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Ministry transfers antiquities from Mohamed Ali palace to Manial palace

Date: 2017-09-19 16:37:34 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:53 - ID:6999256

CAIRO, Sept 19 (MENA) - The committee of the Ministry of Antiquities which is tasked with inventorying antiquities in Mohamed Ali palace in Shubra revealed Tuesday plans to move antiquities from Mohamed Ali palace to Manial palace in the coming ....

Egypt participates in UNWTO round table meetings in Tokyo

Date: 2017-09-19 10:40:17 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:25 - ID:6998353

CAIRO, Sept 19 (MENA) - Deputy Tourism Minister Adla Ragab headed on Tuesday for Tokyo leading an Egyptian tourism delegation to participate in the round table meetings of tourism ministers held by the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). UNWTO ....

Grand Museum to receive 10 large statues on Wednesday

Date: 2017-09-18 20:37:36 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:72 - ID:6997728

CAIRO, Sept 18 (MENA) - The Grand Egyptian Museum will receive on Wednesday 10 large statues as part of the process of moving giant antiquities to the new site. The statues includes those of King Khafra, Hathor and King Userkaf. They will be then ....

Antiquities min.: 'Sinai: Religious tourism capital' conference to help in combating terrorism, extremism

Date: 2017-09-18 20:35:30 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:71 - ID:6997524

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt, Sept 18 (MENA) – Antiquities Minister Khaled el Anani attended on Monday a press conference on organizing the “Sinai: Religious tourism capital” conference, due to be held on September 28-30 in Sharm el Sheikh. Meanwhile, ....

Moustafa Waziery named SCA secretary general

Date: 2017-09-18 12:33:24 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:37 - ID:6996894

CAIRO, Sept 18 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled el Anany issued a decision to appoint Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Moustafa Amin as his assistant for technical affairs, while Luxor antiquities general director ....

Prehistoric Egyptian antiquities showcased at int'l conference in Vienna

Date: 2017-09-14 16:35:51 GMT - Austria - Tourism and Archeology - SN:76 - ID:6991165

VIENNA, Sept 14 (MENA) - Director of the Egyptian Museum Sabah Abdel Razek has reviewed some antiquities, dating back to prehistoric times, that will continue to be showcased at the museum. Addressing the Origins 6 international conference on ....

Tourism Min. participates in seminar on tourism, sustainable development

Date: 2017-09-14 13:43:55 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:60 - ID:6990744

CAIRO, Sept 14 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Yehia Rashed stressed the importance of working on guaranteeing tourist flow and creating stable economic atmosphere assuring that the political stability is a main base for development and progress. ....

Egypt wins membership of WTO commission for Mideast

Date: 2017-09-12 16:44:01 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:98 - ID:6987674

CAIRO, Sept 12 (MENA) - Egypt won with an overwhelming majority on Tuesday a four-year membership of the Executive Board of the World Tourism Organization (WTO) Commission for the Middle East. This came during the 43rd meeting of the WTO's ....

S.Sinai governor meets Ukrainian media team to promote tourism in Sharm

Date: 2017-09-12 09:03:53 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:13 - ID:6986367

TUR, Egypt, Sept 12 (MENA) - South Sinai Governor Khaled Fouda had talks with an Ukranian media team to promote tourism in Sharm el Sheikh. The governor highlighted the depth of the Egyptian-Ukrainian ties. During an interview with Channel 1 ....

Foreign archaeological expeditions start in Fayyoum

Date: 2017-09-09 18:31:28 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:55 - ID:6982446

FAYYOUM, Sept 9 (MENA) - Foreign archaeological teams from US, France, Germany and Italy started Saturday to work in ancient sites in Fayyoum, said the head of the archaeological department in the governorate Sayed el Shoura. A French-Italian ....