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Tourism and Archeology
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35% of GEM project over, says official
Date: 2015-08-25 12:21:45 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:45 - ID:3221737
CAIRO, Aug 25 (MENA) - About 35 percent of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) has been completed, said Dr Tareq Sayyed Tawfiq, the general supervisor of the project Tuesday. About 78 percent of concrete work at the GEM is over, Tawfiq told ....
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Security main element for tourism -- minister
Date: 2015-08-24 18:40:43 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:109 - ID:3218213
CAIRO, Aug 24 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Khaled Rami asserted on Monday the link between tourism and security. "Security is the main element in determining tourist destination," Rami told a meeting with new tourism police officers. He also ....
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Antiquities min. opens Egyptologist meeting in Italy
Date: 2015-08-24 15:17:21 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:76 - ID:3215721
CAIRO, Aug 24 (MENA) – Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty inaugurated the 11th International Congress of Egyptologists in the Italian city of Florence on Monday. According to a ministry statement, Damaty shed light on the threats facing ....
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Antiquities Ministry receives no donations for Sekhemka statue
Date: 2015-08-24 11:39:10 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:42 - ID:3214721
CAIRO, Aug 24 (MENA) - The Antiquities Ministry has not received so far any donations to buy back the 4,000-year-old Egyptian statue of Sekhemka before it is being sold on August 28, Director of the Restored Antiquities Department Ali Ahmed ....
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Minister of Antiquities to hold press conference Tuesday
Date: 2015-08-24 09:35:51 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:28 - ID:3213577
CAIRO, Aug 24 (MENA) - Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh el Damaty will hold a press conference at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) on Tuesday to make some announcements regarding archaeological work. He will also answer questions of reporters. ....
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JWT to promote Egyptian tourism abroad for 3 years
Date: 2015-08-23 22:59:50 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:134 - ID:3212085
CAIRO, Aug 23 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Khaled Ramy on Sunday said The J. Walter Thompson (JWT) advertising agency has officially won a campaign to promote Egyptian tourism on foreign markets for the next three years. The winner was chosen among ....
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EgyptAir appeals to passengers to arrive early at airport ahead of scheduled departure of planes
Date: 2015-08-23 13:06:24 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:54 - ID:3208489
CAIRO, Aug 23 (MENA) - EgyptAir appealed to its passengers to arrive at Cairo International Airport three hours ahead of the scheduled departure of its planes for international flights and two hours ahead of departure for domestic flights. In a ....
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Ras El Hekma area in Matrouh put on tourist map
Date: 2015-08-23 13:02:16 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:50 - ID:3208577
MATROUH, Aug 23 (MENA) - A committee formed from the department of investment and survey, and Matrouh city council started survey operations from Sidi Hanish area to Ras El Hekma village in preparation for floating the area at world bourses of ....
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Egypt suspends antiquities deals with Northampton Museum, raising funds to restore Sekhemka statue
Date: 2015-08-22 13:36:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:43 - ID:3202661
CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) - The Egyptian Ministry of Antiquities has decided to suspend dealing with Northampton Museum over its controversial selling of a 4,000-year-old Egyptian statue. Culture Minister Mamdouh Damaty urged Egyptians to launch an ....
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Tourism ministry denounces sale of Sekhemka pharaonic statue
Date: 2015-08-21 22:13:52 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:80 - ID:3200433
CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) - Egypt's Tourism Ministry has strongly condemned the planned sale of Sekhemka pharaonic statue in an auction in Britain. In a statement, the ministry said it launched a campaign calling on the UK government to keep the ....
