Tourism and Archeology

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  • Egyptian archaeological team to replace private firms in exhibitions

    Date: 2015-05-05 09:46:29 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:32 - ID:2520661

    CAIRO, May 5 (MENA) - The restoration department of the Egyptian Museum is training an Egyptian team to supersede private companies in charge of Egyptian monuments in world exhibitions. The department's head Said Abdel-Hamid told MENA Tuesday ....

  • Person arrested with over 7,000 antiquities in his posession

    Date: 2015-05-04 14:49:23 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:75 - ID:2515137

    CAIRO, May 4 (MENA) - Antiquities police managed to arrest a person in Matay in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Minya with 7,453 pieces of antiquities in his possession. Investigations revealed the antiquities date back to Pharaonic, Islamic ....

  • Egyptian amb. in Kiev encourages Ukrainian tourists to visit Egypt

    Date: 2015-05-03 21:26:51 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:112 - ID:2511177

    CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador in Kiev Osama Tawfiq Badr has encouraged Ukrainian tourists to visit Egypt. In an interview with the largest local channel in Ukraine, the ambassador said Ukrainian tourists ranked second among ....

  • Part of Modern Kingdom fortress excavated near Suez Canal

    Date: 2015-05-03 13:52:27 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:57 - ID:2508009

    CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) – Part of the eastern gate of Tjaru Fortress that dates back to the New Kingdom of Egypt period has been discovered near the Suez Canal by an Egyptian archaeological mission, Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty said. Three ....

  • Tourism minister leaves for Dubai's travel forum

    Date: 2015-05-03 11:13:49 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:13 - ID:2505721

    CAIRO, May 3 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Khaled Rami left for Dubai on Sunday to take part in the Arabian Travel Market 2015 (ATM), to kick off on Monday. More than 2,700 exhibitors will take part in the three-day event aiming at restoring Arab ....

  • Antiquities Ministry comments on shameless pictures shot near Pyramids

    Date: 2015-05-01 17:25:48 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:77 - ID:2498193

    CAIRO, May 1 (MENA) – The media center of the Pyramids antiquities area issued on Friday a press release to comment on a number of shameless pictures that were posted on foreign actress Carmen De Luz's Facebook. The statement said a probe was ....

  • 8,000 tourists arrive at Hurghada airport

    Date: 2015-05-01 16:48:11 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:74 - ID:2498133

    HURGHADA, May 1 (MENA) – Sixty-six flights landed at Hurghada International Airport Friday, carrying 8,000 tourists of different nationalities, a Hurghada airport official said. The tourists will spend vacations in Red Sea resorts. (MENA) M M ....

  • More German tourists arrive in Luxor

    Date: 2015-04-30 22:09:04 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:152 - ID:2494061

    LUXOR, Egypt, April 30 (MENA) - Four charter flights carrying 390 German tourists arrived in Luxor on Thursday, a source at Luxor International Airport said. They arrived from the German airports of Munich, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt and Schönefeld, ....

  • Antiquities minister tours several archaeological sites in Menoufia, Qalyubia

    Date: 2015-04-30 16:32:49 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:109 - ID:2491809

    CAIRO, April 30 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty inspected Thursday a number of archaeological sites in Menoufia and Qalyubia, Nile Delta. The move came as part of a plan adopted by the Antiquities Ministry to inspect all the ....

  • Antiquities min. visits archeological area in Menoufia

    Date: 2015-04-30 09:44:00 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:37 - ID:2488361

    SHEBIN EL KOM, April 30 (MENA) – Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh el Damaty visited Thursday an archaeological area in Quesna in Menoufia after discovering a pharaonic tomb of a 3rd dynasty king. Damaty was accompanied by Menoufia Governor Hisham ....

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