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Tourism and Archeology
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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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Housing min. reviews Fustat development plan
Date: 2016-02-16 09:30:16 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:19 - ID:4323769
CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) – Housing Minister Mostafa Madbouly reviewed a strategic development plan for the early Islamic city of Fustat in Cairo, which aims to turn it into a tourist, archaeological and recreational area. The development plan of ....
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Xi's visit encourages Chinese tourists to visit Egypt - report
Date: 2016-02-14 17:31:28 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:80 - ID:4313941
CAIRO, Feb 14 (MENA) - Chinese Xinhua news agency said the number of Chinese tourists to Egypt doubled during the Chinese Spring Festival holiday after a recent visit by President Xi Jinping to Luxor launched a new wave of enthusiasm in China ....
