Tourism and Archeology

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  • 30 hot air balloons take off in Luxor with 610 tourists

    Date: 2019-12-15 12:49:28 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:31 - ID:8230428

    LUXOR, Egypt, Dec 15 (MENA) – Thirty hot air balloon flights took off on Sunday in Luxor, carrying 610 tourists of various nationalities, head of the union of air balloon companies in Luxor Ahmed Abboud said. The flights, operated by several travel ....

  • 1st phase of Sharm el-Sheikh museum construction works completed – Antiquities Ministry

    Date: 2019-12-14 14:22:13 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:30 - ID:8229376

    SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Dec 14 (MENA) – Assistant Minister of Antiquities for Engineering Affairs Hesham Samir said construction works of the first phase of Sharm el-Sheikh museum has been completed. On the sidelines of the 3rd edition of the ....

  • Sphinx statue uncovered in Minya's Tuna el-Gebel

    Date: 2019-12-14 12:31:49 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:22 - ID:8229210

    CAIRO, Dec 14 (MENA) - The Egyptian archaeological mission, under Sayed Abdel Malek, has uncovered a small royal statue of a sphinx in Tuna el-Gebel archaeological area in Minya governorate, Upper Egypt. Director general of the antiquities of ....

  • Egyptian embassy organizes lecture on mummies at Canadian museum of history

    Date: 2019-12-13 14:29:20 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:21 - ID:8228258

    CAIRO, Dec 13 (MENA) - The Egyptian embassy in Ottawa organized a lecture on ancient Egyptian mummies at the Canadian Museum of History. Sahar Saleem, a professor of Radiology at Faculty of Medicine-Cairo University and expert in paleoradiology ....

  • US amb. in Cairo tours Temple of Kom Ombo in Aswan

    Date: 2019-12-12 12:32:55 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:41 - ID:8226935

    ASWAN, Dec 12 (MENA) – US Ambassador in Cairo Jonathan Cohen and his wife toured the Temple of Kom Ombo in Aswan on Thursday. Cohen is taking part in the first edition of the Aswan Forum for Sustainable Peace and Development. During his tour, ....

  • Egyptian resorts to receive 120 thousand Russian tourists by end of 2019- Russia

    Date: 2019-12-11 22:14:54 GMT - Russia - Tourism and Archeology - SN:98 - ID:8226257

    MOSCOW, Dec 11 (MENA) – Executive Director of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) Maya Lomidze said Wednesday that the number of Russian tourists visiting Egyptian resorts in 2019 is expected to stand at 120 thousand which is just the ....

  • Rare statue of King Ramses II unearthed near Giza necropolis: Antiquities Ministry

    Date: 2019-12-11 19:54:26 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:87 - ID:8226068

    GIZA, Egypt, Dec 11 (MENA) - The Ministry of Antiquities announced Wednesday that a rare statue of King Ramses II has been discovered during excavations near Giza pyramids west of Cairo. The statue was unearthed during excavation works the ....

  • Discounts on tickets for new Sharm-Hurghada maritime route -ABM

    Date: 2019-12-09 20:31:57 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:66 - ID:8223084

    CAIRO, Dec 9 (MENA) - The Arab Bridge Maritime (ABM) company announced discounts reaching up to 15% on the occasion of the launch of a new maritime transport route between Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada. These discounts will last until January ....

  • Sun aligns with Hatshepsut's mortuary temple

    Date: 2019-12-09 12:15:56 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:26 - ID:8222242

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Dec 9 (MENA) - The Sun aligned with the mortuary temple of the Eighteenth Dynasty Pharaoh Hatshepsut, which is built beneath the cliffs at El Deir el Bahari on the west bank of the Nile near the Valley of the Kings. Sunlight ....

  • Egypt's Khuwy tomb chosen among top 10 discoveries in 2019 - Archaeology Magazine

    Date: 2019-12-07 15:51:38 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:30 - ID:8219720

    CAIRO, Dec 7 (MENA) - Khuwy Tomb has been chosen as one of the top 10 discoveries in 2019, according to Archaeology Magazine. The 4500-year-old tomb was found by an Egyptian archaeological mission in Saqqara in April. In a statement on ....

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