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West Bank lighting makes Luxor visitable by tourists through the year - minister
Date: 2015-07-26 06:00:46 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:3 - ID:3042261
LUXOR, July 26 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mamdouh Mamaty stressed that lighting the West Bank of Luxor, the world's greatest archaeological open-air museum, makes the city visitable by tourists all through the year and not in the winter ....
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Court of Ramesseum Temple in Luxor restoration kicks off: Antiquities min.
Date: 2015-07-25 23:26:08 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:94 - ID:3041697
LUXOR, July 25 (MENA) – Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damati announced on Saturday the launch of a project to restore the courtyard of Ramses II at the Temple of the Ramesseum in Luxor, Upper Egypt. The minister made the remarks during the ....
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Attempt to smuggle 20 ancient coins thwarted
Date: 2015-07-25 13:24:55 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:41 - ID:3039493
CAIRO, July 25 (MENA) - An attempt to smuggle 20 ancient coins to Canada was thwarted Saturday at Cairo International Airport. The artifacts, belonging to Muhammad Ali Pasha era (1769 – 1849), were hidden in an Egyptian passenger's bag. He ....
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Antiquities minister inspects Karnak Temple amid Luxor visit
Date: 2015-07-25 12:58:59 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:37 - ID:3038889
CAIRO, July 25 (MENA) - Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh el Damati inspected Saturday the Karnak Temple amid his visit to Luxor to inaugurate a project to lighten the western mainland in the Upper Egyptian city. El Damati was received upon arrival ....
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1,450 tourists visit Abu Simbel city in week
Date: 2015-07-24 21:13:46 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:76 - ID:3036493
ASWAN, Egypt, July 24 (MENA) - As many as 1,450 tourists of different nationalities visited Abu Simbel City in southern Aswan this week, head of Abu Simbel antiquities department Hossam Aboud said Friday. The tourists, mainly from China, Germany, ....
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Hotel occupancy rates in northern coast, Alex 100% during Eid
Date: 2015-07-21 13:54:11 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:54 - ID:3018377
CAIRO, July 21 (MENA) - Hotel occupancy rates in the northern coast and Alexandria reached 100 percent during the Lesser Bairam holidays, said chairman of the tourism division at the Cairo Chamber of Commerce Amari Abdel Azim Amari on ....
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Official praises project to lighten Luxor's western mainland at night
Date: 2015-07-21 13:45:47 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:50 - ID:3018217
LUXOR, Upper Egypt, July 21 (MENA) - Opening the archaeological sites in Luxor's western mainland at night will increase the flow of tourists during the summer season, Director of Luxor Antiquities Mostafa Waziry said on Tuesday. In press ....
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2 ancient paintings, 3 tombs discovered -- min.
Date: 2015-07-19 14:00:45 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:43 - ID:3008309
CAIRO, July 19 (MENA) - Two ancient paintings were unearthed on the Red Sea coast, Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty said. In statements on Sunday, Damaty said the two paintings were discovered by a Polish archaeological team in cooperation ....
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Suez Governor: Sokhna hotel occupancy rates hit 95% in Eid al-Fitr
Date: 2015-07-19 10:05:34 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:23 - ID:3007113
SUEZ, July 19 (MENA) – Suez Governor el Arabi al Serwi said Sunday that the hotel occupancy rates in el Ain el Sokhna reached to 95 percent during Eid al-Fitr vacation. The tourist turnout at Sokhna hotels and resorts registered high rates, Serwi ....
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Tourist occupancy rates in Matrouh hit 100% in Eid: gov.
Date: 2015-07-18 16:56:31 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:65 - ID:3005185
MARSA MATROUH, July 18 (MENA) - Matrouh Governor Alaa Abu Zayed on Saturday said that occupancy rates in hotels and resorts of the governorate hit 100% during days of Eidul Fitr. In statements on Saturday, Abu Zayed said that around 600,000 ....
