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Tourism and Archeology
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Pyramids area sees high turnout
Date: 2018-01-20 12:57:17 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:34 - ID:7200914
CAIRO, Jan 20 (MENA) - The pyramids plateau is witnessing a high turnout by Egyptian and foreign visitors from various nationalities ahead of the mid- year academic vacation and weather improvement, Director of the Pyramids Plateau Ashraf Mohie said ....
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17 hot air balloons fly in Luxor sky with 420 tourists on board
Date: 2018-01-20 11:44:12 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:28 - ID:7200782
LUXOR, Egypt, Jan 20 (MENA) - Seventeen hot air balloon flights took off in Luxor, carrying 420 tourists after 48-hour suspension due to bad weather and strong winds and dust, a reliable source at al Qurna air balloon airport in Luxor said on ....
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Antiquities ministry denies hiring UAE company to run Pyramids show
Date: 2018-01-16 16:19:16 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:83 - ID:7194400
CAIRO, Jan 16 (MENA) - A senior Antiquities Ministry official denied on Tuesday media reports about assigning a UAE company to run the sound and light show at the Pyramids plateau for 20 years. In a statement, Mohamed Esmail, the secretary general ....
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Ramses II statue to be transferred to Grand Egyptian Museum's main gallery
Date: 2018-01-16 14:58:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:77 - ID:7194296
CAIRO, Jan 16 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled al Anani announced on Tuesday that the Ramses II statue will be transferred from its current place in the Grand Egyptian Museum to the grand gallery at main entrance of the museum on Thursday, ....
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New tourism min. reviews ministry’s plans, underlines tourism's role in supporting countries’ economy
Date: 2018-01-15 15:04:53 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:77 - ID:7192437
CAIRO, Jan 15 (MENA) – New Tourism Minister Rania el Mashat reviewed on Monday with deputy Tourism Minister Adla Ragab the ministry’s current plans and challenges. In a press release, the ministry said that Mashat underlined the importance of the ....
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Antiquities Ministry announces changing pyramids visiting hours
Date: 2018-01-15 13:03:59 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:50 - ID:7192053
GIZA, Egypt, Jan 15 (MENA) - The pyramids plateau began Monday receiving Egyptian and foreign visitors from 7:00 am instead of 8:00 am till 5:00 pm, in accordance with the recent decision of the board of directors of the Supreme Council of ....
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Mashat stresses imp. of team work in tourism sector
Date: 2018-01-15 09:19:01 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:17 - ID:7191326
CAIRO, Jan 15 (MENA) - New Tourism Minister Rania el Mashat has stressed the importance of team work to render the travel system in Egypt successful. On her first day in office, Mashat said she would hold meetings with tourism investors in the ....
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Antiquities min.: Revenues of visits to Nefertari tomb reached EGP 18 mln in one year
Date: 2018-01-14 20:26:23 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:79 - ID:7190850
CAIRO, Jan 14 (MENA) – Antiquities Minister Khaled al Anani announced that the revenues of the visits to Nefertari tomb reached about 18 million pounds in one year. In statements during celebrating Archaeologists Day, the minister added that the ....
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Antiquities Ministry: GEM receives 4,266 artifacts belonging to Tut Ankh Amoun
Date: 2018-01-14 15:37:47 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:60 - ID:7190440
CAIRO, Jan 14 (MENA) - The Antiquities Ministry said Sunday that 4,266 artifacts belonging to King Tut Ankh Amon were transferred to the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) till now. The transferred antiquities to the museum reached so far 42,755 ones so ....
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Ancient relief of King Ramesses II discovered in Sharqia
Date: 2018-01-12 17:39:05 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:60 - ID:7187705
ZAQAZIQ, Egypt, Jan 12 (MENA) - An Egyptian archaeological mission uncovered a milestone relief of King Ramesses II at San Al-Hagar archaeological site in Sharqia, east of Cairo. The pink-granite relief was discovered during ongoing renovation ....
