Tourism and Archeology

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  • Cairo airport receives 123 artifacts restored form US

    Date: 2015-04-24 13:31:56 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:59 - ID:2448097

    CAIRO, April 24 (MENA) - Cairo Airport received Friday 123 artifacts retrieved from the United States. At the airport, Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damati held a press conference to unveil all details about the restoration of the ....

  • Egypt restores 123 smuggled antiquities from US

    Date: 2015-04-24 11:57:34 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:45 - ID:2447497

    CAIRO, April 24 (MENA) - Egypt restored on Friday 123 smuggled antiquities from the US. The smuggled items arrived safely at Cairo international airport, where Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty was present. The restored items included a ....

  • Tourism sector expected to revive after Samra reached North Pole -- Ministry

    Date: 2015-04-24 11:20:53 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:38 - ID:2447177

    CAIRO, April 24 (MENA) - Making it to the North Pole, Egyptian mountaineer Omar Samra has contributed to improving the image of tourist sites in Egypt, the Tourism Ministry said on Friday. Samra successfully reached the North Pole on Tuesday and ....

  • More German tourists arrive in Luxor

    Date: 2015-04-23 22:40:41 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:157 - ID:2445189

    LUXOR, Egypt, April 23 (MENA) - Four charter flights carrying 460 German tourists arrived in Luxor city on Thursday, a source at Luxor International Airport said. They arrived from the German airports of Munich, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and ....

  • Antiquities min. opens 2 tombs in Giza next week

    Date: 2015-04-23 11:15:58 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:55 - ID:2439849

    CAIRO, April 23 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty will open on Monday two archaeological tombs near the Giza pyramids. The tombs, which were unearthed in 1925, are dating back to the 5th dynasty. (MENA) M I E/A S E ....

  • Egypt restores 123 smuggled antiquities from US

    Date: 2015-04-23 06:18:23 GMT - USA - Tourism and Archeology - SN:6 - ID:2438081

    WASHINGTON, April 23 (MENA) - Egypt restored on Thursday 123 smuggled antiquities from the US in a ceremony held in Washington. The restored items included a coffin and two wooden ships dating back to the 26th dynasty and the Middle Kingdom of ....

  • Tourism minister meets Luxor governor

    Date: 2015-04-22 16:46:48 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:113 - ID:2435381

    CAIRO, April 22 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Khaled Ramy discussed on Wednesday with Luxor Governor Mohamed Badr ways of boosting tourism movement in the Upper Egyptian governorate. They also touched on the cultural tourism promotion campaigns, and ....

  • 1,321 tourists arrive at Alexandria harbor

    Date: 2015-04-22 12:57:18 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:58 - ID:2433469

    ALEXANDRIA, April 22 (MENA) - A British tourist ship arrived on Wednesday at Alexandria harbour with 1,321 tourists of various nationalties on board. Head of Alexandria Harbors Authority General Abdel Qader Darwish said the authority has ....

  • PM: Tourism is crucial to Egypt's economy

    Date: 2015-04-21 12:37:10 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:69 - ID:2425761

    CAIRO, April 21 (MENA) - Prime Minister Ibrahim Mahlab said tourism is crucial to Egypt's economy, underscoring the importance of attracting more tourists, especially the Arabs. During a meeting with Tourism Minister Khaled Rami, Mahlab called ....

  • Egypt amb. in London probes means to activate cultural tourism to Egypt

    Date: 2015-04-21 11:27:22 GMT - United Kingdom - Tourism and Archeology - SN:46 - ID:2425361

    LONDON, April 21 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador in London Nasser Kamel met with marketing directors of 35 British tourism companies over lunch Tuesday. Also present was John Casson, the British Ambassador to Egypt. The meeting focused on efforts ....

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