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Pakistan records 1,508 new cases

Date: 2021-02-04 06:27:06 GMT - Pakistan - Tourism and Archeology - SN:5 - ID:8782946

ISLAMABAD, Feb 4 (MENA) - Pakistan has reported 31 deaths in the last 24 hours by novel coronavirus as the number of positive cases has surged to 550,540, The Nation newspaper reported. The nationwide tally of fatalities has jumped to 11,833 on ....

New York Times launches quiz to inform readers about Egypt’s history, civilization

Date: 2021-02-03 14:55:00 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:46 - ID:8781930

CAIRO, Feb 3 (MENA) – The New York Times launched How Much Do You Know About Egypt? quiz on its website to inform its readers more about Egypt’s history, geography, politics and culture. Head of the Central Department for International Tourism of ....

Alexandria listed as one of TripAdvisor's most popular destinations for 2021

Date: 2021-01-29 12:55:26 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:32 - ID:8774605

CAIRO, Jan 29 (MENA) – TripAdvisor has chosen Alexandria as one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations for 2021, according to a list published by the US travel firm on its website, highlighting the best and most popular destinations among ....

Restoration project of Balat ancient village to be finished in Feb.: official

Date: 2021-01-27 16:40:45 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:48 - ID:8772463

CAIRO, Jan 27 (MENA) - Head of the Islamic, Coptic and Jewish Antiquities Sector at the Supreme Council of Antiquities Osama Talaat said on Wednesday 80 percent of the project to restore the ancient village of Balat in the Dakhla Oasis has been ....

Tourism minister discuses amendments to tourism companies' law

Date: 2021-01-26 09:45:46 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:27 - ID:8769680

CAIRO, Jan 26 (MENA) - Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled el Anani chaired a meeting on Tuesday to discuss draft bill on amendments to the tourism companies law No.38 for the Year 1977 and its amended law No.118 for the Year 1951. The ....

South Sinai governor praises 'Enjoy your winter in Egypt' initiative

Date: 2021-01-21 17:42:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:77 - ID:8763244

SOUTH SINAI, Egypt, Jan 21 (MENA) – South Sinai Governor Khaled Fouda has praised an initiative sponsored by the Antiquities and Tourism Ministry to promote tourism in Egypt. The governor said in a statement Thursday that “Enjoy your winter in ....

German, Congolese handball teams visit Giza pyramid plateau

Date: 2021-01-20 17:24:13 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:78 - ID:8761420

GIZA, Jan 20 (MENA) – The German and Congolese national handball teams paid Wednesday a tourist visit to the Giza pyramid plateau. The tour came on the sidelines of their participation in the 27th IHF World Men's Handball Championship currently ....

Hawass explains details of Saqqara discovery to model Naomi Campbell

Date: 2021-01-20 15:24:56 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:59 - ID:8761159

CAIRO/ALEXANDRIA, Jan 20 (MENA) - Egyptologist Zahi Hawass has explained the details of the recent archaeological discovery at Saqqara necropolis to well-known British model Naomi Campbell. Hawass said in statements on Wednesday that Campbell's ....

Egyptian museums partake in Museum Selfie Day

Date: 2021-01-20 11:15:34 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:38 - ID:8760558

CAIRO, Jan 20 (MENA) - Museums nationwide are taking part Wednesday in an international Museum Selfie Day that aims at disseminating awareness about the importance of museums and shedding light on their treasures and collections. Many Egyptian ....

Housing min: New Ras Hekma city to be int'l touristic destination

Date: 2021-01-20 10:21:08 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:25 - ID:8760478

CAIRO, Jan 20 (MENA) - Housing Minister Assem el Gazzar asserted that New Ras el Hekma city will be an international tourist destination that is up to national and regional vision of the Western North Coast zone. This came in Gazzar's meeting to ....