Tourism and Archeology
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3 weekly flights to be launched between Sharm el Sheikh, Hurghada as of mid August
Date: 2015-07-15 11:33:12 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:39 - ID:2989317
CAIRO, July 15 (MENA) - EgyptAir Express will start to launch direct flights between Sharm el Sheikh and Hurghada as of August 15 at prices starting from 414 pounds excluding duties and taxes, said Chairman and Chief Executive Officer at EgyptAir ....
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New measures to upgrade electronic infrastructure to flourish tourism: minister
Date: 2015-07-14 19:57:14 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:85 - ID:2982393
CAIRO, July 14 (MENA) – Tourism Minister Khalid Ramy said on Tuesday the ministry has taken measures to use new cutting edge technology in promoting tourist sites in Egypt. The minister made the remarks on the sidelines of a meeting with a travel ....
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GEM to be expanded in Remaya Square
Date: 2015-07-12 16:00:15 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:65 - ID:2968781
CAIRO, July 12 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab issued a decision to annex a plot of land to the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Remaya Square, Giza. The decision came to expand the area of the Grand Egyptian Museum. The soft opening ....
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No fire erupted at Karnak temple, says official
Date: 2015-07-12 14:55:40 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:55 - ID:2968237
LUXOR, July 12 (MENA) - Director of Luxor Antiquities Mostafa Waziry denied on Sunday reports about a fire outside the Karnak Temple. Waziry called on media outlets to seek accuracy while covering news. Grass around the temple caught a fire a ....
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Karnak temple not affected by early morning fire, says official
Date: 2015-07-12 12:45:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:37 - ID:2967033
CAIRO, July 12 (MENA) - The Karnak Temple in Luxor was not affected by a fire that gutted its fence early on Sunday, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mustafa Amin said. He added that grass around the temple caused the ....
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Egypt's ambassador to Japan inaugurates artifacts exhibition
Date: 2015-07-11 18:23:22 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:87 - ID:2963465
CAIRO, July 11 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Japan Ismail Khairat on Saturday inaugurated an Egyptian artifacts exhibition at Tokyo National Museum. The exhibition shows 200 Pharaonic rare artifacts documenting the life of Cleopatra and other ....
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Tourism ministry categorically denies news about travel bans on Egypt
Date: 2015-07-10 14:12:47 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:48 - ID:2957389
CAIRO, July 10 (MENA) - Egypt's Tourism Ministry categorically denied on Friday media reports claiming that Ireland, Canada, England and Australia issued travel bans on Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada and Luxor. The reports claimed that all European ....
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Cabinet approves amendments to antiquities protection law
Date: 2015-07-08 14:34:24 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:56 - ID:2945137
CAIRO, June 8 (MENA) - The Cabinet under Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab approved on Wednesday a presidential bill amending some provisions of the Antiquities Protection Law. Observations of the Deference and Awqaf ministries were taken into ....
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Tourism Ministry solves problem of pilgrims lying at Cairo airport
Date: 2015-07-07 13:16:10 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:40 - ID:2938321
CAIRO, July 7 (MENA) - The Tourism Ministry office at Cairo airport has successfully intervened to solve the problem of a number of pilgrims stranded and lying on the floor of the departure hall after their travel agencies refused to give them their ....
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Egypt retreives artifact from UK - foreign ministry
Date: 2015-07-05 19:01:15 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:95 - ID:2927813
CAIRO, July 5 (MEN) - Egypt retrieved an artifact from the UK as part of cooperation between the Egyptian Foreign Ministry and the Antiquities Ministry to return smuggled artifacts, said Assistant Foreign Minister for cultural ties Olfat Farah. ....