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Tourism minister says structural reform program to raise competitiveness

Date: 2019-01-01 18:55:53 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:52 - ID:7739306

CAIRO, Jan 1 (MENA) – Tourism Minister Rania el Mashat on Tuesday said that the structural reform program is aimed at achieving a sustainable development of the tourism sector and increasing its global competitiveness. In 2019, the Tourism ....

PM directs to quickly finish renovation of Djoser Pyramid

Date: 2019-01-01 10:24:25 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:21 - ID:7738635

CAIRO, Jan 1 (MENA) - Prime Minister and Housing Minister Moustafa Madbouli gave directives to quickly get done with the renovation of the Pyramid of Djoser by the end of June. This came during Madbouli's visit on Tuesday to Saqqara ....

S. Sinai governor receives Tajik ambassador

Date: 2018-12-31 21:29:23 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:47 - ID:7738322

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Dec 31 (MENA) - South Sinai Governor Khalid Fouda on Monday received Tajik Ambassador in Cairo Khusrav Noziri. The ambassador is paying a visit to Sharm El Sheikh, heading the first Tajik tourist group, comprised of 187 tourists, ....

Tourism Ministry receives families of Giza terrorist attack victims

Date: 2018-12-30 16:19:27 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:51 - ID:7736705

CAIRO, Dec 30 (MENA) - Tourism Ministry received on Sunday a number of families of the Vietnamese tourists who were killed and injured in Giza terrorist attack that took place on Friday. The Head of the Tourist Activities in the Tourism Ministry ....

Egyptian archaeologists discover Romanian clay coffins in Damietta

Date: 2018-12-30 13:28:11 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:35 - ID:7736465

CAIRO, Dec 30 (MENA) - An archaeological team of the Ministry of Antiquities has discovered a group of cylindrical clay coffins in the Delta city of Damietta. The team found the red coffins at Tel el Deir archaeological site, said Secretary ....

1st Tajik tourist group arrives in Sharm el Sheikh

Date: 2018-12-29 13:51:11 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:29 - ID:7735158

CAIRO, Dec 29 (MENA) – The first Tajik tourist group arrived Saturday in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh coming from Dushanbe, Ambassador of Tajikistan to Egypt Khusrav Noziri said. Speaking to MENA, Noziri said the group is comprised of ....

Tourism ministry will coordinate with Vietnamese embassy over travel measures for victims' families

Date: 2018-12-29 07:52:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:9 - ID:7734814

CAIRO, Dec 29 (MENA) - Minister of Tourism Rania al Mashat said on Saturday that the ministry will coordinate with the Embassy of Vietnam for easing measures of travel to Egypt for the families of the Vietnamese tourists who were injured in ....

559 artifacts transferred to GEM

Date: 2018-12-28 12:46:12 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:24 - ID:7733994

GIZA, Dec 28 (MENA) - The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) on Friday received 559 artifacts dating back to the Old and New Kingdoms of Egypt. About twelve ancient pieces were moved from Khufu Ship in Giza's Pyramids, while the remaining 547 artifacts ....

Cabinet reviews reform program of tourism sector development

Date: 2018-12-27 14:15:42 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:50 - ID:7732752

CAIRO, Dec 27 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli presided over a meeting Thursday to discuss the structural reform program of the tourism sector development. During the meeting, Minister of Tourism Rania al Mashat reviewed her ministry's ....

Red Sea governor asks Chinese tourists to visit Egypt

Date: 2018-12-24 08:45:49 GMT - China - Tourism and Archeology - SN:11 - ID:7728072

BEIJING/HURGHADA, Dec 24 (MENA) - Red Sea governor Ahmed Abdullah has called on Chinese tourists to visit Red Sea resorts, pointing to a plan to lure more tourists from different parts of the world. In an interview with Xinhua news agency ....