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3.195 tourists visit archaeological sites in Luxor over past 2 days
Date: 2016-01-04 16:03:47 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:76 - ID:4050253
LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Jan 4 (MENA) - About 3,195 foreign and Egyptian tourists visited Luxor over the past two days, said the General Director of the Luxor Antiquities Moustafa Wazery. In statements on Monday, Wazery underlined that the number of ....
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Tourism Ministry eases measures for tourism visas
Date: 2016-01-03 16:42:49 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:72 - ID:4043361
CAIRO, Jan 3 (MENA) – The Tourism Ministry is easing measures for tourism visas in coordination with relevant authorities, Tourism Minister Hesham Zaazou said. The Egyptian authorities allowed a group of Chinese holidaymakers to enter the country ....
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Meeting held to discuss resuming development work at Pyramids on Giza plateau
Date: 2016-01-03 13:37:10 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:43 - ID:4041445
CAIRO, Jan 3 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty, Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou, Giza Governor Kamal el Dali and Assistant Interior Minister Ahmed Shahin discussed drawing up a plan to resume development work at the Pyramids on the Giza ....
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Tourism min. pleased with Egypt's participation in world New Year celebrations
Date: 2016-01-01 11:55:19 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:29 - ID:4031493
CAIRO, Jan 1 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou on Friday expressed happiness that Egypt is taking part, for the first time, in worldwide celebrations of New Year's Eve. Zaazou made the remarks in a celebration held at the Great Pyramids of ....
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Employee accused of trading in Amenhotep III statue in custody
Date: 2015-12-31 19:02:52 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:87 - ID:4029381
ASWAN, Egypt, Dec 31 (MENA) – Prosecutors in Aswan ordered on Thursday to hold an employee accused of hiding and trading in an Amenhotep III statue in Edfu city in custody for four days pending investigations. The suspect, 51, was arrested while ....
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6.800 visitors at Egypt's sunken antiquities exhibition in Paris - ministry
Date: 2015-12-31 16:01:09 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:68 - ID:4028477
CAIRO, Dec 31 (MENA) - The Head of the Museums Sector in the Antiquities Ministry Ilham Salah announced that the exhibition of Egypt's sunken antiquities organized in the French capital Paris witnessed a good turnout. In statements on Thursday, ....
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538 tourists arrive in Luxor, Sharm el Shiekh to celebrate Christmas
Date: 2015-12-31 12:43:26 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:49 - ID:4026865
LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Dec 31 (MENA) - About 538 tourists from different nationalities arrived in Luxor and Sharm el Shiekh cities to celebrate the Christmas on Thursday. A charter flight carrying 280 German tourists arrived at Luxor International ....
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Amenhotep III statute found in Luxor
Date: 2015-12-31 09:48:32 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:24 - ID:4025245
CAIRO, Dec 31 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty said on Thursday that a statue of Pharaoh Amenhotep III of the 18th dynasty was found inside a house in Luxor, Upper Egypt. The 150-cm-long statute was moved to an Edfu-based museum ....
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375 British, Lebanese tourists visit Luxor
Date: 2015-12-30 22:54:37 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:100 - ID:4024405
LUXOR, Dec 30 (MENA) - The Upper Egyptian governorate of Luxor received on Wednesday 375 tourists from Lebanon and Britain to mark New Year celebrations. A charter flight carrying 175 British tourists arrived at Luxor International Airport on ....
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Huge celebration at Pyramids to welcome 2016
Date: 2015-12-30 20:25:57 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:89 - ID:4023553
CAIRO, Dec 30 (MENA) – The Great Pyramids of Giza are getting ready to see off 2015 with a huge celebration. Displays of special visual effects and fireworks will begin on the stroke of midnight as part of a huge party to celebrate the New ....
