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Luxor governor discusses with French consul means of cooperation

Date: 2018-11-15 12:27:21 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:49 - ID:7671281

LUXOR, Egypt, Nov 15 (MENA) - Luxor Governor Mostafa Alham discussed on Thursday with French Consul General in Cairo François Pugeaut, who is currently visiting the governorate, means of future cooperation. The governor welcomed the French ....

Tourism, transport ministers discuss measures to facilitate floating hotels movement

Date: 2018-11-15 09:52:20 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:29 - ID:7670799

CAIRO, Nov 15 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Rania el Mashaat and Transport Minister Hisham Arafat met Thursday on measures taken to facilitate the movement of floating hotels. The meeting was attended by Deputy Irrigation Minister Ragab Abdel Azim, ....

Burial site of pregnant woman uncovered at Aswan's Kom Ombo Temple - ministry

Date: 2018-11-14 13:11:00 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:66 - ID:7669599

CAIRO, Nov 14 (MENA) - The joint Italian-US archaeological mission working at Kom Ombo Temple in Aswan has discovered an ancient burial site of a pregnant woman, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri announced on ....

Cairo, Vietnam mull means of joint archaeological cooperation

Date: 2018-11-13 12:26:12 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:50 - ID:7667871

CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) - A delegation from the Ministry of Antiquities discussed on Tuesday with a Vietnamese delegation means of joint cooperation in the fields of protecting antiquities, archaeological work and museums. The Vietnamese delegation ....

Archaeologists discover dozens of cat mummies in ancient Egyptian tomb

Date: 2018-11-12 12:54:21 GMT - USA - Tourism and Archeology - SN:54 - ID:7666157

WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (MENA) - Ancient Egyptians were serious cat people, if a discovery in a tomb near Cairo is any indication, The Washington Post reported on Monday. On Saturday, Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities announced that a team of ....

Antiquities min., Kuwait amb. confer on bilateral cooperation

Date: 2018-11-12 09:19:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:23 - ID:7665742

CAIRO, Nov 12 (MENA) - Minister of Antiquities Khaled el Anani met Monday with Kuwaiti Ambassador in Cairo Mohamed Saleh al Zuwaikh to discuss means of boosting bilateral cooperation, particularly where renovating artifacts and training ....

Seven tombs with mummified cats discovered at Saqqara necropolis - 2 last Giza

Date: 2018-11-10 11:08:49 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:25 - ID:7662972

For his part, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri said that the Egyptian mission has started working in Saqqara necropolis in April. Waziri noted that work at Saqqara ancient burial ground which served as the ....

Seven tombs with mummified cats discovered at Saqqara necropolis

Date: 2018-11-10 10:49:44 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:22 - ID:7662943

GIZA, Egypt, Nov 10 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled Anani announced that three tombs dating back to the Pharaonic modern-state era of Egypt and four other ancient ones containing a group of artifacts including mummified cats "Bastet", were ....

Former Polish president visits Giza Pyramids

Date: 2018-11-09 20:04:20 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:54 - ID:7662518

CAIRO, Nov 9 (MENA) - Former Polish president Lech Walesa on Friday paid a visit to Giza Pyramids plateau, where the famous Giza Necropolis is located. In a statement, the Antiquities Ministry said Walesa voiced deep admiration of the old ....

Minster says tourism sector more solid following 2011 challenges

Date: 2018-11-09 19:25:44 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:51 - ID:7662372

CAIRO, Nov 9 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Rania el Mashat on Friday described the sector as "more solid" following 2011 challenges. Addressing the 2018 International Travel Crisis Management Summit in London, the minister said a structural reform ....