Tourism and Archeology

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  • Egypt seeks promoting tourism sector -- minister

    Date: 2018-05-08 13:15:46 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:65 - ID:7389926

    SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, May 8 (MENA) - Minister of Tourism Rania el Mashat on Tuesday said that promoting Egypt's tourist sector comes on top of the political leadership's priorities. Addressing the 44th meeting of the World Tourism Organization, ....

  • Anany opens conference of archaeological missions

    Date: 2018-05-08 12:10:45 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:55 - ID:7389651

    CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) - Minister of Antiquities Khaled el Anany on Tuesday inaugurated the third annual meeting of Egyptian and foreign archaeological missions operating in Egypt. Addressing the event, he underlined the importance of the conference ....

  • IMF deputy chairman voices happiness over visiting Cairo Religious Complex

    Date: 2018-05-08 08:52:40 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:19 - ID:7389086

    CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) - Minister of Antiquities Khaled al Anani received on Tuesday Finance Minister Amr el Garhy and visiting First Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) David Lipton at the Religious Complex of Old ....

  • PM approves showcasing 293 artifacts in US museums

    Date: 2018-05-07 15:33:17 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:65 - ID:7388133

    CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail has approved displaying 293 Egyptian antiquities at "Osiris, Egypt's Sunken Mysteries" exhibition at two US museums until April 2019, according to the official gazette on Monday. The artifacts ....

  • Luxor, China's Nanjing discuss tourism cooperation

    Date: 2018-05-07 12:48:40 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:44 - ID:7387810

    LUXOR, Egypt, May 7 (MENA) - Head of Luxor City Council Ayman El Sherif met on Monday with Sun Li, deputy governor of China's Qinhuai county in Nanjing city, and Xiao Mo, an official in the provincial justice department in Nanjing, to discuss ways ....

  • Immigration minister asserts "Return to Roots" successful initiative

    Date: 2018-05-07 11:42:14 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:30 - ID:7387444

    CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) - Minister of Immigration and Expatriate Affairs Nabila Makram asserted that the"Return to Roots" initiative has been successful, noting that its positive reactions abroad were not expected. In press statements on Monday, ....

  • Sisi says upgrading tourism key factor in fighting terrorism

    Date: 2018-05-07 10:58:02 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:26 - ID:7387525

    CAIRO, May 7 (MENA) - President Abdel Fattah El Sisi has pressed for action to upgrade the tourism sector, believing this is a major factor to counter terrorism and extremism. Tourism helps bring peoples closer and create a favorable climate to ....

  • Egypt affirms keenness to boost cooperation with UNWTO

    Date: 2018-05-06 20:26:40 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:85 - ID:7386867

    CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on Sunday hailed the vital role played by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in promoting the tourism sector. Meeting UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili, Ismail affirmed the ....

  • Italian study proves no rooms exist behind tomb of King Tut

    Date: 2018-05-06 14:42:58 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:58 - ID:7386195

    CAIRO, May 6 (MENA) - A study conducted by the Polytechnic University of Turin in Italy has proved that no rooms exist behind the walls of the tomb of King Tutankhamun in Luxor. The head of the Italian research team will review the outcome of ....

  • Group of Greek, Cypriot families arrives at St. Catherine's Monastery

    Date: 2018-05-06 11:08:18 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:28 - ID:7385815

    EL TOR, Egypt, May 6 (MENA) - A group of 140 Greek and Cypriot families arrived at Saint Catherine's Monastery Sunday, coming from Sharm el Sheikh as part of a "Roots Revival" week, which started in the Mediterranean city of Alexandria Monday. ....

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