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, ....
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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, ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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, ....
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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 ....
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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 ....
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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 ....