Tourism and Archeology

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  • Biggest Egyptian antiquities stores to be partially opened Thursday

    Date: 2015-06-11 10:05:13 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:39 - ID:2774849

    CAIRO, June 11 (MENA) - The biggest Egyptian antiquities stores of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization will be partially opened later Thursday, the minister of antiquities said. Mamduh al-Damaty said 10 huge stone blocks will be ....

  • Tourism, antiquities ministers check on archaeological sites in Luxor

    Date: 2015-06-11 05:48:28 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:2 - ID:2773717

    LUXOR, June 11 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mamdoh Mamaty and Tourism Minister Khaled Rami left Luxor after checking on the temples of both the eastern and western banks in the wake of the thwarted terrorist attack on Karnak Temple. The ....

  • WB chief visits Luxor temple

    Date: 2015-06-10 18:33:44 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:128 - ID:2772341

    LUXOR, Egypt, June 10 (MENA) - President of the World Bank Jim Yong Kim on Wednesday toured Luxor Temple at the end of his visit to Luxor. Kim was accompanied by Social Solidarity Minister Ghada Waly and Luxor governor Mohamed Badr (MENA) A B ....

  • Luxor tourist guides' chairman: Terrorist attack not to impact on tourism

    Date: 2015-06-10 15:08:29 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:90 - ID:2769713

    LUXOR, June 10 (MENA) – Chairman of Luxor Tourist Guides al Tayeb Abdullah asserted on Wednesday that the failed terrorist attack outside the famed ancient Karnak Temple will not undermine tourism movement in the governorate. In a statement, ....

  • Tourism movement in archaeological sites in Aswan not affected after failed terrorist attack in Luxor

    Date: 2015-06-10 13:42:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:71 - ID:2770133

    CAIRO, June 10 (MENA) - The tourism movement in the archaeological sites in Aswan was not affected, following the failed terrorist attack this morning near Karnak Temple in Luxor, said Director general of Aswan Antiquities at Ministry of Antiquities ....

  • Head of Cairo, Giza antiquities denies foiling terrorist attack near Pyramids area

    Date: 2015-06-10 12:12:56 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:56 - ID:2768609

    CAIRO, June 10 (MENA) - Head of Cairo and Giza Antiquities Kamal Waheed denied news fanned by some websites about aborting a terrorist attack near the Pyramids area in Giza. The antiquities area is safe and the tourist movement is going on ....

  • Crisis of Saudi suspended travel agents with Egyptian counterparts solved

    Date: 2015-06-09 19:36:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:129 - ID:2764909

    CAIRO, June 9 (MENA) – Tourism Minister Khaled Rami said on Tuesday that the crisis of Egyptian travel agents with Saudi suspended counterparts was solved ahead of the Umrah season. In statements, the minister said he received a report from a ....

  • Tourism inflow rates in May up 16.4% - minister

    Date: 2015-06-09 18:28:32 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:122 - ID:2764401

    CAIRO, June 9 (MENA) - The tourism inflow to Egypt jumped 16.4 percent in May compared to the same month a year earlier, Tourism Minister Khaled Ramy said. During a press conference on Tuesday, the minister added that rates of tourist arrivals ....

  • Antiquities min. inspects Pyramids area, invites tourists to visit Egypt

    Date: 2015-06-09 11:02:46 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:57 - ID:2760341

    CAIRO, June 9 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty has visited the Pyramids area to inspect the security situation there. A host of Japanese media agencies accompanied the minister during the visit. Damaty said that the Pyramids ....

  • Tourism min. meets representatives of Saudi, Kuwaiti, UAE papers

    Date: 2015-06-08 22:55:37 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:140 - ID:2757953

    CAIRO, June 8 (MENA) – Tourism Minister Khaled Ramy met on Monday a number of representatives of Saudi, Kuwaiti and UAE newspapers and magazines. This comes within the ministry's efforts to restore Arab tourism to Egypt in conjunction with the ....

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