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Tourism and Archeology
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Egypt to receive smuggled artifact from UK
Date: 2015-10-04 11:03:11 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:28 - ID:3464613
CAIRO, Oct 4 (MENA) – Egypt recovered an ancient mural that dates back to the New Kingdom from the UK and had been smuggled illegally. The Antiquities Ministry had taken measures to restore the artifact after a British trader put it on display, ....
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Aswan governor receives prominent German writer
Date: 2015-10-03 19:48:11 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:84 - ID:3462205
ASWAN, Oct 3 (MENA) - Aswan Governor Mostafa Yusri on Saturday met with prominent German writer and publisher Stefan Aust, currently visiting Egypt. Aust is planning to film at different tourist and archaeological sites and attractions in Egypt ....
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Urgent measures ordered to address sinking of boat in Ras Muhammad nature reserve
Date: 2015-10-03 15:58:31 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:61 - ID:3461385
CAIRO, October 3 (MENA) - Urgent measures have been ordered to deal with the sinking of a tourist boat in Ras Muhammad nature reserve. A panel will inspect the site to assess the situation and determine how to address the incident. The ....
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UK decides to defer Sekhemka export licence
Date: 2015-10-03 14:10:49 GMT - United Kingdom - Tourism and Archeology - SN:49 - ID:3460553
LONDON, Oct 3 (MENA) - The UK Department of Culture took a decision that the export licence application for Sekhemka will be deferred until March 29, 2016. The Culture Minister has decided to initiate a second deferral period. A decision on the ....
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Aswan distinguished destination for German tourists, says diplomat
Date: 2015-10-01 15:13:59 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:69 - ID:3449805
ASWAN, Egypt, Oct 1 (MENA) – Christoph Retzlaff, the German charge d'affaires in Cairo, said Thursday the Upper Egyptian city of Aswan is one of the most important destinations for German tourists. At a meeting with Aswan Governor Mostafa ....
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World Tourism Day to be observed in Egypt Sunday
Date: 2015-10-01 13:05:43 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:54 - ID:3449517
CAIRO, Oct 1 (MENA) – The World Tourism Day will be observed by the Egyptian Tourism Ministry on Sunday under the theme of "One Billion Tourists, One Billion Opportunities." Celebrations are expected to be attended by Tourism Minister Hisham ....
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British Egyptologist Reeves still sure Queen Nefertiti buried in King Tut tomb
Date: 2015-10-01 12:39:46 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:50 - ID:3448557
CAIRO, Oct 1 (MENA) - Egyptian Egyptologist Nicolas Reeves stressed on Thursday that he is very much sure that the tomb of Queen Nefertiti, which was never found, will be located in a hidden chamber behind King Tutankhamun’s 3,300-year-old ....
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Tutankhamun to be man of 20th, 21st centuries if hidden tomb chambers found - minister
Date: 2015-10-01 11:13:37 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:39 - ID:3447993
CAIRO, Oct 1 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mamdouh Damaty stressed on Thursday that King Tutankhamun will be the man of the 20th and 21st centuries if hidden chambers were found behind his tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor. British ....
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French citizen hands Egyptian embassy smuggled statue
Date: 2015-10-01 09:23:07 GMT - France - Tourism and Archeology - SN:25 - ID:3447373
PARIS, Oct 1 (MENA) – The Egyptian Embassy in Paris handed over in a celebration a stolen Pharaonic statue to a delegation from the Egyptian Antiquities Ministry. The statute, which dates back to the 6th dynasty, was stolen from an antiquities ....
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Tutankhanamun tomb closed for maintenance
Date: 2015-10-01 07:50:49 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:16 - ID:3447045
CAIRO, Oct 1 (MENA) - Tutankhamun tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor was closed to tourists as of Thursday because of the start of maintenance works. Maintenance works, to be carried out by Paul Getty Institute for one month, will include ....
