Tourism and Archeology
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GEN to receive 2,826 artifacts coming from Luxor
Date: 2015-12-27 12:34:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:49 - ID:4001997
CAIRO, Dec 27 (MENA) – The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) warehouses are preparing to receive 2,826 artifacts from warehouses of Luxor Museum and east and west banks of Luxor governorate. The artifacts were wrapped according to the latest ....
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Luxor fixed hotels occupancy rate up 42 percent
Date: 2015-12-26 14:55:49 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:51 - ID:3997545
LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Dec 26 (MENA) – Occupancy rate at fixed hotels in the Upper Egypt governorate of Luxor upped to 42 percent, marking a 16 percent rise in comparison with the previous week, according to tourist police administration ....
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Egypt to hold massive ceremony on occasion of New Year
Date: 2015-12-25 18:02:09 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:66 - ID:3994105
CAIRO, Dec 25 (MENA) – Egypt's Tourism Ministry will organize a massive ceremony in the Giza Pyramids area on December 31 on the occasion of the New Year 2016. "This year's festival will bring a lot of surprises," Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou ....
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Port Tawfiq receives 1st tourist group in 3 years
Date: 2015-12-25 10:57:10 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:16 - ID:3991845
SUEZ, Egypt, Dec 25 (MENA) - A tourist group arrived on Friday at Port Tawfiq harbor, the first of its kind in three years. Suez Governor el Araby el Serwi and senior officials received the 275-member group upon arrival. The cruise ship came ....
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Crisis in Sharm provides chance to re-develop tourism system- official
Date: 2015-12-24 20:47:30 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:110 - ID:3990589
SHARM SHEIKH, Egypt, Dec 24 (MENA) – The tourism crisis in Sharm el Sheikh is an opportunity to re-develop the tourism sector, said a tourism official. All employees have been affected by the crisis of tourism in the resort city, Tamer el Laithi, ....
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Efforts underway to partially open Grand Egyptian Museum in 2018, says minister
Date: 2015-12-24 12:42:28 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:46 - ID:3987681
CAIRO, Dec 24 (MENA) - The joint Egyptian-Japanese committee concerned with implementing the Grand Egyptian Museum is working hard to overcome all obstacles hindering the finalization of this national project, Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty ....
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210 German tourists arrive in Luxor
Date: 2015-12-24 11:25:36 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:38 - ID:3987509
LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Dec 24 (MENA) - A charter flight carrying 210 German tourists arrived at Luxor International Airport on Thursday. They will visit tourist and archaeological sites in the governorate. The flight came from Munich ....
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38 balloon flights on archaeological sites in Luxor over 3 days
Date: 2015-12-24 10:05:17 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:30 - ID:3986797
LUXOR, Dec 24 (MENA) – Luxor governorate witnessed 38 flights by balloons over the archaeological and tourist sites on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. About 295 tourists from different nationalities were on board of the balloons. Head of one of ....
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275 tourists arrive to Sharm el Sheikh Port
Date: 2015-12-24 08:53:26 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:18 - ID:3986149
SUEZ, Dec 24 (MENA) – As many as 275 tourists of various nationalities arrived on board of a ship at Sharm el Sheikh Port on Thursday. In statements, head of the Red Sea Ports Authority Hisham Abu Sena said the tourists will visit the prominent ....
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OIC welcomes Egypt's proposal to host upcoming tourist exhibits
Date: 2015-12-23 19:27:57 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Tourism and Archeology - SN:51 - ID:3984637
NIAMEY, Dec 23 (MENA) – The tourism ministers of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation member states welcomed offers submitted by Egypt to host the third and fourth rounds of the OIC tourism exhibitions in 2017 and 2019. In a final communiqué, ....