Tourism and Archeology

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  • Final details on Ramses II obelisk at GEM revealed

    Date: 2019-09-22 21:47:29 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:81 - ID:8114729

    CAIRO, Sept 22 (MENA) – Supervisor of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) project Atef Moftah on Sunday unveiled the final engineering designs of Ramses II obelisk square at the GEM. He told MENA on Sunday that the obelisk will be located in the GEM ....

  • British tourist delegation visits archaeological sites in Minya

    Date: 2019-09-18 13:51:12 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:52 - ID:8109282

    MINYA, Egypt, Sept 18 (MENA) - A British tourist delegation visited on Wednesday the archaeological sites in Minya governorate to get acquainted with the ancient Egyptian civilization. Minya Governor Qassem Hussein said that the Upper Egyptian ....

  • Egypt, France in talks over development of Sharqiya's San al Hagar archaeological site

    Date: 2019-09-18 10:43:41 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:29 - ID:8108868

    CAIRO, Sept 18 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled Anani held talks on Wednesday with French Ambassador here Stéphane Romatet over the development of San al Hagar archaeological site in Sharqiya governorate. The newly-appointed French cultural ....

  • Chairman of Egyptian Airports Co. inspects Luxor balloon launch site

    Date: 2019-09-18 10:34:19 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:28 - ID:8108803

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Sept 18 (MENA) - Chairman of the Egyptian Airports Company Wael el Nashar inspected work to upgrade the balloon launch site in Luxor's West Bank Wednesday. Advanced surveillance cameras have been installed at the launch site ....

  • 96,000 visited Queens of Egypt fair in US, says ambassador

    Date: 2019-09-17 22:25:26 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:88 - ID:8108477

    CAIRO, Sept 17 (MENA) - About 96,000 people visited the Queens of Egypt exhibition, held at the National Geographic Museum in Washington DC earlier this month, Egyptian Ambassador to the US Yasser Reda said. The exhibition showed how women were ....

  • 6 tourist groups arrive in Cairo

    Date: 2019-09-17 21:17:09 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:85 - ID:8108387

    CAIRO, Sept 17 (MENA) - Six tourist groups arrived at the Cairo International Airport Tuesday to visit tourist attractions in Cairo, Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada. The 650 tourists arrived on board flights coming from Asian, European and South ....

  • Luxor ranked 3rd in terms of air balloon flights worldwide

    Date: 2019-09-15 19:13:17 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:62 - ID:8105052

    LUXOR, Sept 15 (MENA) - Luxor has ranked third in terms of the number of hot air balloon flights in the world. As many as 11,000 hot air balloons, carrying about 216,000 tourists, fly over Luxor's temples, the Nile River and agricultural lands ....

  • 29 ancient coins seized at Luxor, Assiut airports

    Date: 2019-09-15 17:36:32 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:55 - ID:8105058

    CAIRO, Sept 15 (MENA) - Security bodies at Luxor and Assiut airports on Sunday seized 29 ancient coins before being smuggled abroad. The coins, dating back to the Graeco-Roman era, were found in the possession of two passengers. All legal ....

  • EgyptAir partakes in 25th edition of OTDYKH LEISURE in Moscow

    Date: 2019-09-14 13:31:36 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:38 - ID:8103339

    CAIRO, Sept 14 (MENA)- EgyptAir has participated in the 25th edition of OTDYKH LEISURE 2019, an international trade fair for travel and tourism in Moscow. The event was attended by representatives of global airlines and tourism companies, besides ....

  • Renovated Baron Empain Palace to be opened in Nov.

    Date: 2019-09-11 19:57:23 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:69 - ID:8099981

    CAIRO, Sept 11 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Supreme Council for Antiquities Mostafa Waziri said the Baron Empain Palace in Cairo's district of Heliopolis will be opened in November after a comprehensive restoration at a total cost of EGP 104 ....

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