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Smuggling 135 antiquities to US aborted at Damietta port

Date: 2015-05-30 11:35:41 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:40 - ID:2693493

CAIRO, May 30 (MENA) – Ports police in Damietta have aborted an attempt to smuggle 135 antiquities and artifacts to the US. They were discovered and seized while hidden within furniture shipment in a container destined to the US. The artifacts ....

Cultural, religious, tourism ties with S. Africa to expand in coming period -- Amb.

Date: 2015-05-29 18:15:56 GMT - South Africa - Tourism and Archeology - SN:80 - ID:2691093

PRETORIA, May 29 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador in South Africa Nagiub Sharif on Friday said the cultural, religious and tourism relations between Egypt and South Africa will see a powerful boost in the coming period. In statements to MENA, Sharif ....

Egypt, South Africa 'golden' destinations on travel map

Date: 2015-05-28 15:01:06 GMT - South Africa - Tourism and Archeology - SN:91 - ID:2684617

JOHANNESBURG, May 28 (MENA) - Egypt and South Africa are golden destinations on the travel map and international tourism map, said the regional director of EgyptAir in South Africa Ihab Seif. Speaking at a special forum on promoting for the ....

Egypt amb. in Russia, Belarusian officials discuss flourishing tourism movement to Egypt

Date: 2015-05-27 14:59:11 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:98 - ID:2677605

CAIRO, May 27 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Russia and non-resident ambassador to Belarus Mohamed el Badri held several meetings with officials in Belarus to boost tourism movement to Egypt. The meetings tackled a range of proposals to promote ....

Tourism Minister assures British travel agencts, operators of security in Egypt

Date: 2015-05-26 22:53:59 GMT - United Kingdom - Tourism and Archeology - SN:149 - ID:2672597

LONDON, May 26 (MENA) – Tourism Minister Khaled Ramy assured British travel agents and airlines Tuesday of stable security situation in Egypt urging journalists to correct the image about the situation. The minister made the remarks during a work ....

Egyptian adventurer completes exploratory trip in support of tourism

Date: 2015-05-26 18:28:04 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:125 - ID:2671281

CAIRO, May 26 (MENA) - An Egyptian young man has completed an exploratory trip nationwide in support of the Egyptian tourism. Ali Abdo toured governorates on a motorcycle for seven days, covering a distance of 3,200 km. "I decided to help show ....

Tourism Ministry launches campaign to promote travel to Egypt

Date: 2015-05-26 14:59:10 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:97 - ID:2669777

CAIRO, May 26 (MENA) – The Tourism Ministry will be launching an integrated campaign to promote travel to Egypt within the coming few months, Tourism Minister Khaled Ramy said on Tuesday. It is part of a strategy to attract 20 million tourists, ....

Tourism min. to MENA: Activating Nile tourism main goal in coming period

Date: 2015-05-26 13:02:29 GMT - United Kingdom - Tourism and Archeology - SN:70 - ID:2668173

LONDON, May 26 (MENA) – Tourism Minister Khaled Rami said Tuesday that activating the Nile tourism in Luxor and Aswan is a main goal during the coming period to restore the previous rates of tourism. In statements to MENA in London, Rami said ....

Tourism minister embarks on European tour

Date: 2015-05-25 10:05:49 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:34 - ID:2659093

CAIRO, May 25 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Khaled Ramy left Cairo Monday morning for Britain, his first leg of a European tour taking him also to Germany and Russia. The tour is meant to get firsthand information about demands of big travel ....

Aytmish El-Bagasi mosque opens after restoration works

Date: 2015-05-24 10:40:43 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:28 - ID:2652501

CAIRO, May 24 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mamdouh Damaty, accompanied by Cairo Governor Galal Saeed, opened on Sunday Aytmish El Bagasi mosque in Cairo's Bab el Wazir area after the completion of restoration works. The mosque, one of the most ....