Tourism and Archeology
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Antiquities ministry launches contest to design logo of archaeological unit
Date: 2015-04-30 08:56:05 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:29 - ID:2487921
CAIRO, April 30 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Mostafa Amin ordered on Thursday forming a panel to set conditions for a contest to design the logo of the archaeological model production unit. Chairman of ....
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Panel formed to pinpoint exact boundaries of Wadi Degal protectorate
Date: 2015-04-30 07:54:00 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:22 - ID:2487349
CAIRO, April 30 (MENA) - Environment Minister Khaled Fahmi decided on Thursday to form a technical committee to determine the exact boundaries of the Wadi Degla protectorate to protect it against obstructions and transgressions in the area. The ....
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Antiquites min.: Grand Museum project provides 21,000 jobs
Date: 2015-04-29 18:08:13 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:127 - ID:2484789
CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty said on Wednesday that the Egyptian Grand Museum project would provide 21,000 jobs over the implementation period. Also, it will contribute to developing the surrounding area, thus ....
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4.4% incease in number of tourists in 2014 - CAPMAS
Date: 2015-04-29 10:44:23 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:42 - ID:2481045
CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) - The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) Wednesday reported an increase in the number of tourists visiting Egypt from various world nations by 4.4% in 2014 reaching 9.9 million, compared with 9.5 ....
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Tourism minister denies ministry officials failed English exam
Date: 2015-04-28 15:45:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:107 - ID:2476349
CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Khaled Ramy on Tuesday denied reports claiming that head of foreign offices and officials of the ministry and the Tourism Promotion Authority failed an English Exam. The minister told MENA that these ....
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Hurghada airport denies news of tourist threatening passengers on plane
Date: 2015-04-28 15:02:06 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:103 - ID:2476449
HURGHADA, April 28 (MENA) - Hurghada airport authorities have denied media reports about a tourist threatening passengers on a plane earlier Tuesday. That news is baseless, the airport said in an official statement. It urged the media to be ....
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Archaeologists urge SCA to finance archaeological teams working in Canal region
Date: 2015-04-28 13:22:47 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:76 - ID:2474901
SUEZ CITY, April 27 (MENA) - Archaeologists in Egypt are pressing to have the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) finance teams dispatched by the Ministry of Antiquities to upgrade archaeological sites in the vicinity of the Suez Canal ....
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Campaign to remove encroachments in Pyramids area
Date: 2015-04-28 09:29:45 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:33 - ID:2472025
CAIRO, April 28 (MENA) - The Ministry of Antiquities, in coordination with the Tourism and Antiquities Police, launched a large campaign to remove encroachments in Sahara City district outside the Pyramid's antiquities area. The campaign included ....
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Egypt amb. in Austria opens exhibition in Leoben city
Date: 2015-04-27 18:47:39 GMT - Austria - Tourism and Archeology - SN:150 - ID:2469685
VIENNA, April 27 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Austria Khaled Shamaa opened an exhibition for Pharaonic antiquities in Leoben city. The exhibition is held under the rubric "Egypt....the last Pharaohs from Alexander the Great until ....
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Two ancient tombs open to public in Pyramid plateau
Date: 2015-04-27 11:32:58 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:55 - ID:2465445
CAIRO, April 27 (MENA) - Two ancient tombs belonging to the priest of King Khufu and his son were opened to the public in Giza Pyramid Plateau on Monday after the end of maintenance works. Antiquities Minister Mamdouh Damaty opened the two tombs ....