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15 hot air balloon flights take off in Luxor in 3 days
Date: 2016-07-13 07:08:16 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:8 - ID:5248973
LUXOR, Upper Egypt, July 13 (MENA) - Fifteen hot air balloon trips were organized in three days in Luxor, carrying 293 tourists of various nationalities to visit the monument-rich city. On Wednesday, three hot air balloon flights took off with 64 ....
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Matrouh receives first charter flight, with 108 Italian tourists on board
Date: 2016-07-12 20:11:40 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:114 - ID:5247485
MARSA MATROUH, Egypt, July 12 (MENA) - Marsa Matrouh International Airport received on Tuesday the first charter flight coming from the two Italian cities of Rome and Milan with 108 tourists on board. This marks the start of tourists' influx into ....
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World Heritage Committee to discuss 'Abu Mena' monastery file - official
Date: 2016-07-12 18:05:41 GMT - Turkey - Tourism and Archeology - SN:105 - ID:5247249
ISTANBUL, July 12 (MENA) - The 40th session of the World Heritage Committee, currently in session in Istanbul will discuss the file of Abu Mena monastery, which is registered as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, said a senior Antiquities Ministry ....
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Grand Egyptian Museum receives 4 ancient wooden statues
Date: 2016-07-12 16:07:43 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:98 - ID:5247121
CAIRO, July 12 (MENA) – The Grand Egyptian Museum received on Tuesday four wooden colored statues dated back to the Old Kingdom of Egypt, its curator has said. Among the artifacts is a statue for a man standing on a wooden base with Hieroglyphic ....
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WTO chooses Luxor to host conference on city tourism
Date: 2016-07-12 15:50:20 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:94 - ID:5246829
LUXOR, Upper Egypt, July 12 (MENA) - Luxor governorate was chosen by the World Tourism Organization (WTO) to host for the first time a conference on city tourism and to chair the WTO's executive board this year. The decision was made after Luxor ....
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Head of Arab Tourism Organization hails South Sinai governor's efforts
Date: 2016-07-12 13:09:04 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:66 - ID:5245165
EL-TOUR, Egypt, July 12 (MENA) – President of the Arab Tourism Organization Bander Bin Fahd Al Faheed hailed efforts exerted by Khaled Fouda, the Governor of South Sinai to promote tourism, especially in Sharm El Sheikh. “Egypt in general, and ....
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Egyptian Grand Museum reveals for first time Khufu's unique papyrus
Date: 2016-07-11 14:59:36 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:72 - ID:5240417
CAIRO, July 11 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled el Anany will attend the show of King Khufu's unique papyrus, which was discovered on the shores of the Red Sea in the Wadi al Jarf region, about 112 miles (180 kilometers) south of Suez, at the ....
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5 hot air balloons take off in Luxor with 94 tourists
Date: 2016-07-11 05:43:06 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:6 - ID:5236445
LUXOR, Egypt, July 11 (MENA) – Five hot air balloon flights took off in Luxor, carrying 94 tourists of various nationalities, head of the union of air balloon companies in Luxor Ahmed Abboud said on Monday. The flights, operated by several travel ....
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Ra War cemetery in good condition -- senior archaeologist
Date: 2016-07-10 15:04:29 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:48 - ID:5234173
CAIRO, July 10 (MENA) - A senior archaeological official denied on Sunday media reports about the fall of the ceiling and the western wall of the Ra War cemetery, which dates back to the 5th dynasty. In a statement, Head of the Pyramids ....
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Tourism minister visits Red Sea governorate
Date: 2016-07-09 16:55:49 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:51 - ID:5230229
HURGHADA, Egypt, July 9 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Yahia Rashid is paying a visit to the Red Sea governorate to mull ways to promote the tourism sector and attract tourists from new markets, including the Gulf states. The minister met with Red Sea ....
