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Archaeologists discover dozens of cat mummies in ancient Egyptian tomb

Date: 2018-11-12 12:54:21 GMT - USA - Tourism and Archeology - SN:54 - ID:7666157

WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (MENA) - Ancient Egyptians were serious cat people, if a discovery in a tomb near Cairo is any indication, The Washington Post reported on Monday. On Saturday, Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities announced that a team of ....

Antiquities min., Kuwait amb. confer on bilateral cooperation

Date: 2018-11-12 09:19:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:23 - ID:7665742

CAIRO, Nov 12 (MENA) - Minister of Antiquities Khaled el Anani met Monday with Kuwaiti Ambassador in Cairo Mohamed Saleh al Zuwaikh to discuss means of boosting bilateral cooperation, particularly where renovating artifacts and training ....

Seven tombs with mummified cats discovered at Saqqara necropolis - 2 last Giza

Date: 2018-11-10 11:08:49 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:25 - ID:7662972

For his part, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri said that the Egyptian mission has started working in Saqqara necropolis in April. Waziri noted that work at Saqqara ancient burial ground which served as the ....

Seven tombs with mummified cats discovered at Saqqara necropolis

Date: 2018-11-10 10:49:44 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:22 - ID:7662943

GIZA, Egypt, Nov 10 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled Anani announced that three tombs dating back to the Pharaonic modern-state era of Egypt and four other ancient ones containing a group of artifacts including mummified cats "Bastet", were ....

Former Polish president visits Giza Pyramids

Date: 2018-11-09 20:04:20 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:54 - ID:7662518

CAIRO, Nov 9 (MENA) - Former Polish president Lech Walesa on Friday paid a visit to Giza Pyramids plateau, where the famous Giza Necropolis is located. In a statement, the Antiquities Ministry said Walesa voiced deep admiration of the old ....

Minster says tourism sector more solid following 2011 challenges

Date: 2018-11-09 19:25:44 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:51 - ID:7662372

CAIRO, Nov 9 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Rania el Mashat on Friday described the sector as "more solid" following 2011 challenges. Addressing the 2018 International Travel Crisis Management Summit in London, the minister said a structural reform ....

Tourism min., Thomas Cook Group CEO discuss boosting ties

Date: 2018-11-09 19:20:29 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:49 - ID:7662421

CAIRO, Nov 9 (MENA) – Tourism Minister Rania el Mashat met in London with Chief Executive Officer for Thomas Cook Group Peter Fankhauser to discuss means of fostering relations and opening new markets for Egyptian tourism from China and Eastern ....

Luxor governor meets with French tourist delegation

Date: 2018-11-09 17:55:11 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:41 - ID:7662254

LUXOR, Egypt, Nov 9 (MENA) - Luxor Governor Mostafa Alham met on Friday with a French tourist delegation belonging to a French-Egyptian human rights group. He was posted by the delegation members on their sight-seeing program and wished them a ....

Sandstone panel, sarcophagus from 18th Dynasty found in Luxor

Date: 2018-11-08 15:53:13 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:57 - ID:7660505

CAIRO, Nov 8 (MENA) – A sandstone panel and a wooden sarcophagus dating back to the 18th Dynasty have been excavated in Luxor, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri announced on Thursday. The new excavation was ....

1st flight from Azerbaijan reaches Sharm El Sheikh with 160 tourists aboard

Date: 2018-11-08 15:05:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:52 - ID:7660870

TOR, South Sinai, Nov 8 (MENA) - The first flight from Azerbaijan arrived at Sharm El Sheikh Thursday with 160 tourists on broad. The tourists were received at the airport by major general Khaled Metwalli, the advisor to the governor for ....