Tourism and Archeology
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Alexandria's Qaitbay Citadel 'favorite destination in Eid'
Date: 2015-09-28 18:15:05 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:93 - ID:3430449
ALEXANDRIA, Sept 28 (MENA) - Alexandria's Qaitbay Citadel was the favorite tourism destination during the Eidul Adha holiday, chief of the Islamic and Coptic antiquities at the Antiquities Ministry Mohammed Metwali said on Monday. He said more ....
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'We hope Egyptologist's Queen Nefertiti's crypt theory true': min.
Date: 2015-09-28 16:03:14 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:81 - ID:3429453
LUXOR, Sept 28 (MENA) – Minister of Antiquities Mamduh al-Damaty has expressed hopes that the theory of Egyptologist Nicholas Reeves on Queen Nefertiti's crypt behind the tomb of King Tutankhamen in Luxor's Valley of Kings proves true. Reeves is ....
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PM follows up progress in establishing Egypt's Grand Museum
Date: 2015-09-28 11:01:52 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:48 - ID:3426849
CAIRO, Sept 28 (MENA) – Prime Minister Sherif Ismail reviewed with Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty the progress in the establishment of the Egyptian Grand Museum, Cabinet Spokesman Hossam el Qawish said on Monday. This came during a ....
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Antiquities minister, Egyptologist discuss Nefertiti burial theory
Date: 2015-09-28 10:03:31 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:43 - ID:3426853
LUXOR, Sept 28 (MENA) - Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh el Damati met Monday with Nicholas Reeves, a British Egyptologist, to listen to his theory regarding the burial of Nefertiti in a hidden chamber of King Tut's tomb. The minister and Reeves ....
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5,000 people visit Alexandria Qaitbay Citadel within Eid two days - official
Date: 2015-09-26 12:38:26 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:44 - ID:3417841
CAIRO, Sept 26 (MENA) - About 5,000 people have visited Alexandria's Qaitbay Citadel within the first two days of Eidul Adha, chief of the Islamic and Coptic antiquities at the Antiquities Ministry Mohammed Ahmed Abdel Latif said on Saturday. In ....
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Egypt's best places photos fair opened in China
Date: 2015-09-26 11:52:17 GMT - China - Tourism and Archeology - SN:39 - ID:3417553
BEIJING. Sept 26 (MENA) - Egypt inaugurates in China an exhibition displaying pictures on the best tourist, natural and historic places in Egypt. Egyptian Ambassador in Beijing Magdy Amer opened the exhibition which displays more than 100,000 ....
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20,000 Egyptians, foreigners visited Pyramids Thursday, Friday
Date: 2015-09-26 09:10:58 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:23 - ID:3416841
CAIRO, Sept 26 (MENA) - Nearly 20,000 Egyptians and tourists of different nationalities have visited the Pyramids area over the past two days. The number of visitors is relatively high compared to the Lesser Bairam, said the media department in the ....
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Antiquities ministry denies collapse of Qaitbay Citadel's wall in Behaira
Date: 2015-09-25 19:31:01 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:83 - ID:3415489
CAIRO, Sept 25 (MENA) - The Antiquities Ministry on Friday denied the collapse of any part of Qaitbay Citadel's wall in Rashid district of Behaira city. A wall that collapsed earlier in the day has nothing to do with the ancient citadel, director ....
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Tourism minister discusses possibility of Egypt's participation in Spain exhibition
Date: 2015-09-22 21:46:18 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:114 - ID:3402609
CAIRO, Sept 22 (MENA) – Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou conferred Tuesday with Egypt’s Ambassador to Spain Ahmed Ismail Abdel Mu’tti on the possibility of the ministry's participation in the “7th Cleopatra” exhibition, to be held in Madrid from ....
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1,133 tourists arrive in Alex. port
Date: 2015-09-22 21:22:12 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:113 - ID:3402601
ALEXANDRIA, Sept 22 (MENA) – Alexandria Port received Tuesday a Bahamian ship with 1,133 tourists of different nationalities on board. The port authority prepared a tour for them in cooperation with the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority, ....