Tourism and Archeology

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  • Tourism ministry to continue supporting joint propaganda campaigns with French tour operators - minister

    Date: 2015-09-07 14:16:29 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:62 - ID:3304057

    CAIRO, Sept 7 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Khalid Rami on Monday met with French Karavel and Voyage de Paharaon tour operators in Paris. The minister is currently visiting Paris to take part take part in the inauguration ceremony of the "Osiris, ....

  • 5.880 tourists visit archaeological sites in Luxor during last week

    Date: 2015-09-06 12:36:06 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:40 - ID:3296405

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Sept 6 (MENA) - The number of visitors to Luxor's archaeological reached 5,880 during last week, said Chief of Upper Egypt's Historic Areas Mostafa Waziri in statements on Sunday. The tourists are from different nationalities, ....

  • Tourism minister heads for France to take part in sunken antiquities exhibition

    Date: 2015-09-06 09:29:48 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:19 - ID:3295293

    CAIRO, Sept 6 (MENA) - Minister of Tourism Khaled Rami left here on Sunday for Paris to take part in an exhibition for Egypt's sunken antiquities. The exhibition titled "Osiris. Egypt's Sunken Mysteries" presents artifacts drawn largely from the ....

  • Wadi El Gadid governorate conducts experiment at Temple Hibis

    Date: 2015-09-06 08:40:14 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:14 - ID:3295061

    Al KHARGA, Egypt, Sept 6 (MENA) - Al Wadi Al Gadid governorate will conduct the first experiment to study the phenomenon of the sun illuminating the inner sanctuary of Temple Hibis, located just over two kilometers north of the modern city of ....

  • Sunken Treasures Exhibit first to be held outside Egypt after January revolution - minister

    Date: 2015-09-06 08:27:05 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:13 - ID:3295153

    CAIRO, Sept 6 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mamdouh Damaty underlined on Sunday the importance of “Egypt's Sunken Treasures” Exhibition, to be held in Paris, as being the first Egyptian exhibition to be held outside the country after January 25 ....

  • Direct air route between Amman, Hurghada to be operated twice weekly

    Date: 2015-09-05 14:01:31 GMT - Jordan - Tourism and Archeology - SN:59 - ID:3291609

    AMMAN, Sept 5 (MENA) - A fresh direct air route is scheduled to be operated between Jordan's Amman and Egypt's Hurghada twice a week, Egyptian Ambassador to Jordan Khaled Tharwat said Saturday. The ambassador told MENA that officials of the ....

  • French president to open Osiris exhibition in Paris

    Date: 2015-09-03 04:39:41 GMT - France - Tourism and Archeology - SN:140 - ID:3276789

    PARIS, Sept 2 (MENA) - France's President François Hollande will open on Monday (Osiris, Sunken Mysteries of Egypt) exhibition in Paris. The exhibit will be hosted by the Institut du monde arabe. It will show from September 8 to January 31, ....

  • Tourism minister says 20 percent increase in visitors to Egypt

    Date: 2015-09-02 21:46:24 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:147 - ID:3276829

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Sept 2 (MENA) – The number of visitors to Egypt increased by 20 percent, while tourism profits reached dlrs US 7.7 billion in 2014, Tourism Minister Khalef Ramy said Wednesday. Addressing the inaugural ceremony of Alexandria ....

  • 50,000 euros from Germany to renovate Tutankhamun golden mask

    Date: 2015-09-01 17:28:36 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:99 - ID:3267613

    CAIRO, Sept 1 (MENA) - The German Foreign Ministry has donated 50,000 euros to restore the golden mask of Tutankhamun. The restoration process will start this month, the German center for media said in a statement on Tuesday. It added that the ....

  • Coptic Museum house of rare artifacts -- director

    Date: 2015-09-01 12:48:25 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:58 - ID:3265629

    CAIRO, Sept 1 (MENA) - The Coptic Museum in Egypt has about 1,400 rare artifacts niched and 10 times as many items stored, said Atef Naguib, the director of the museum Tuesday. He made it clear that Hall 1 is only for temporary display of the ....

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