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Egyptian Public Prosecution restores 36 antiquities smuggled to Spain
Date: 2021-12-20 14:10:59 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:62 - ID:9328313
CAIRO, Dec 20 (MENA) – The Public Prosecution could restore 36 pieces of antiquities that had been smuggled to Madrid, Spain, in 2014. The Spanish authorities returned the pieces after coordinated efforts with the Public Prosecution, the Foreign ....
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Housing minister presides over TDA meeting
Date: 2021-12-20 11:00:13 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:33 - ID:9327709
CAIRO, Dec 20 (MENA) - An agreement was reached on forming a committee to develop the work of the Tourism Development Authority (TDA), said Minister of Housing, Utilities and New Urban Communities Assem El Gazzar. Gazzar's statements came while ....
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Irrigation minister in talks over groundwater project in Abu Mena archaeological area
Date: 2021-12-19 08:12:04 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:20 - ID:9325769
CAIRO, Dec 19 (MENA) - Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Mohamed Abdel Aati discussed on Monday with head of Sewage Authority Mohamed Saleh and director of the Egyptian Research Institute for Groundwater Ahmed Rashed the executive status of ....
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Air balloon flights resume in Luxor
Date: 2021-12-18 16:29:51 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:47 - ID:9325220
LUXOR, Dec 18 (MENA) - Hot air balloon flights have resumed in Luxor after a four-day hiatus due to bad weather. As many as 19 hot air balloon flights took off on Sunday, carrying about 480 tourists of different nationalities, Ahmed Abdoun, head ....
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Antiquities minister, Alexandria governor inspect Greco-Roman Museum project
Date: 2021-12-18 15:16:27 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:39 - ID:9324983
ALEXANDRIA, Dec 18 (MENA) - Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled el Anani and Governor of Alexandria Mohamed el Sherif inspected Saturday the latest developments in a project to develop and restore the Greco-Roman Museum in Alexandria. They ....
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US diplomat: Historic Cairo cultural treasure for Egypt
Date: 2021-12-15 16:54:10 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:73 - ID:9320816
CAIRO, Dec 15 (MENA) - US Ambassador to Egypt Jonathan Cohen confirmed historic Cairo is a cultural treasure for Egypt. Cohen's remarks came during his visit to historic Cairo to inspect renovation works of heritage buildings, religious sites ....
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State pursuing mega project to greenify tourism industry -- Tourism minister
Date: 2021-12-14 23:14:58 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:97 - ID:9319126
CAIRO, Dec 14 (MENA) - Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled el-Anani and Minister of Environment Yassmin Fouad discussed Tuesday preparations for UN Climate Change Conference 2022 (COP 27) Egypt will host in Sharm El Sheikh. During his ....
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Egypt restored over 5,000 artifacts from US this year – Tourism Ministry
Date: 2021-12-11 21:56:35 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:69 - ID:9314251
CAIRO, Dec 11 (MENA) – Shaaban Abdel-Gawad, head of the Department of Recovered Antiquities at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, said Egypt has managed to restore 29,300 ancient artifacts since 2011, including 5,300 artifacts restored from ....
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Giza Plateau hosts Pyramids Half Marathon Race
Date: 2021-12-11 11:48:34 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:27 - ID:9313350
CAIRO, Dec 11 (MENA) - The Giza Plateau is due to host the Pyramids Half Marathon Race for the third year in a row on Saturday. The race is held under the sponsorship of the Ministries of Youth and Sports and Tourism and Antiquities and ....
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US says to work on protecting Egypt's rich heritage, prevent its smuggling
Date: 2021-12-09 22:35:36 GMT - USA - Tourism and Archeology - SN:90 - ID:9311684
WASHINGTON, Dec 9 (MENA) – The United States said Thursday that Egypt has a rich legacy of antiquities, culture and civilization, stressing its keenness on cooperation to protect this heritage and prevent its smuggling. This came in a conference ....
