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Tourism ministry closes 9 hotels in Red Sea, S. Sinai for ignoring precautionary measures

Date: 2021-11-16 15:17:36 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:78 - ID:9272417

CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) - The Tourism and Antiquities Ministry has announced the closure of three hotels in South Sinai, and six others in the Red Sea governorate over failure to abide by precautionary measures. Assistant Minister of Tourism and ....

PM checks on renovation works at Mohamed Ali Palace ahead of its reopening

Date: 2021-11-14 20:34:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:73 - ID:9269526

CAIRO, Nov 14 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli, accompanied by Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled el Anani, inspected on Sunday Mohamed Ali Palace in Shubra Al-Khayma in Qalubiya governorate to check on its renovation work ahead of its ....

Sisi directs action to highly equip GEM

Date: 2021-11-14 12:08:15 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:36 - ID:9268741

CAIRO, Nov 14 (MENA) – President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has directed action to highly equip the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) with regards to both the engineering and archaeological aspects. Advanced technology should be used to secure the museum, the ....

Official discusses with Germany's tour operators ways to boost tourism to Egypt

Date: 2021-11-11 22:54:32 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:94 - ID:9265313

CAIRO, Nov 11 (MENA) – Executive director of the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority Amr El Kady took part via zoom in a meeting with top tour operators and trip organizers in the German market. The meeting, which was held at the Egyptian ....

South Sinai Governor: Tourism is national security sector

Date: 2021-11-10 06:00:33 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:5 - ID:9261847

TOR, Egypt, Nov 10 (MENA) - South Sinai Governor Khaled Fouda said on Wednesday that tourism is a national security sector and provides an important source of national income. At a meeting with owners and managers of hotels in Sharm El Sheikh, he ....

French matador praises magnitude of Pharaonic antiquities

Date: 2021-11-07 16:41:00 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:87 - ID:9257923

LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Nov 7 (MENA) - French matador Sebastián Castella has praised the magnitude of the Pharaonic antiquities during his current visit to Luxor. Castella said such antiquities are completely unparalleled. He paused for a photo op ....

Tourism minister, Louvre's Egyptology chief discuss boosting cooperation

Date: 2021-11-06 21:17:05 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:70 - ID:9256486

CAIRO, Nov 6 (MENA) - Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled El Anani met Saturday with Director of the Department of Egyptian Antiquities at the Louvre Vincent Rondo. The meeting was held at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in ....

Egypt partakes in 24th Conference of Union of Arab Archaeologists

Date: 2021-11-06 21:02:09 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:69 - ID:9256488

CAIRO, Nov 6 (MENA) - Assistant Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Ebeid participated in the opening session of the 24th Conference of the Union of Arab Archaeologists, which kicked off at the union's premises here on Saturday. In his ....

Egypt to organize int'l ceremony to open Luxor's Rams Roads this month

Date: 2021-11-06 21:00:32 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:68 - ID:9256527

CAIRO, Nov 6 (MENA) - Egypt is set to organize an international ceremony to open Luxor's Rams Road this month, an official said Saturday. "The world will be dazzled by the opening of the Rams Road," Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of ....

Russian tourists arrive in Port Said

Date: 2021-11-06 09:00:15 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:16 - ID:9255433

PORT SAID, Egypt, Nov 6 (MENA) - Port Said harbor received on Saturday 32 Russian tourists coming from Lebanon. The Russian tourists will go on a tour of the city to get acquainted with its historical and tourists attractions before leaving on ....