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Austria’s Ferien Messe 2019 fair wraps activities

Date: 2019-01-13 21:19:47 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:72 - ID:7755624

VIENNA, Jan 13 (MENA) – The International Fair for Holidays, Travel and Leisure (Ferien Messe 2019) wrapped up its activities Sunday, run for four days. Egypt took part in the four-day fair with a distinguished pavilion, which attracted the ....

Baltic tourism delegation arrives in Hurghada

Date: 2019-01-13 13:32:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:44 - ID:7754828

HURGHADA, Egypt, Jan 13 (MENA) - A large delegation comprising 45 tourism operators from the Baltic states arrived here on Sunday to attend a conference and a workshop on Egypt's tourism industry. The Baltic delegation consists of a large number ....

Korean tourist delegation visits ancient landmarks in Minya for 1st time in 7 years

Date: 2019-01-13 12:54:34 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:37 - ID:7754793

MINYA, Upper Egypt, Jan 13 (MENA) - Minya has received a Korean tourist delegation that is visiting the governorate for the first time in seven years, said Governor Qassem Hussein. The Upper Egyptian governorate also received delegations from ....

Paris Opera band visits Pyramids plateau

Date: 2019-01-12 18:02:19 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:46 - ID:7753951

GIZA, Jan 12 (MENA) - A band of Paris Opera paid on Saturday a visit to the Pyramids plateau as part of the Egyptian-French cultural year. They expressed admiration of the greatness of the ancient Egyptian civilization, said Pyramids Plateau ....

Minister: World-class inauguration to be held for Grand Egyptian Museum

Date: 2019-01-12 17:33:06 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:41 - ID:7753753

CAIRO, Jan 12 (MENA) - A world-class inauguration is planned for the Grand Egyptian Museum, Minister of Antiquities Khaled Anani said Saturday. The event is to be attended by global figures, as it is the most important cultural project in the ....

Minister asserts Grand Egyptian Museum inauguration in 2020

Date: 2019-01-12 16:57:59 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:36 - ID:7753649

Cairo, Jan 12 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled Anany said Saturday that work is going on to finish the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) project to be totally inaugurated in 2020. "There is a presidential assignment to finalize the GEM ....

Cabinet: 80% of GEM completed at cost of EGP 10 bln

Date: 2019-01-12 13:50:51 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:25 - ID:7753488

CAIRO, Jan 12 (MENA) - More than 80 percent of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) had been finalized at a cost of EGP 10 billion, the media center of the cabinet said on Saturday. According to an infographic posted on the cabinet's Facebook page ....

Mashat: Hosting Africa Cup of Nations reflects confidence in Egypt's potentials

Date: 2019-01-09 10:52:41 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:31 - ID:7749086

CAIRO, Jan 9 (MENA) - Minister of Tourism Dr Rania el Mashat said Wednesday Egypt's hosting of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations sends an important and positive message to the world on security and safety in Egypt and reflects confidence in the state's ....

Antiquities Ministry receives stolen artifact

Date: 2019-01-08 12:54:55 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:38 - ID:7747771

CAIRO, Jan 8 (MENA) - The Ministry of Antiquities on Tuesday received an artifact from the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry that had been stolen and was retrieved to Egypt. The artifact that was retrieved from London is containing the ....

Premier chairs meeting on developing archaeological sites

Date: 2019-01-06 13:04:30 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:42 - ID:7745095

CAIRO, Jan 6 (MENA) - Prime Minister Dr Mostafa Madbouli held a meeting here on Sunday to follow up the latest developments in a number of projects implemented by the Ministry of Antiquities, attended by Minister Dr Khaled el Anani and other senior ....