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EPTA contracts with Polish world champion of water skiing to promote for Egyptian tourism
Date: 2015-06-29 09:28:51 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:21 - ID:2884645
CAIRO, June 29 (MENA) – The Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority has contracted with the 2014 olish world champion of water skiing, to promote for the tourism in Egypt, Tourism Minister Khaled Rami said. Rami asserted the importance of employing ....
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US tourism delegation arrives in Luxor
Date: 2015-06-28 21:38:50 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:121 - ID:2883329
LUXOR, June 28 (MENA) - A US delegation representing major tour operators and travel agencies arrived in Luxor on Sunday. The visit is part of the efforts that aimed at luring more American tourists to Egypt. The delegation included ....
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Luxor airport not affected by sand storm, says official
Date: 2015-06-28 12:42:54 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:66 - ID:2880721
CAIRO, June 28 (MENA) - Luxor International Airport was not affected by the sand storm that hit the governorate early on Sunday, an official said. Bekhit Khairy, the director of public relations at the airport, said all domestic flights landed on ....
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70 percent of Islamic Art Museum restored, says antiquities minister
Date: 2015-06-26 09:43:08 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:21 - ID:2866565
CAIRO, June 26 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty said restoration work of the Islamic Art Museum, which has been badly damaged by a bomb explosion targeting the nearby Cairo Security Directorate last year, has been roughly wrapped ....
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4 flights from Germany arrive at Luxor airport
Date: 2015-06-25 18:04:39 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:96 - ID:2864753
LUXOR, June 25 (MENA) - Luxor International Airport received Thursday four flights coming from Germany with 370 German tourists on board, said the airport's director Hesham El Hosseiny. In statements, Hosseiny said tourists came from the cities ....
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Reports about monument smuggling in Luxor 'baseless'
Date: 2015-06-24 13:07:44 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:55 - ID:2856213
CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) - Director General of Luxor Antiquities Sultan Eid denied on Wednesday reports that monuments were smuggled today from the Karnak temple in Luxor on board a pickup truck. Such reports are baseless, Eid said. He also urged ....
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EgyptAir brings home restored artifacts from London
Date: 2015-06-24 11:09:02 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:36 - ID:2855001
CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) - EgyptAir transferred an important shipment grouping several Egyptian artifacts that were restored from London, the company chairman said on Wednesday. The shipment contains priceless ancient pieces belonging to different ....
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Festivity to be held in Karnak Temple Thursday
Date: 2015-06-22 19:20:29 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:89 - ID:2845905
LUXOR, June 22 (MENA) – A massive festivity will be held in Karnak Temple in Luxor on Thursday to convey a reassuring message after a failed terrorist attack a week ago, the undersecretary of the Youth and Sports Ministry in the city said. Medhat ....
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Antiquities, awqaf ministries taking measures to protect Baybars Mosque after ceiling collapse
Date: 2015-06-22 10:47:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:30 - ID:2841673
CAIRO, June 22 (MENA) - The Ministry of Antiquities has contacted the Awqaf Ministry to coordinate measures to protect Baybars Mosque in el Darb el Ahmar after its ceiling collapsed Sunday night. The mosque is affiliated with the Awqaf Ministry, ....
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Egypt files 293 artifacts ahead of their European tour
Date: 2015-06-21 10:56:20 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:34 - ID:2836413
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, June 21 (MENA) - The Egyptian Antiquities Ministry is archiving around 293 artifacts before they travel to a number of European states to start on July 26. The new archive system allows archaeologists to photo parts of the ....
