Tourism and Archeology
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687 tourists visit Saint Catherine, Dahab over past 24 hours
Date: 2017-02-20 17:12:42 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:86 - ID:6557965
EL TUR, Egypt, Feb 20 (MENA) - As many as 687 tourists of different nationalities visited South Sinai cities of Saint Catherine and Dahab over the past 24 hours. As many as 357 tourists of different nationalities visited Saint Catherine city, ....
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Tourism delegation visits Tuna el Gebel
Date: 2017-02-20 16:03:59 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:75 - ID:6556917
MINYA, Egypt, Feb 20 (MENA) - A tourism delegation comprising tourists from four countries visited on Monday Tuna el Gebel archaeological sites in Minya. The delegation - which comprises tourists from Italy, France, US and Australia - took a tour ....
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Coptic Orthodox Church takes part in conf. in Italy to promote religious tourism in Egypt
Date: 2017-02-20 11:29:38 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:40 - ID:6555305
CAIRO, Feb 20 (MENA) - The Coptic Orthodox Church participated in a conference in Italy to promote religious tourism in Egypt. Anba Barnaba, the bishop of the Coptic Orthodox Church in Rome and Turin, delegated the pastor of the Coptic Orthodox ....
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Tourism minister attends celebrations marking selection of Medina as capital of Islamic tourism in 2017
Date: 2017-02-20 09:26:43 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:22 - ID:6554293
CAIRO, Feb 20 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Yehia Rashed took part in celebrations in Medina Monawara after it was named capital of Islamic tourism in 2017. Rashed met with head of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) Prince ....
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Illegally excavated artefacts found in warehouse in Aswan
Date: 2017-02-20 09:20:15 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:21 - ID:6554161
ASWAN, Feb 20 (MENA) - Tourism and antiquities police discovered on Sunday three ancient potteries in various shapes and sizes in an old warehouse in Aswan city. The unearthed artefacts were found before being offered for sale to antiquities ....
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Establishing new travel companies suspended for one year
Date: 2017-02-19 19:56:55 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:79 - ID:6552225
CAIRO, Feb 19 (MENA) – Minister of Tourism Mohamed Yehia issued Sunday a decision on Sunday temporarily suspending the establishment of travel companies for one year. The decision was published in the official gazette. (MENA) M G E/M A F ....
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Antiquities minister opens archaological landmarks in New Valley
Date: 2017-02-19 14:31:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:52 - ID:6550417
KHGARGA, Feb 19 (MENA) - Minister of State for Antiquities Khaled el Anani, flanked by the Netherlands Ambassador in Egypt Laurens Westhoff, opened on Sunday a model for the house of a 2000-year-old Roman richman in Amahada antiquities area in al ....
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Togolese president arrives at Saint Catherine
Date: 2017-02-19 10:42:12 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:22 - ID:6548733
EL TOR, Feb 19 (MENA) - Togolese President Faure Gnassingbe arrived at Saint Catherine airport early Sunday to visit the city's tourist attractions. Upon arrival, the president, accompanied by medical teams and some bedouins, climbed Mt. Sinai ....
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Ambassador in Prague opens Egyptian pavilion in Holiday World fair
Date: 2017-02-18 18:37:15 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:63 - ID:6546329
CAIRO, Feb 18 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador in Prague Abdel Rahman Salah has inaugurated the Egyptian pavilion in the international travel fair "Holiday World", which kicked off in the Czech capital last week. In a statement, the Egyptian Foreign ....
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UNESCO chief inspects renovation process of Ramses II statue at Luxor Temple
Date: 2017-02-18 14:05:05 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:42 - ID:6544661
LUXOR, Egypt, Feb 18 (MENA) - UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova went on a tour of Luxor Temple and inspected the renovation process of Ramesses II statue. Bokova was accompanied by Minister of Antiquities Khaled el Anani and Luxor Governor ....