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Paris Opera band visits Pyramids plateau

Date: 2019-01-12 18:02:19 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:46 - ID:7753951

GIZA, Jan 12 (MENA) - A band of Paris Opera paid on Saturday a visit to the Pyramids plateau as part of the Egyptian-French cultural year. They expressed admiration of the greatness of the ancient Egyptian civilization, said Pyramids Plateau ....

Minister: World-class inauguration to be held for Grand Egyptian Museum

Date: 2019-01-12 17:33:06 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:41 - ID:7753753

CAIRO, Jan 12 (MENA) - A world-class inauguration is planned for the Grand Egyptian Museum, Minister of Antiquities Khaled Anani said Saturday. The event is to be attended by global figures, as it is the most important cultural project in the ....

Minister asserts Grand Egyptian Museum inauguration in 2020

Date: 2019-01-12 16:57:59 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:36 - ID:7753649

Cairo, Jan 12 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled Anany said Saturday that work is going on to finish the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) project to be totally inaugurated in 2020. "There is a presidential assignment to finalize the GEM ....

Cabinet: 80% of GEM completed at cost of EGP 10 bln

Date: 2019-01-12 13:50:51 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:25 - ID:7753488

CAIRO, Jan 12 (MENA) - More than 80 percent of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) had been finalized at a cost of EGP 10 billion, the media center of the cabinet said on Saturday. According to an infographic posted on the cabinet's Facebook page ....

Mashat: Hosting Africa Cup of Nations reflects confidence in Egypt's potentials

Date: 2019-01-09 10:52:41 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:31 - ID:7749086

CAIRO, Jan 9 (MENA) - Minister of Tourism Dr Rania el Mashat said Wednesday Egypt's hosting of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations sends an important and positive message to the world on security and safety in Egypt and reflects confidence in the state's ....

Antiquities Ministry receives stolen artifact

Date: 2019-01-08 12:54:55 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:38 - ID:7747771

CAIRO, Jan 8 (MENA) - The Ministry of Antiquities on Tuesday received an artifact from the headquarters of the Foreign Ministry that had been stolen and was retrieved to Egypt. The artifact that was retrieved from London is containing the ....

Premier chairs meeting on developing archaeological sites

Date: 2019-01-06 13:04:30 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:42 - ID:7745095

CAIRO, Jan 6 (MENA) - Prime Minister Dr Mostafa Madbouli held a meeting here on Sunday to follow up the latest developments in a number of projects implemented by the Ministry of Antiquities, attended by Minister Dr Khaled el Anani and other senior ....

Belgian royal family's visit message that Egypt is safe: Egyptologist

Date: 2019-01-05 13:24:39 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:31 - ID:7743781

GIZA, Egypt, Jan 5 (MENA) – The Belgian royal family’s visit to Egypt delivers a message to the whole world that Egypt is safe, Egyptologist and former antiquities minister Zahi Hawass said on Saturday. Hawass said in press statements that he ....

Cairo inquires about part of Great Pyramid planned to be displayed at Scottish museum

Date: 2019-01-03 20:47:12 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:65 - ID:7741962

CAIRO, Jan 3 (MENA) – The Ministry of Antiquities has contacted the Foreign Ministry to take all necessary measures to contact Scottish authorities and the National Museum of Scotland to check on ownership documents and export certificates of a ....

High security measures adopted at Religions Complex before Christmas

Date: 2019-01-02 12:55:21 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:37 - ID:7740193

CAIRO, Jan 2 (MENA) - High security measures were adopted at the Religions Complex in Old Cairo ahead of Christmas celebrations, said Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri on Wednesday. The remark was made while ....