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Antiquities Ministry starts renovating Tutankhamun coffin

Date: 2019-07-16 20:53:58 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:89 - ID:8027188

CAIRO, July 16 (MENA) - The Ministry of Antiquities has begun restoration work of the wooden coffin of King Tutankhamun, which has recently been moved from the King's cemetery in the Valley of Kings in Luxor to the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) ....

Egypt mulls promoting maritime tourism with MedCruise

Date: 2019-07-16 16:07:38 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:64 - ID:8026770

ALEXANDRIA, July 16 (MENA) - Head of the Maritime Transport Sector Ayman Saleh Ibrahim met Tuesday with Secretary General of MedCruise Association Jordi Caballé. Chairman of Alexandria Port Authority Medhat Attia attended the meeting, which ....

Aswan governor: Work is underway to turn Philea Temple area into tourist attraction

Date: 2019-07-16 13:39:03 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:50 - ID:8026533

ASWAN, Egypt, July 16 (MENA) - Aswan Governor Ahmed Ibrahim said that coordination is underway with the Ministry of Tourism to turn the Temple of Philea area into an open tourist attraction for different kinds of tourism. The governor spoke on ....

Tender specifications for running Grand Egyptian Museum prepared - ministry

Date: 2019-07-11 18:13:59 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:91 - ID:8020358

CAIRO, July 11 (MENA) – A consortium of international companies, namely Hill-Ehaf-PWC-Lord, has prepared tender specifications to choose a company or an alliance to manage and operate the Grand Egyptian Museum, the Ministry of Antiquities said in a ....

Madagascar’s president: Pyramids most important place desired to visit

Date: 2019-07-10 20:22:20 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:78 - ID:8018850

GIZA, July 10 (MENA) - Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina, currently in Egypt, said Wednesday, that the Pyramids plateau was one of the most important landmarks he had desired to visit. Rajoelina’s remarks came during a tour he made along ....

Tanta museum to open in September after 10-year closure: governor

Date: 2019-07-09 18:54:56 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:87 - ID:8017340

GHARBIA, Egypt, July 9 (MENA) - Governor of Gharbia Hisham el Saeed has asserted the need to finish the development works of the Tanta Museum before opening it for the public in September. The governor made his remark during an inspection visit ....

Assiut gov. hails Orthodox church contributions to development initiatives

Date: 2019-07-09 16:13:30 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:73 - ID:8017140

ASSIUT, July 9 (MENA) - Governor of Assiut Gamal Noureddin met on Tuesday with Anba Yu'annis, Bishop of Assiut. They discussed efforts to complete a national project to upgrade the route of the Holy Family's sojourn in Egypt. The meeting also ....

Tanzanian PM visits Giza Plateau

Date: 2019-07-09 11:56:00 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:36 - ID:8016598

GIZA, July 9 (MENA) - Tanzanian Prime Minister Kassim Majaliwa, currently visiting here, said he is impressed by the Pyramids of Giza and the ancient Egyptian civilization. The Great Pyramid of Giza, aka Pyramid of Cheops, is a unique ....

Egypt probes legal measures against Christie's sale of smuggled antiquities

Date: 2019-07-08 20:35:23 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:90 - ID:8015997

CAIRO, July 8 (MENA) - The national committee for retrieving smuggled antiquities held a meeting Monday to discuss legal measures against a British auction house, which sold some Egyptian artifacts in London last week. The meeting was chaired by ....

Tourism min.: Downtown Cairo one of most famous areas in Middle East

Date: 2019-07-05 21:08:32 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:54 - ID:8011546

CAIRO, July 5 (MENA) - An online page affiliated to the Egyptian Tourism Authority (ETA) posted a promotional film entitled “Experience Egypt” showing the famous streets and ancient buildings of downtown the Egyptian capital and the Khedival Cairo. ....