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Archaeologists urge SCA to finance archaeological teams working in Canal region
Date: 2015-04-28 13:22:47 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:76 - ID:2474901
SUEZ CITY, April 27 (MENA) - Archaeologists in Egypt are pressing to have the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) finance teams dispatched by the Ministry of Antiquities to upgrade archaeological sites in the vicinity of the Suez Canal ....
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Campaign to remove encroachments in Pyramids area
Date: 2015-04-28 09:29:45 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:33 - ID:2472025
CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - The Ministry of Antiquities, in coordination with the Tourism and Antiquities Police, launched a large campaign to remove encroachments in Sahara City district outside the Pyramid's antiquities area. The campaign included ....
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Egypt amb. in Austria opens exhibition in Leoben city
Date: 2015-04-27 18:47:39 GMT - Austria - Tourism and Archeology - SN:150 - ID:2469685
VIENNA, April 27 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Austria Khaled Shamaa opened an exhibition for Pharaonic antiquities in Leoben city. The exhibition is held under the rubric "Egypt....the last Pharaohs from Alexander the Great until ....
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Two ancient tombs open to public in Pyramid plateau
Date: 2015-04-27 11:32:58 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:55 - ID:2465445
CAIRO, April 27 (MENA) - Two ancient tombs belonging to the priest of King Khufu and his son were opened to the public in Giza Pyramid Plateau on Monday after the end of maintenance works. Antiquities Minister Mamdouh Damaty opened the two tombs ....
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Consul in Marseilles inaugurates Egyptian pavilion at tourism, heritage exhibition
Date: 2015-04-26 22:51:08 GMT - France - Tourism and Archeology - SN:138 - ID:2462481
PARIS, April 26 (MENA) - Egypt's Consul in Marseilles Tarek Youssef inaugurated an Egyptian pavilion at the tourism and heritage exhibition in the French town of Aix-en-Provence. Egypt was the exhibition's guest of honor. The consul inspected ....
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Project to protect antiquities from theft announced
Date: 2015-04-26 20:06:14 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:119 - ID:2461677
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, April 26 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty revealed on Sunday a new project to protect Egyptian antiquities from theft. In statements to MENA, Damaty said the project is being implemented in cooperation with a ....
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Tourist flights coming from Spain, Germany to increase in June, says official
Date: 2015-04-26 18:14:36 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:107 - ID:2461429
LUXOR, April 26 (MENA) - The number of tourist flights coming from Spain and Germany will increase in June to nine a week, a tourism official said on Sunday. "Thus, the total number of flights heading for Luxor from Spain and Germany will be 15," ....
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Egypt restores 380 artifacts from US, France - ministry
Date: 2015-04-26 09:44:53 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:24 - ID:2456925
CAIRO, April 26 (MENA) - Egypt restored 380 artifacts from France and the US over the past two days, said Antiquities Minister Mamdouh Damaty on Sunday. The pieces representing different Egyptian eras were illegally smuggled out of the country, ....
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Smuggled antiquates return to Egypt
Date: 2015-04-25 21:51:29 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:100 - ID:2455517
CAIRO, April 25 (MENA) – More than 200 antiquities illegally-smuggled returned to Egypt from France on Saturday. They belonged to different eras and were received by Cairo's international Airport's cargo village. A state of alert was ....
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Egypt urges return of stolen antiquities
Date: 2015-04-25 21:23:18 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:99 - ID:2455457
CAIRO, April 25 (MENA) - Egypt's Foreign Ministry on Saturday urged all countries to take necessary measures to prevent handling, transferring and exporting antiquities illegally to preserve the cultural heritage of different countries. Assistant ....
