Tourism and Archeology

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  • 366,000 tourists visit Red Sea in April

    Date: 2015-05-06 13:23:19 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:91 - ID:2531257

    HURGHADA, May 6 (MENA) - Some 366,000 tourists of different nationalities visited the Red Sea governorate in April, the tourism department said on Wednesday. In its statement, the department said 256 hotels received the tourists in four cities, ....

  • Egypt's ambassador to Austria, head of pensions union discuss ways to promote tourism

    Date: 2015-05-05 20:02:26 GMT - Austria - Tourism and Archeology - SN:135 - ID:2526353

    VIENNA, May 5 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Austria Khaled Shamaa on Tuesday met with Chairman of the General Federation of Austrian pensioners Carl Bleja to discuss ways to promote Egypt's tourism. Shamaa told MENA that the meeting dealt with ....

  • 1st international conference of Grand Egyptian Museum kicks off Sunday

    Date: 2015-05-05 15:07:53 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:91 - ID:2524245

    CAIRO, May 5 (MENA) - The First international conference of the Grand Egyptian Museum is scheduled to kick off on Sunday. The five-day conference will be held at the headquarters of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat with ....

  • Egypt, UAE seek promoting tourism cooperation

    Date: 2015-05-05 12:10:26 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:59 - ID:2522141

    CAIRO, May 5 (MENA) - Minister of Tourism Khaled Ramy on Tuesday held talks in the UAE with Chairman of Abu Dhabi Authority of Tourism Sheikh Sultan bin Tahoun al Nuhayyan and acting CEO of the Tourism Sector in the UAE Sultan Hamad al ....

  • Egyptian archaeological team to replace private firms in exhibitions

    Date: 2015-05-05 09:46:29 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:32 - ID:2520661

    CAIRO, May 5 (MENA) - The restoration department of the Egyptian Museum is training an Egyptian team to supersede private companies in charge of Egyptian monuments in world exhibitions. The department's head Said Abdel-Hamid told MENA Tuesday ....

  • Person arrested with over 7,000 antiquities in his posession

    Date: 2015-05-04 14:49:23 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:75 - ID:2515137

    CAIRO, May 4 (MENA) - Antiquities police managed to arrest a person in Matay in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Minya with 7,453 pieces of antiquities in his possession. Investigations revealed the antiquities date back to Pharaonic, Islamic ....

  • Egyptian amb. in Kiev encourages Ukrainian tourists to visit Egypt

    Date: 2015-05-03 21:26:51 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:112 - ID:2511177

    CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador in Kiev Osama Tawfiq Badr has encouraged Ukrainian tourists to visit Egypt. In an interview with the largest local channel in Ukraine, the ambassador said Ukrainian tourists ranked second among ....

  • Part of Modern Kingdom fortress excavated near Suez Canal

    Date: 2015-05-03 13:52:27 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:57 - ID:2508009

    CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) – Part of the eastern gate of Tjaru Fortress that dates back to the New Kingdom of Egypt period has been discovered near the Suez Canal by an Egyptian archaeological mission, Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty said. Three ....

  • Tourism minister leaves for Dubai's travel forum

    Date: 2015-05-03 11:13:49 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:13 - ID:2505721

    CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Khaled Rami left for Dubai on Sunday to take part in the Arabian Travel Market 2015 (ATM), to kick off on Monday. More than 2,700 exhibitors will take part in the three-day event aiming at restoring Arab ....

  • Antiquities Ministry comments on shameless pictures shot near Pyramids

    Date: 2015-05-01 17:25:48 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:77 - ID:2498193

    CAIRO, May 1 (MENA) – The media center of the Pyramids antiquities area issued on Friday a press release to comment on a number of shameless pictures that were posted on foreign actress Carmen De Luz's Facebook. The statement said a probe was ....

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