Tourism and Archeology

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  • Pakistani official visits pyramids plateau in Giza

    Date: 2016-01-28 09:46:35 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:23 - ID:4202961

    CAIRO, Jan 28 (MENA) - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee of Pakistan Rashad Mahmoud and his accompanying delegation visited the Pyramids Plateau in Giza on Thursday. In statements to MENA, head of the Pyramids Antiquities Plateau El ....

  • 110 British tourists arrive in Luxor

    Date: 2016-01-27 21:51:00 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:123 - ID:4201293

    LUXOR, Jan 27 (MENA) - About 110 British tourists arrived in Luxor coming from London's Gatwick Airport on Wednesday. According to Public Relations Director at Luxor International Airport Bekhit Khairi Hassan, they will visit the tourist and ....

  • British tour operators cancel all Tunisia summer holidays

    Date: 2016-01-27 20:49:39 GMT - United Kingdom - Tourism and Archeology - SN:119 - ID:4201361

    LONDON, Jan 27 (MENA) - Three major package holiday operators have cancelled all summer holidays to Tunisia, causing disruption for thousands of Britons, The Telegraph reported Wednesday. Thomas Cook and Thomson had previously been selling ....

  • Speaker of Russian Duma visits Egyptian museum

    Date: 2016-01-26 16:32:36 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:101 - ID:4193501

    CAIRO, Jan 26 (MENA) - Russian Duma Speaker Sergei Naryshkin expressed on Tuesday his admiration of artifacts at the Egyptian Museum. During his visit to the downtown Egyptian Museum, Naryshkin praised the ancient Egyptian culture. He was ....

  • Denmark’s Prince Consort Henrik visits Giza pyramids

    Date: 2016-01-26 11:42:13 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:41 - ID:4189917

    CAIRO, Jan 26 (MENA) – Denmark’s Prince Consort Henrik, the husband of Queen Margrethe II, visited the Giza pyramids area and Sphinx on Tuesday. The prince hailed the ancient Egyptian civilization and the construction of the engineering miracle ....

  • Antiquities, int'l cooperation ministers discuss mechanisms to finish GEM project

    Date: 2016-01-26 10:37:27 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:25 - ID:4189209

    CAIRO, Jan 26 (MENA) - Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh el Damaty, Minister of International Cooperation Sahar Nasr and Chairman of the Armed Forces Engineering Authority Kamel el Wazir discussed the latest developments in the construction of the ....

  • 1mn German tourists visited Egypt in 2015 - envoy

    Date: 2016-01-26 07:27:40 GMT - Germany - Tourism and Archeology - SN:9 - ID:4188485

    BERLIN, Jan 26 (MENA) – A total of one million German tourists have visited Egypt in 2015, Egyptian Ambassador here Badr Abdel Aati said. Speaking to MENA, the Egyptian envoy said contact has been maintained with relevant German sides to ensure ....

  • Occupancy rate for floating hotels between Luxor, Aswan up in Jan.

    Date: 2016-01-25 15:33:37 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:63 - ID:4186593

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Jan 25 (MENA) - The occupancy rate for floating hotels between Luxor and Aswan increased during the official holiday which marks the January 25 Revolution. The percentage of hotel occupancy rate in Luxor increased today to ....

  • 5 MB elements arrested in Sharqia over violence charges

    Date: 2016-01-25 12:37:13 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:45 - ID:4185193

    ZAGAZIG, Jan 25 (MENA) – Security forces detained on Monday five members of the terrorist Muslim Brotherhood (MB) in Sharqia. They are charged with inciting violence, killing a number of policemen and committing sabotage acts. They were nabbed ....

  • Mahlab, Damaty inspect archaeological areas in Pyramids area

    Date: 2016-01-24 11:40:47 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:50 - ID:4177685

    CAIRO, Jan 24 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty visited Sunday the Grand Egyptian Museum to get acquainted with the development of work in the huge project which will be inaugurated in 2018. The minister listened to a detailed ....

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