Tourism and Archeology

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  • 8,000 tourists arrive at Hurghada airport

    Date: 2015-05-01 16:48:11 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:74 - ID:2498133

    HURGHADA, May 1 (MENA) – Sixty-six flights landed at Hurghada International Airport Friday, carrying 8,000 tourists of different nationalities, a Hurghada airport official said. The tourists will spend vacations in Red Sea resorts. (MENA) M M ....

  • More German tourists arrive in Luxor

    Date: 2015-04-30 22:09:04 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:152 - ID:2494061

    LUXOR, Egypt, April 30 (MENA) - Four charter flights carrying 390 German tourists arrived in Luxor on Thursday, a source at Luxor International Airport said. They arrived from the German airports of Munich, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Schönefeld, ....

  • Antiquities minister tours several archaeological sites in Menoufia, Qalyubia

    Date: 2015-04-30 16:32:49 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:109 - ID:2491809

    CAIRO, April 30 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty inspected Thursday a number of archaeological sites in Menoufia and Qalyubia, Nile Delta. The move came as part of a plan adopted by the Antiquities Ministry to inspect all the ....

  • Antiquities min. visits archeological area in Menoufia

    Date: 2015-04-30 09:44:00 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:37 - ID:2488361

    SHEBIN EL KOM, April 30 (MENA) – Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh el Damaty visited Thursday an archaeological area in Quesna in Menoufia after discovering a pharaonic tomb of a 3rd dynasty king. Damaty was accompanied by Menoufia Governor Hisham ....

  • Antiquities ministry launches contest to design logo of archaeological unit

    Date: 2015-04-30 08:56:05 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:29 - ID:2487921

    CAIRO, April 30 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Mostafa Amin ordered on Thursday forming a panel to set conditions for a contest to design the logo of the archaeological model production unit. Chairman of ....

  • Panel formed to pinpoint exact boundaries of Wadi Degal protectorate

    Date: 2015-04-30 07:54:00 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:22 - ID:2487349

    CAIRO, April 30 (MENA) - Environment Minister Khaled Fahmi decided on Thursday to form a technical committee to determine the exact boundaries of the Wadi Degla protectorate to protect it against obstructions and transgressions in the area. The ....

  • Antiquites min.: Grand Museum project provides 21,000 jobs

    Date: 2015-04-29 18:08:13 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:127 - ID:2484789

    CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty said on Wednesday that the Egyptian Grand Museum project would provide 21,000 jobs over the implementation period. Also, it will contribute to developing the surrounding area, thus ....

  • 4.4% incease in number of tourists in 2014 - CAPMAS

    Date: 2015-04-29 10:44:23 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:42 - ID:2481045

    CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) - The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) Wednesday reported an increase in the number of tourists visiting Egypt from various world nations by 4.4% in 2014 reaching 9.9 million, compared with 9.5 ....

  • Tourism minister denies ministry officials failed English exam

    Date: 2015-04-28 15:45:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:107 - ID:2476349

    CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Khaled Ramy on Tuesday denied reports claiming that head of foreign offices and officials of the ministry and the Tourism Promotion Authority failed an English Exam. The minister told MENA that these ....

  • Hurghada airport denies news of tourist threatening passengers on plane

    Date: 2015-04-28 15:02:06 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:103 - ID:2476449

    HURGHADA, April 28 (MENA) - Hurghada airport authorities have denied media reports about a tourist threatening passengers on a plane earlier Tuesday. That news is baseless, the airport said in an official statement. It urged the media to be ....

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