Tourism and Archeology
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405 tourists fly over Luxor in hot balloon flights
Date: 2018-02-18 15:01:33 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:75 - ID:7252451
LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Feb 18 (MENA) - Up to 21 hot air balloon flights took off in Luxor on Sunday carrying 405 tourists of various nationalities. Director of Luxor hot air balloon airport Essam Abdel-Aziz said the flights took off after making ....
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Antiquities min., Belgian amb. discuss boosting bilateral ties
Date: 2018-02-18 12:53:56 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:52 - ID:7252123
CAIRO, Feb 18 (MENA) – Antiquities Minister Khaled el Anani discussed in a meeting on Sunday with Belgian Ambassador in Cairo Sibille de Cartier means of boosting bilateral ties. During the meeting, attended by Secretary General of the Supreme ....
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Antiquities min.: 1,900 pieces of King Psmatik statue unearthed by Egyptian-German mission
Date: 2018-02-17 13:42:30 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:47 - ID:7250535
CAIRO, Feb 17 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled Anany said on Saturday the Egyptian-German mission operating in Matrya archaeological region managed to unearth 1,900 small pieces of a statue belonging to King Psmatik I which was discovered lately ....
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Tourism police seizes 74 artifacts in Sohag, Assiut
Date: 2018-02-17 12:53:40 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:41 - ID:7250483
CAIRO, Feb 17 (MENA) – Tourism and Antiquities Police seized on Saturday 74 items, suspected to be artifacts, in possession of three people in the Upper Egypt governorates of Sohag and Assiut. The suspects face charges of illegal trafficking of ....
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Assistant antiquities min. inspects Jewish archaeological sites in Alex.
Date: 2018-02-16 13:09:49 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:31 - ID:7248880
ALEXANDRIA, Feb 16 (MENA) – Assistant Antiquities Minister Mohamed Abdel Latif on Friday inspected a number of Jewish archaeological sites in Alexandria. He started his tour with visiting Eliyahu Hanavi Synagogue to follow up ongoing restoration ....
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Tourism min., Chinese cultural attache discuss enhancing tourism cooperation
Date: 2018-02-15 18:00:40 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:79 - ID:7247963
CAIRO, Feb 15 (MENA) – Tourism Minister Rania el Mashat discussed on Thursday with Culture Attache for Chinese Embassy in Cairo Yuan Jigang means of fostering bilateral relations especially in tourism field. During the meeting, the minister ....
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British media delegation shoots documentary on Aswan
Date: 2018-02-15 14:42:45 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:53 - ID:7247093
ASWAN, Feb 15 (MENA) - A British media delegation under director Martin Gorst finalized the shooting of a documentary on Aswan as part of a series titled "Sacha Thorpe". The film will be created in favor of the British television and the National ....
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Tourism has recovered in Egypt: World Tourism Organization
Date: 2018-02-15 14:02:59 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:51 - ID:7247377
CAIRO, Feb 15 (MENA) – Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Zurab Pololikashvili expressed optimism about the progress achieved by Egypt’s tourism sector, saying tourism has recovered in the country. Pololikashvili made the ....
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Antiquities ministry resumes restoration of Saint Paul monastery
Date: 2018-02-14 16:28:16 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:67 - ID:7245873
CAIRO, Feb 14 (MENA) - The Antiquities Ministry has resumed the restoration operation of the Monastery of Saint Paul the Anchorite in the Red Sea governorate following a seven-year hiatus, the head of the ministry's projects sector said on ....
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Remains of Roman temple unearthed in Kom Risras in Aswan
Date: 2018-02-13 12:20:30 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:25 - ID:7243114
CAIRO, Feb 13 (MENA) - Egyptian archaeologists unearthed the remains of a Roman temple made from sandstone in Kom Risras in Aswan. In statements on Tuesday, Head of the archaeological sector Ayman Ashmawi said the temple is likely to be part of ....