Tourism and Archeology

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  • 286 tourists arrive in Sharm el Sheikh

    Date: 2015-11-24 10:23:36 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:23 - ID:3793670

    SUEZ, Egypt, Nov 24 (MENA) - Sharm el Shiekh port received Tuesday a tourist ship with 286 tourists of different nationalities on board. The ship was coming from Aqaba Port. They will visit Ras Mohamed and Saint Catherine tourist regions and will ....

  • Travel agencies breaking Hajj season rules punished

    Date: 2015-11-24 09:49:34 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:20 - ID:3793674

    CAIRO, Nov 24 (MENA) - Travel agencies that broke the rules governing the 2015 Hajj season were banned from organizing religious tourist journeys for three months, according to a report from the tourism minister. Prime Minister Sherif Ismail ....

  • S. Sinai governor discusses attracting Armenian tourists to Sharm el Sheikh

    Date: 2015-11-23 19:09:31 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:115 - ID:3791301

    SHARM EL SHIEKH, Nov 23 (MENA) – South Sinai Governor Khaled Fouda on Monday met with a number of Armenian tour operators and head of Air Cairo to discuss means of attract more Armenian tourists to Sharm el-Sheikh. The representatives said they ....

  • Tourism min., German amb. in Egypt probe joint coop.

    Date: 2015-11-23 15:30:42 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:77 - ID:3789385

    CAIRO, Nov 23 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou discussed with the German Ambassador here Julius Georg Luy means of promoting joint cooperation during the current conditions on the backdrop of the Russian plane that crashed in Egypt. The two ....

  • Hurghada airport receives 235 Chinese tourists

    Date: 2015-11-23 13:10:24 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:59 - ID:3788357

    HURGHADA, Egypt, Nov 23 (MENA) - Hurghada International Airport received Monday 235 Chinese tourists who will spend a week in hotels and tourist resorts. In statements on Monday, the General Director of Hurghada International Airport Sadeq el ....

  • Red Sea governor meets with heads of German tourism companies

    Date: 2015-11-23 09:50:58 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:27 - ID:3786109

    HURGHADA, Nov 23 (MENA) - Red Sea Governor Ahmed Abdallah on Monday conferred with a number of heads of German travel companies on means of increasing German tourist groups visiting the governorate. During the meeting, the governor said Hurghada ....

  • Antiquities min. to open ancient tomb in few weeks

    Date: 2015-11-22 19:09:25 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:109 - ID:3783561

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Nov 22 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty will open within a few weeks an ancient tomb that dates back to the 26th dynasty. The tomb is belonging to vizier Padibastet of Upper Egypt, an Antiquities Ministry official ....

  • 31 balloon flights on archaeological sites in Luxor over 3 days

    Date: 2015-11-22 16:19:39 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:90 - ID:3782645

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Nov 22 (MENA) - Luxor governorate witnessed 31 flights by balloons over the archaeological and tourist sites on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. About 515 tourists from different nationalities were on board of the ....

  • Egypt retrieves stolen statuette from Austria

    Date: 2015-11-22 13:16:31 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:66 - ID:3780441

    CAIRO, Nov 22 (MENA) - The Egyptian Embassy in Austria received a stolen Pharaonic statuette that dates back to the 26th Dynasty (610-571 B.C.). The move came after the success of efforts exerted by Egypt's Antiquities Ministry to prove its right ....

  • Archaeological sites in Luxor receive 2,674 visitors Friday, Saturday

    Date: 2015-11-22 12:27:35 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:62 - ID:3780237

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Nov 22 (MENA) - Archaeological sites in Luxor received 2,674 visitors during the past two days. Of all visitors, there were 2,187 foreigners and 487 Egyptians, Director General of Luxor Antiquities Mostafa Waziry said on ....

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