Tourism and Archeology

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  • Protecting antiquities, visitors duty of people, governments - official

    Date: 2016-04-04 13:38:23 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:65 - ID:4650777

    CAIRO, April 4 (MENA) - Al Azhar Undersecretary Abbas Shoman underlined that preserving antiquities is a societal duty on the people and the governments. Protecting the visitors is a religious and legal duty regardless the religion of the visitor ....

  • First phase of Azhar restoration project to be completed in Ramadan – min.

    Date: 2016-04-04 13:10:13 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:58 - ID:4650637

    CAIRO, April 4 (MENA) – Antiquities Minister Khaled el Anany called for completing the first phase of the restoration project of the historic Azhar Mosque and Azhar HQ for their opening in the Muslim lunar month of Ramadan (June) as ....

  • Antiquities minister calls on Arab nations to promote cooperation

    Date: 2016-04-04 13:05:43 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:56 - ID:4650133

    CAIRO, April 4 (MENA) - Minister of Antiquities Khaled el Anani called for boosting cooperation among the Arab states to confront the phenomenon of smuggling antiquities and illegal trade in artifacts. Addressing the 2nd international conference ....

  • Red Sea governor meets Indian IATO delegation

    Date: 2016-04-03 19:28:57 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:111 - ID:4646377

    HURGHADA, Egypt, April 3 (MENA) – Red Sea Governor Ahmed Abdullah met with a delegation of the Indian Association of Tour Operators (IATO) headed by Sonel Komer, according to a statement released on Sunday by the governorate. The IATO delegation ....

  • Antiquities Ministry, civil society to renovate Baron palace

    Date: 2016-04-03 14:35:57 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:67 - ID:4644173

    CAIRO, April 3 (MENA) - Secretary General of Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Mostafa Amin said that the Antiquities Ministry, in cooperation with Heliopolis Heritage initiative and a number of civil heritage preserving organizations, mull joint ....

  • Top Egyptology students at German universities visit Luxor

    Date: 2016-04-03 08:02:43 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:9 - ID:4640961

    LUXOR, Egypt, April 3 (MENA) - Director of Public Relations at Luxor International Airport Bekheit Khairi said a delegation of top students at the Egyptology departments in the German universities arrived here on a visit to Luxor's tourism and ....

  • US Congress delegation visits ancient Pyramids area

    Date: 2016-04-02 08:43:24 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:21 - ID:4635509

    CAIRO, April 2 (MENA) - A US Congress delegation under South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham paid a visit to the ancient Pyramids plateau. The US delegation and their spouses visited the panorama area and the Sphinx and listened to a detailed ....

  • More search needed for King Tut's tomb in Luxor - minister

    Date: 2016-04-01 20:57:09 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:85 - ID:4634329

    LUXOR, April 1 (MENA) - Antiquities minister Khaled al Anani said Friday more search is needed for King Tutankhamun's tomb in Luxor. During a press conference in front of the tomb, the minister said digital scanning radar was conducted to ....

  • 3rd Radar scanning of Tut's tomb in April

    Date: 2016-04-01 15:17:38 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:57 - ID:4632761

    CAIRO, April 1 (MENA) - The third round of the digital radar scanning of the tomb of Egypt's King Tutankhamun will be conducted late April, the Antiquities Ministry said in a statement on Friday. The ministry said there is a need for a third ....

  • Cairo airport receives 112 tourists from UAE, Saudi Arabia

    Date: 2016-04-01 13:25:45 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:47 - ID:4632637

    CAIRO, April 1 (MENA) – Cairo Airport received on Friday 112 tourists coming from the UAE and Saudi Arabia. The tourists will visit tourist and archaeological sites in Egypt. (MENA) M N E/ ....

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