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Albanian president visits Saladin Citadel

Date: 2019-02-27 12:28:11 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:53 - ID:7824688

CAIRO, Feb 27 (MENA) - Albanian President Ilir Meta, and his accompanying delegation, visited on Tuesday Cairo's Saladin Citadel on the fringe of their current visit to Egypt, said Gamal Mostafa, the head of the Islamic, Coptic and Jewish ....

Antiquities Ministry: ancient coins, arrowheads seized at Luxor airport

Date: 2019-02-25 11:34:27 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:42 - ID:7820611

CAIRO, Feb 25 (MENA) - The Antiquities Ministry's unit at Luxor International Airport seized 18 antiques including silver and bronze coins as well as arrowheads before being smuggled abroad. The objects were found in the possession of a foreign ....

British tourist delegation visits Minya's archaeological landmarks

Date: 2019-02-24 14:02:41 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:62 - ID:7819311

MINYA, Upper Egypt, Feb 24 (MENA) - A British tourist delegation visited archaeological landmarks in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Minya to get better acquainted with the ancient Egyptian civilization. In statements on Sunday, Minya Governor ....

Egypt to be IFT 2020's main partner, guest of honor

Date: 2019-02-23 22:31:33 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:72 - ID:7818262

HURGHADA, Egypt, Feb 23 (MENA) - Red Sea Governor Ahmed Abdullah signed on Saturday a protocol announcing Egypt as a guest of honor and main partner for Serbia's International Fair of Tourism (IFT) in 2020. Abdullah's remarks came during the ....

Czech min. lauds Cairo-Prague tourism flow

Date: 2019-02-23 17:27:44 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:52 - ID:7818055

CAIRO, Feb 23 (MENA) - Czech Minister for the Regional Development Klára Dostálová on Saturday highlighted the increasing numbers of Czech tourists visiting Egypt. She stressed that Egypt is one of the most important tourist destinations for the ....

Ministers, African diplomats witness solar illumination of Ramses II statue

Date: 2019-02-22 10:19:35 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:22 - ID:7816099

ASWAN, Egypt, Feb 22 (MENA) - Many ministers and African ambassadors watched on Friday the sun rays illuminate the face of Ramses II statue at Abu Simbel temple in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Aswan. Minister of Tourism Rania el Mashat, ....

Celebrations of sun perpendicularity on King Ramses II Statute held in Aswan

Date: 2019-02-21 22:21:24 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:79 - ID:7815814

ASWAN, Feb 21 (MENA) – The final celebrations of the 7th edition of the Aswan International Culture and Arts Festival were held on Thursday at Abu Simbel Temples in the southern governorate, marking the fall of sun rays on King Ramses II ....

4 ministers take part in celebrations of sun perpendicularity on King Ramses II statute in Abu Simbel

Date: 2019-02-21 18:48:38 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:68 - ID:7815494

ASWAN, Feb 21 (MENA) – Four Egyptian ministers along with 15 African ambassadors and seven Acting envoys and their families made a tour of Abu Simbel ahead of the celebrations of marking the unique phenomenon of the fall of sun rays on King Ramses ....

Ministers, African ambassadors tour Aswan's Abu Simbel temple

Date: 2019-02-21 18:17:04 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:61 - ID:7815550

ASWAN, Egypt, Feb 21 (MENA) - Several ministers and African ambassadors toured on Thursday Abu Simbel Temple in Egypt's Upper Egyptian governorate of Aswan. Minister of Tourism Rania el Mashat, Minister of Antiquities Khaled el Anani, Minister of ....

African ambassadors visit Aswan to attend Abu Simbel Sun Festival

Date: 2019-02-21 12:42:05 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:32 - ID:7814849

ASWAN, Upper Egypt, Feb 21 - (MENA) - Minister of Tourism Rania el Mashat is accompanying a number of African ambassadors to Egypt on a visit to Aswan city to watch the spectacular Abu Simbel Sun Festival. The festival which attracts tourists ....