local development, ....
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Antiquities Ministry denies restoring Edfu temple with cement, lime
Date: 2016-01-13 11:56:28 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:59 - ID:4105593
CAIRO, Jan 13 (MENA) – The Antiquities Ministry denied online reports about restoring Aswan's Temple of Edfu, dedicated to the falcon god Horus, with cement and lime. Head of the ministry's antiquities department Mahmoud Afifi said the temple's ....
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Environment min. to open fossil museum Thursday
Date: 2016-01-13 11:09:10 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:41 - ID:4105029
CAIRO, Jan 13 (MENA) – Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy and Fayyoum Governor Wael Makram will open a fossil museum in Fayyoum on Thursday. The opening will be attended by Italian Ambassador to Egypt Maurizio Massari and United Nations Development ....
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Investors expect return of tourism to normal rate in months
Date: 2016-01-12 16:34:16 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:102 - ID:4100473
CAIRO, Jan 12 (MENA) – Board chairman of South Sinai Investors Association and Marsa Alam Investors Association Atef Abdel Latif said that the tourism in Egypt is expected to get back to normal within 6 months. In press statements Tuesday, Abdel ....
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Restored monuments exhibition to be opened on Thursday
Date: 2016-01-12 08:58:21 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:17 - ID:4096701
CAIRO, Jan 12 (MENA) - An exhibition of restored monuments will be opened on Thursday at the Egyptian Museum in Downtown Cairo, the minister of antiquities said. In statements Tuesday, Mamdouh Damaty said the exhibition will showcase 226 ....
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Czech embassy denies upping alert on travelling to Egypt over Hurghada attack
Date: 2016-01-12 08:27:56 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:13 - ID:4096301
CAIRO, Jan 12 (MENA) - The Czech embassy in Cairo denied reports by the Turkish news agency Anadolu alleging that the Czech Foreign Ministry upped security alert concerning travelling to Egypt. In a statement on Tuesday, the embassy said the ....
