Tourism and Archeology
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JWT to promote Egyptian tourism abroad for 3 years
Date: 2015-08-23 22:59:50 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:134 - ID:3212085
CAIRO, Aug 23 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Khaled Ramy on Sunday said The J. Walter Thompson (JWT) advertising agency has officially won a campaign to promote Egyptian tourism on foreign markets for the next three years. The winner was chosen among ....
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EgyptAir appeals to passengers to arrive early at airport ahead of scheduled departure of planes
Date: 2015-08-23 13:06:24 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:54 - ID:3208489
CAIRO, Aug 23 (MENA) - EgyptAir appealed to its passengers to arrive at Cairo International Airport three hours ahead of the scheduled departure of its planes for international flights and two hours ahead of departure for domestic flights. In a ....
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Ras El Hekma area in Matrouh put on tourist map
Date: 2015-08-23 13:02:16 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:50 - ID:3208577
MATROUH, Aug 23 (MENA) - A committee formed from the department of investment and survey, and Matrouh city council started survey operations from Sidi Hanish area to Ras El Hekma village in preparation for floating the area at world bourses of ....
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Egypt suspends antiquities deals with Northampton Museum, raising funds to restore Sekhemka statue
Date: 2015-08-22 13:36:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:43 - ID:3202661
CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) - The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities has decided to suspend dealing with Northampton Museum over its controversial selling of a 4,000-year-old Egyptian statue. Culture Minister Mamdouh Damaty urged Egyptians to launch an ....
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Tourism ministry denounces sale of Sekhemka pharaonic statue
Date: 2015-08-21 22:13:52 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:80 - ID:3200433
CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) - Egypt's Tourism Ministry has strongly condemned the planned sale of Sekhemka pharaonic statue in an auction in Britain. In a statement, the ministry said it launched a campaign calling on the UK government to keep the ....
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Antiquities minister holds press conf. on Sekhemka statue
Date: 2015-08-21 22:01:36 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:73 - ID:3199969
CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) - Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh El-Damaty will hold a press conference Saturday on a campaign launched to stop the sale of the pharaonic statue Sekhemka in Britain. Earlier, the minister urged the Egyptian people living in ....
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Set of ancient artifacts seized before smuggling at Safaga Port
Date: 2015-08-20 16:25:22 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:84 - ID:3194241
CAIRO, Aug 19 (MENA) – A collection of ancient statuettes and belongings were seized before their smuggling outside the country at Safaga Port on Thursday. The seized relics include three Ushabti statuettes made of Egyptian faience and date back ....
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Damage at Mohamed Ali Palace in Shubra to be repaired- antiquities minister
Date: 2015-08-20 11:33:09 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:44 - ID:3192037
CAIRO, Aug 20 (MENA) - A number of experts from the architectural engineering and environment department, which is affiliated to the Faculty of Engineering at Cairo University, will pay a visit to the Mohamed Ali Palace in Shubra on Sunday to ....
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Egypt's first antiquities exhibition in Latin America probed
Date: 2015-08-18 12:55:42 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:53 - ID:3179401
CAIRO, Aug 18 (MENA) – The idea of holding Egypt's first antiquities exhibition in the Latin American country of Argentina was officially raised on Tuesday. At a meeting with Argentina's Ambassador in Cairo Sergio Alberto, Egyptian Antiquities ....
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Egypt in Our Heart Campaign sends message about security in Egypt - minister
Date: 2015-08-17 13:03:23 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:48 - ID:3173481
CAIRO, Aug 17 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Khaled Ramy underlined that launching the "Egypt in Our Heart" Campaign to promote domestic tourism in Luxor and Aswan in Karnak Temple has sent a message that Egypt is secure and welcomes its ....