Tourism and Archeology

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  • Antiquities ministry, NRC cooperate to establish tissue bank at Museum of Civilization

    Date: 2015-06-01 17:41:56 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:101 - ID:2709841

    CAIRO, June 1 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damati and Chief of the National Resources Center (NCR) Ashraf Shaalan on Monday signed a protocol of cooperation between the NCR and the Museum of Civilization. The protocol includes the ....

  • New fossil museum to open soon in Fayoum

    Date: 2015-06-01 08:37:19 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:19 - ID:2705177

    CAIRO, June 1 (MENA) – The new fossil museum of Wadi Al Hitan “Whale Valley” will open soon in Fayoum to display the valuable fossil remains of whales and sharks unearthed in the area bearing the same name, Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy said. ....

  • New Hurghada airport receives 6,500 tourists

    Date: 2015-05-31 14:45:43 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:87 - ID:2701733

    HURGHADA, Egypt, May 31 (MENA) - Some 5,600 tourists of different nationalities arrived Sunday at new Hurghada International Airport on board 40 international flights, the director of the airport said. Most tourists are of German and British ....

  • EGP 8 million earmarked for Kafr el Sheikh Museum - governor

    Date: 2015-05-31 08:58:40 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:24 - ID:2698353

    KAFR EL SHEIKH, Egypt, May 31 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mamdouh Mamaty agreed to allocate eight million pounds to complete construction works at Kafr el Sheikh Museum that have been on hold for almost 15 years now, the governor said on ....

  • Egyptian ambassador in Moscow holds reception party to welcome Egypt's tourism minister

    Date: 2015-05-30 15:24:16 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:68 - ID:2695217

    CAIRO, May 30 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador in Moscow Mohammad al Badri on Saturday hosted a reception to welcome Egyptian Tourism Minister Khaled Rami and his accompanying delegation who are currently on a mission to promote for tourism in ....

  • Tourism min. holds meetings with Russian tour operators

    Date: 2015-05-30 14:04:49 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:51 - ID:2693909

    CAIRO, May 30 (MENA) – Tourism Minister Khaled Rami held several meetings with Russian tour operators to discuss boosting Russian tourism in Egypt and removing any obstacles hindering its growth, the Tourism Ministry said in a statement. Amid his ....

  • Smuggling 135 antiquities to US aborted at Damietta port

    Date: 2015-05-30 11:35:41 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:40 - ID:2693493

    CAIRO, May 30 (MENA) – Ports police in Damietta have aborted an attempt to smuggle 135 antiquities and artifacts to the US. They were discovered and seized while hidden within furniture shipment in a container destined to the US. The artifacts ....

  • Cultural, religious, tourism ties with S. Africa to expand in coming period -- Amb.

    Date: 2015-05-29 18:15:56 GMT - South Africa - Tourism and Archeology - SN:80 - ID:2691093

    PRETORIA, May 29 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador in South Africa Nagiub Sharif on Friday said the cultural, religious and tourism relations between Egypt and South Africa will see a powerful boost in the coming period. In statements to MENA, Sharif ....

  • Egypt, South Africa 'golden' destinations on travel map

    Date: 2015-05-28 15:01:06 GMT - South Africa - Tourism and Archeology - SN:91 - ID:2684617

    JOHANNESBURG, May 28 (MENA) - Egypt and South Africa are golden destinations on the travel map and international tourism map, said the regional director of EgyptAir in South Africa Ihab Seif. Speaking at a special forum on promoting for the ....

  • Egypt amb. in Russia, Belarusian officials discuss flourishing tourism movement to Egypt

    Date: 2015-05-27 14:59:11 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:98 - ID:2677605

    CAIRO, May 27 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Russia and non-resident ambassador to Belarus Mohamed el Badri held several meetings with officials in Belarus to boost tourism movement to Egypt. The meetings tackled a range of proposals to promote ....

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