Tourism and Archeology
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13 hot air balloon flights fly over Luxor archaeological sites
Date: 2016-01-17 07:42:20 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:8 - ID:4129133
LUXOR, Egypt, Jan 17 (MENA) – Luxor governorate witnessed 13 flights by hit air balloons over the archaeological and tourist sites on Sunday. About 256 tourists from different nationalities were on board of the balloons. Head of one of the ....
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268 tourists arrive at Hurghada on board cruise ship
Date: 2016-01-16 13:00:58 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:57 - ID:4125073
HURGHADA, Jan 16 (MENA) - As many as 268 tourists of different nationalities arrived at Hurghada port on Saturday. The tourists came on board of the cruise ship from Suez’s Port Tawfiq to watch the tourist attractions and enjoy the entertainment ....
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Archaeologists listing most ancient areas in Alex to add to world heritage lists
Date: 2016-01-16 08:55:24 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:23 - ID:4123173
ALEXANDRIA, Jan 16 (MENA) - A group of experts and archaeologists are working on a file about the most ancient sites in Alexandria to be able to register them in world heritage lists of the UNESCO. The file will include pictures and maps of ....
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Saudi Prince, Egypt's diplomat inaugurate 1st forum for tourism entrepreneurs
Date: 2016-01-15 19:58:26 GMT - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Tourism and Archeology - SN:92 - ID:4121913
RIYADH, Jan 15 (MENA) – Saudi Prince Saif Al-Islam bin Saud bin Abdulaziz and Egyptian Ambassador in Riyadh Naser Hamdy opened on Friday the first forum for travel agencies that runs for two days in Saudi Arabia. The forum, organized by the ....
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269 tourists arrive in Port Tawfiq in Suez
Date: 2016-01-15 11:35:11 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:30 - ID:4119177
SUEZ, Egypt, Jan 15 (MENA) – Suez’s Port Tawfiq received on Friday a cruise ship with 269 tourists on board along with its 168-member crew, the Red Sea Ports Authority’s spokesman Abdel Rahim Mustafa said. The tourists came on board of the cruise ....
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Delegation from tourism ministry visits Assiut
Date: 2016-01-14 14:41:45 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:97 - ID:4114905
ASSIUT, Upper Egypt, Jan 14 (MENA) - A delegation representing the Tourism Ministry visited Assiut governorate Thursday to develop the places in which the Holy Family toured. The General Director of Tourism in the Governorate Osama Anwar Bishay ....
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Egypt's minister promises additional security measures to protect tourists
Date: 2016-01-14 14:27:35 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:92 - ID:4114805
CAIRO, Jan 14 (MENA) - Egypt's tourism minister promised additional security measures to protect tourists, following the second attack on a hotel in two days. Three tourists were injured in a knife attack at the Bella Vista Hotel in Hurghada on ....
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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 ....