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Tourism and Archeology
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MENA agenda for Tuesday, October 6
Date: 2015-10-06 06:23:11 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:1 - ID:3476121
ABU DHABI, Intellectual leaders and experts in the sustainable development field participate in the "2015 Eye on Earth Summit", held under the auspices of UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed al Nuhayyan. RIYADH, Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) ....
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Decision to reform tourist authority board
Date: 2015-10-05 17:22:25 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:70 - ID:3474029
CAIRO, Oct 5 (MENA) - Minister of Tourism Hesham Zaazoa issued on Monday a ministerial decision reforming the board of the Egyptian Tourist Authority under Sami Mahmoud. According to the decision, Abdel Fattah Al Asi, the undersecretary of the ....
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Antiquities ministry announces discovery of new monument
Date: 2015-10-04 16:38:52 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:74 - ID:3465641
CAIRO, Oct 4 (MENA) - An Egyptian-German archaeological mission unearthed on Sunday some stone blocks dating back to the era of King Nectanebo I in Matariya near the Ain Shams district in Cairo. Also, some limestones for ancient columns and a ....
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Rare ancient tomb found in North China
Date: 2015-10-04 15:34:32 GMT - China - Tourism and Archeology - SN:66 - ID:3466937
BEIJING, Oct 4 (MENA) - Archaeologists in North China's Shanxi Province have excavated a rare turtle-shaped brick tomb dating back to about 800 years, Xinhua reported. Bai Shuzhang with the provincial institute of archaeology said on Sunday that ....
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3.599 tourists visited Luxor in 3 days
Date: 2015-10-04 14:57:55 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:60 - ID:3466765
LUXOR, Egypt, Oct 4 (MENA) - The number of visitors to Luxor's archaeological areas has reached 3.599 since October 1, said Chief of Upper Egypt's Historic Areas Mostafa Waziri in statements on Sunday. Waziri added that 1,144 tourists visited ....
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Hawass urges Egypt to exercise int'l pressure on Sekhemka statue
Date: 2015-10-04 14:24:00 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:55 - ID:3465625
CAIRO, Oct 4 (MENA) – Renowned Egyptian archaeologist and former antiquities minister Zahi Hawass urged the Egyptian government to exercise international pressure to prevent the UK's Northampton Museum from selling Egypt's 4,000-year-old statue of ....
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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 ....
