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Egyptian diplomatic efforts in Germany to prevent antiquities smuggling
Date: 2016-08-23 09:32:39 GMT - Germany - Tourism and Archeology - SN:19 - ID:5474477
BERLIN, Aug 23 (MENA) – The Egyptian embassy in Berlin held several meetings with German officials to convey the Egyptian viewpoint on protecting antiquities from smuggling and fighting illegal excavations and smuggling networks, Ambassador Badr ....
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Minister of Antiquities, Serbian ambassador meet on boosting cooperation
Date: 2016-08-22 19:42:33 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:93 - ID:5471993
CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) - Minister of Antiquities Khaled el Anani on Monday received Serbian Ambassador in Cairo Dragan Bisenic for talks on ways to boost bilateral cooperation in the field of antiquities. In statements to MENA, the ambassador said ....
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Egyptian Museum general manager denies claims on traces of failed restoration for Rahotep statue
Date: 2016-08-22 19:41:17 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:92 - ID:5472053
CAIRO, Aug 22 (MENA) – General Manager of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square Somaia Abdel Aleem denied on Monday claims saying that there are traces of failed restoration at the back of Rahotep statue. These claims that were circulated on a ....
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9 hot air balloons take off in Luxor
Date: 2016-08-22 10:25:10 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:23 - ID:5468793
LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Aug 22 (MENA) - Nine hot air balloon flights took off in Luxor Monday, carrying 165 tourists of various nationalities, head of the union of air balloon companies in the Upper Egyptian city Ahmed Abboud said. Air balloon ....
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Six-aspect plan to promote tourism to be accomplished -- minister
Date: 2016-08-21 19:20:31 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:83 - ID:5466261
LUXOR, Egypt, Aug 21 (MENA) - A plan of six aspects to promote tourism in Egypt over six months is about to be accomplished, Tourism Minister Yahya Rashid told a news conference in Luxor on Sunday. The plan, kicked off in April, sought to promote ....
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Japanese lawmaker tours Grand Egyptian museum
Date: 2016-08-21 15:45:47 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:40 - ID:5463485
CAIRO, Aug 21 (MENA) - Dr Tarek Tawfiq, the curator of the Great Egyptian Museum, has stressed the importance of cooperation with Japan in honing the skills of the Egyptian antiquities repairers through the training programs offered by Japan to ....
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11 balloon flights carrying 200 tourists took off in Luxor
Date: 2016-08-19 19:31:50 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:72 - ID:5456141
LUXOR, Upper Egypt, August 19 (MENA) – Eleven hot air balloon flights took off in Luxor, carrying 200 tourists of various nationalities, head of the union of air balloon companies in Luxor Ahmed Aboud said. The flights, operated by several travel ....
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Antiquities: renovation of military museum underway
Date: 2016-08-15 11:43:50 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:27 - ID:5430477
CAIRO, Aug 15 (MENA) - Work is underway to renovate archaeological sites, particularly museums, in line with a plan by the Ministry of Antiquities to that effect. The renovation of the Military Museum at Cairo Citadel is one of the most important ....
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900 tourists visit Luxor Sunday
Date: 2016-08-14 20:13:15 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:90 - ID:5428281
LUXOR, Egypt, Aug 14 (MENA) - As many as 900 tourists visited Luxor on Sunday, according to the antiquities authorities. The visitors are 700 foreign tourists and 200 Egyptians, said Mostafa Waziri, the Luxor antiquities director general. ....
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38 hot air balloon flights took off in Luxor in 4 days
Date: 2016-08-14 18:29:30 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:80 - ID:5427893
LUXOR, Egypt, Aug 14 (MENA) – Thirty-eight hot air balloon flights took off in Luxor, carrying 705 tourists of various nationalities over the past four days, head of the union of air balloon companies in Luxor Ahmed Abboud said. The flights, ....
