Tourism and Archeology

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  • Director of Antiquities Museum at BA stresses deeply rooted relations between Egypt, Japan

    Date: 2018-02-12 16:54:11 GMT - Japan - Tourism and Archeology - SN:74 - ID:7241871

    TOKYO, Feb 12 (MENA) - Director General of the Antiquities Museum at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) Hussein Abdel Basir said on Monday that the Egyptian-Japanese relations in the field of archaeology are strong and deeply-rooted. The BA ....

  • PM issues instructions to set up plan to establish hotels in various governorates

    Date: 2018-02-12 15:32:36 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:72 - ID:7242031

    CAIRO, Feb 12 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail issued instructions to tourism, antiquities and public business sector ministries to set up a plan to establish hotels in a number of governorates to boost tourism and investment. This came ....

  • Russian media delegation finishes making documentary on Egypt-Russia relations

    Date: 2018-02-12 13:50:20 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:59 - ID:7241420

    ASWAN, Egypt, Feb 12 (MENA) - A media delegation of Russia Channel 1, led by Director Maxim Kiselev, has finished the making of a documentary to depict the historical relations between Egypt and Russia, to coincide with the resumption of air ....

  • Antiquity: Number of artifacts selected to be displayed at Egyptian museums

    Date: 2018-02-11 11:35:04 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:46 - ID:7239483

    GIZA, Feb 11 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Moustafa Waziri on Sunday said a number of artifacts will be selected from Saqqara antiquity warehouses to be displayed at the Egyptian Museum at Tahrir Square and the ....

  • Security forces detain 7 antiquities traffickers in Beni Suef

    Date: 2018-02-09 13:48:25 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:48 - ID:7236405

    CAIRO, Feb 9 (MENA) - Security forces detained Friday seven antiquities traffickers in Beni Suef governorate. The authorities found 485 pieces in their possession. All legal measures were taken against the arrested who were referred to the ....

  • Director of Antiquities Museum at BA to attend int’l forum on museums in Japan

    Date: 2018-02-09 13:41:51 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:46 - ID:7236187

    CAIRO, Feb 9 (MENA) – Director General of the Antiquities Museum at the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (BA) Hussein Abdel Basir will participate in an international forum on international museums in Japan, which will kick off on Monday under the theme of ....

  • British tourist nights in Egypt were up 88% in 2017 -- ambassador

    Date: 2018-02-08 19:01:44 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:102 - ID:7235451

    CAIRO, Feb 8 (MENA) - British Ambassador to Egypt John Casson wrote on his official twitter account that British tourist nights in Egypt were up 88% in 2017. Casson added that 2018 looks set for more with British tour operator company Thomas ....

  • Antiquities Ministry denies claims over discovering hole near Tutankhamun tomb

    Date: 2018-02-08 17:30:32 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:93 - ID:7235211

    CAIRO, Feb 8 (MENA) – The Antiquities Ministry did not receive any reports concerning a 15-meters hole near the tomb of Tutankhamun during the work of an exploration mission in Luxor city, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities ....

  • Antiquities min., int'l museum scientists tackle plan to develop Egyptian Museum in Tahrir

    Date: 2018-02-06 16:14:11 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:70 - ID:7231219

    CAIRO, Feb 6 (MENA) - Minister of Antiquities Khaled Al Anany discussed with international delegation of museum experts ways of development of the Egyptian museum in Tahrir square in the next period, coinciding with the opening date of the Grand ....

  • UK company shoots documentary on Egypt's Nile river

    Date: 2018-02-05 10:43:46 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:31 - ID:7228454

    ASWAN, Feb 5 (MENA) - A media delegation of Britain's Gold TV Channel finalized on Monday the shooting of a documentary on the Nile River as part of a series titled "Great Canal Journeys". In 36 episodes, husband and wife Timothy West and ....

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