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Tourism and Archeology
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IDSC denies alleged sale of archaeological site in Alamein
Date: 2018-07-02 20:17:59 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:111 - ID:7470425
CAIRO, July 2 (MENA) - The Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) has denied reports claiming that the Ministry of Antiquities had given up 11 feddans of an archaeological site in El Alamein for the Ministry of Housing to build ....
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Cemetry with hundreds of clay pots unearthed in Alexandria museum garden
Date: 2018-07-02 14:56:05 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:81 - ID:7469774
CAIRO, July 2 (MENA) - The Antiquities Ministry uncovered an ancient tomb containing hundreds of clay pots belonging to different eras starting from the Graeco-Roman till the Islamic one. The tomb was unearthed during digging operations in the ....
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Egyptian artifacts restored from Italy to be displayed at Egyptian Museum Wednesday
Date: 2018-07-01 19:39:53 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:50 - ID:7468596
CAIRO, July 1 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled Anani ordered on Sunday Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Moustafa Waziri to follow up the rehabilitation works of the Egyptian artifacts earlier restored from Italy. ....
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Osiris bronze statue discovered
Date: 2018-07-01 19:28:50 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:49 - ID:7468418
CAIRO, July 1 (MENA) - An archaeological team of the Ministry of Antiquities has discovered a bronze statue of Osiris while performing restoration tasks on the western side of the Pyramid of Djoser. Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of ....
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New antiquities law protects artifacts from smuggling, illegal digging - Official
Date: 2018-07-01 16:51:48 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:38 - ID:7468409
CAIRO, July 1 (MENA) – General Manager of Antiquities Ministry’s research and archaeological studies and scientific publishing in Lower Egypt and Sinai Dr. Abdel Rehim Rihan described new amendments of preserving antiquities law as “positive”. In ....
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Ptolemaic cemetery found in Alex.
Date: 2018-07-01 13:36:27 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:32 - ID:7468308
CAIRO, July 1 (MENA) - A team of archaeologists has unearthed a Ptolemaic cemetery during digging operations in Sidi Gaber district of Alexandria. The cemetery contains a coffin made of black granite, said Dr Moustafa Waziri, Secretary General ....
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30-ton antique coffin found in eastern Alex.
Date: 2018-07-01 10:30:21 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:18 - ID:7467964
ALEXANDRIA, July 1 (MENA) - A contractor found an antique coffin weighing 30 tons while digging in a 150-square meter-sized piece of land to construct a building in eastern Alexandria. The 1.85-meter-high coffin is made of black granite with a ....
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Cairo airport receives Egyptian artifacts smuggled to Italy
Date: 2018-06-30 15:23:04 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:44 - ID:7467191
CAIRO, June 30 (MENA) - Cairo International Airport received on Saturday Egyptian antiquities, which were earlier smuggled to Italy, the public prosecution announced. The shipment included 195 antiquities and 21,660 coins that date back to the ....
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Egypt restores 118 smuggled artifacts seized in Italy
Date: 2018-06-29 19:29:29 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:69 - ID:7466185
CAIRO, June 29 (MENA) - The Cargo Village of Cairo International Airport on Friday received smuggled artifacts that were seized in Italy's Naples a month ago. They arrived on board of an Egyptian flight coming from Rome. Earlier, Italy seized ....
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Tourism minister probes bolstering cooperation with Arab League
Date: 2018-06-28 18:49:05 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:106 - ID:7464909
CAIRO, June 28 (MENA) – Minister of Tourism Rania el Mashat discussed on Thursday with Director of the Arab League’s Transport and Tourism Department Dina el Zaher prospects of cooperation between the two sides. Mashat highlighted the role played ....
