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Tourism and Archeology
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Tourist groups from Germany, Brazil visit Minya's archaeological sites
Date: 2019-08-08 12:25:56 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:30 - ID:8057298
MINYA, Upper Egypt, Aug 8 (MENA) - Two tourist delegations from Brazil and Germany visited the archaeological sites in the Upper Egypt city of Minya during a Nile cruise between Cairo and Luxor city. The itinerary of the two-day trip to the upper ....
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Ramses II obelisk moved to New Alamein City
Date: 2019-08-07 21:22:06 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:84 - ID:8056717
CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) – The Ministry of Antiquities said on Wednesday that the obelisk of King Ramses II, located in a garden in Cairo’s Zamalek district, has been moved to New Alamein City. Supreme Council of Antiquities chief Mostafa Waziri said ....
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Attempt to smuggle ancient coins foiled at Cairo airport
Date: 2019-08-07 16:32:05 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:66 - ID:8056310
CAIRO, Aug 7 (MENA) - Customs authorities at Cairo International Airport foiled an attempt to smuggle a number of archaeological coins. A reliable source at the customs authority said in a statement that the officials suspected a parcel coming ....
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Renovation of Graeco-Roman Museum to be completed next June
Date: 2019-08-06 22:00:18 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:110 - ID:8055226
CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - Egypt's Graeco-Roman Museum in Alexandria will be fully renovated by June 2020, Assistant Minister of Antiquities for Engineering Hisham Samir said. Renovation activities were resumed in February after a hiatus of almost ....
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36 German tourists visit Sohag's Abidus Temple
Date: 2019-08-06 16:37:57 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:88 - ID:8054797
SOHAG, Egypt, Aug 6 (MENA) - Sohag governorate has received a German tour group of 36 people on board a ship to visit pharaonic sites in Abidus archaeological area, Governor Ahmed el Ansary said on Tuesday. All necessary measures have been taken ....
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Royal Carriage Museum to open in December
Date: 2019-08-06 16:04:05 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:80 - ID:8054674
CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - The Carriage Museum in Cairo's Bulaq neighborhood will be inaugurated in December after finishing its renovation, Head of the Projects Sector at the Ministry of Antiquities Waad Abu El-Ella said on Tuesday. More than 80 ....
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EgyptAir to operate 175 flights to resort cities during Eidul Adha
Date: 2019-08-06 15:03:18 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:74 - ID:8054792
CAIRO, Aug 6 (MENA) - EgyptAir Express will operate 175 regular and additional flights to the resort cities of Sharm el Sheikh, Hurghada, Luxor and Aswan during Eidul Adha holidays. EgyptAir Express chairman Sherif Khalil said the flights came to ....
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Details of Tutankhamun's golden sarcophagus restoration unveiled
Date: 2019-08-04 10:37:15 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:30 - ID:8051021
GIZA, Egypt, Aug 4 (MENA) - Head of Restoration and Artifacts Transport Unit at the new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) revealed on Sunday revealed details of King Tutankhamun's golden sarcophagus restoration work, saying that the sarcophagus of the ....
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30 local, foreign channels to film 1st restoration of Tutankhamun casket
Date: 2019-08-04 09:55:38 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:21 - ID:8051034
GIZA, Egypt, Aug 4 (MENA) - The Grand Egyptian Museum received about 30 local and foreign TV channels and 20 cameramen from various newspapers to cover the first restoration of Tutankhamun casket which was discovered in 1922. In statements to MENA, ....
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GEM's Egyptian-international consortia convene their first meeting
Date: 2019-08-04 09:25:48 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:17 - ID:8051019
GIZA, Aug 4 (MENA) - The first meeting of the four international consortia and a UAE company that are bidding to run and operate the Grand Egyptian Museum was held on Sunday. The meeting was attended by officials of the Ministry of Antiquities, ....
