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Tourism and Archeology
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FM receives UNWTO secretary-general
Date: 2016-02-22 18:15:39 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:78 - ID:4369533
CAIRO, Feb 22 (MENA) – Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry received on Monday Secretary-General of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Taleb Rifai, Spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ahmed Abu Zeid said Monday. The visit comes as part ....
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Greek tourism minister admires genius of ancient Egyptians
Date: 2016-02-22 09:23:37 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:25 - ID:4364105
CAIRO, Feb 22 (MENA) - Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura lauded the genius of ancient Egyptians in building the Pyramids, saying the building of Pyramid of Khufu is considered a miracle. The Pyramid of Khufu is the oldest and largest of the ....
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4,000 tourists, Egyptians watch sun illumination on Abu Simbel temple
Date: 2016-02-22 07:38:03 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:11 - ID:4363585
ASWAN, Feb 22 (MENA) - More than 4,000 tourists and Egyptians watched the illumination of sun rays on the inner statues of Abu Simbel Temple in Aswan on Monday, a rare phenomenon that occurs twice a year. Antiquities Minister Mamdouh Damaty, ....
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Egypt's amb. opens 2016 Tourism Fair in Prague
Date: 2016-02-21 17:00:33 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:83 - ID:4361433
CAIRO, Feb 21 (MENA) – Egypt's Ambassador to the Czech Republic Abdel Rahman Salah inaugurated on Sunday the Holiday World 2016 Tourism Fair being held in Prague. The Holiday World is the largest professional show in the Czech Republic as it ....
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Egyptian heritage panorama highly admired by Sharm forum attendees
Date: 2016-02-21 10:45:43 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:28 - ID:4357549
CAIRO, Feb 21 (MENA) - The Egyptian heritage panorama, that was displayed during the Africa 2016 Forum, was highly admired by participants in the investment forum, said a Bibliotheca Alexandrina official on Sunday. The panorama documents Egypt's ....
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Greek tourist minister arrives in Cairo
Date: 2016-02-20 17:57:41 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:94 - ID:4355065
CAIRO, Feb 20 (MENA) - Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura arrived in Cairo on Saturday on a visit during which she will meet with her Egyptian counterpart Hisham Zaazou. On Sunday, Kountoura and Zaazou will hold a news conference to sign a ....
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Head of King Amenhotep III returns on body in Luxor museum
Date: 2016-02-20 17:47:08 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:85 - ID:4354313
LUXOR, Egypt, Feb 20 (MENA) – Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh el Damati witnessed on Saturday the process of putting the head of the huge statue of King Amenhotep III in Luxor for the first time since its recovery in 1964. The red quartzite ....
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Restoration of King Khufu second ship to be finalized by 2017 - official
Date: 2016-02-20 11:51:20 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:35 - ID:4351177
CAIRO, Feb 20 (MENA) – The second solar boat of the Pharaonic King Khufu is expected to be lifted from its pit and restored in 2017, an archaeological official said. Japanese Ambassador to Egypt Takehiro Kagawa and his wife inspected Saturday the ....
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Egypt's amb. to Austria opens exhibition to lure tourists to Egypt
Date: 2016-02-20 10:02:19 GMT - Austria - Tourism and Archeology - SN:22 - ID:4350849
VIENNA, Feb 20 (MENA) - Egypt's Ambassador to Austria Khaled Shamaa opened an exhibition at "Lugner City" center in Vienna. The exhibition aims at increasing the number of Austrian tourists to Egypt. Present at the exhibition were Egypt's ....
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Zaazou, private travel agencies discuss boosting tourism
Date: 2016-02-18 22:08:46 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:122 - ID:4344533
CAIRO, Feb 18 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou held a meeting on Thursday with representative of the private sector’s travel agencies to discusses refreshing the tourism industry. The meeting took up means to promote tourist destinations in ....
