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Tourism and Archeology
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Aswan governor probes tourism development opportunities
Date: 2016-02-18 13:54:44 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:67 - ID:4341725
ASWAN, Egypt, Feb 18 (MENA) – Aswan Governor Magdi Hegazi presided over an expanded meeting of the higher tourism committee on Thursday to probe opportunities to develop the sector in the governorate. The meeting was attended by representatives ....
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UNESCO chief hails Islamic Museum renovation project
Date: 2016-02-18 13:36:40 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:60 - ID:4341289
CAIRO, Feb 18 (MENA) – Visiting UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova praised on Thursday the rapid completion of the Islamic Museum renovation project. During a visit to probe latest developments of the project, in the presence of Minister of ....
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Jordanian producer: "Passport" program aims to promote tourism in Egypt
Date: 2016-02-18 09:47:41 GMT - Jordan - Tourism and Archeology - SN:19 - ID:4338649
AMMAN, Feb 18 (MENA) – Jordanian producer Mohammad al Majali said that the groundbreaking TV program "Passport" aims at promoting tourism in Arab countries, especially Egypt. Being the first of its kind in the Arab region, the program is being ....
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Housing min. reviews Fustat development plan
Date: 2016-02-16 09:30:16 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:19 - ID:4323769
CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) – Housing Minister Mostafa Madbouly reviewed a strategic development plan for the early Islamic city of Fustat in Cairo, which aims to turn it into a tourist, archaeological and recreational area. The development plan of ....
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Xi's visit encourages Chinese tourists to visit Egypt - report
Date: 2016-02-14 17:31:28 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:80 - ID:4313941
CAIRO, Feb 14 (MENA) - Chinese Xinhua news agency said the number of Chinese tourists to Egypt doubled during the Chinese Spring Festival holiday after a recent visit by President Xi Jinping to Luxor launched a new wave of enthusiasm in China ....
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Japan-Egypt cooperation to restore Khufu solar boat hailed
Date: 2016-02-13 19:03:14 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:95 - ID:4307977
CAIRO, Feb 13 (MENA) - A Japanese goodwill ambassador on Saturday paid a visit to Giza Pyramids where she inspected a project to restore and reconstruct King Khufu's second solar boat. The project is currently being carried out in cooperation ....
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Aswan's Nile Museum receives 17 airtifacts from antiquities ministry - irrigation minister
Date: 2016-02-13 14:23:09 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:67 - ID:4306493
CAIRO, Feb 13 (MENA) - Irrigation and Water Resources Minister Hossam Moghazi on Saturday said the Nile Museum in Aswan received 17 original artifacts from the Antiquities Ministry. In a statement, the minister said that the artifacts are related ....
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Tourists visit Qaitbay Citadel in Alexandria
Date: 2016-02-12 16:42:08 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:73 - ID:4302113
ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT, Feb 12 (MENA) - Qaitbay Citadel, one of the oldest Islamic monuments in Egypt and the Arab world, received on Friday a number of foreign tourists from East Asia and Europe. Among the visitors was the Mauritian ambassador to ....
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German court rules returning ancient bowl to Egypt
Date: 2016-02-12 14:20:05 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:57 - ID:4300581
CAIRO, Feb 12 (MENA) - A German court has ruled the right of Egypt to restore an archaeological stone bowl dating back to the pharaonic era, Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damati said on Friday. The German verdict came after the Antiquities ....
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Prosecution probes disappearance of 157 artifacts from Saqqara store - ministry
Date: 2016-02-12 11:13:46 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:37 - ID:4299641
CAIRO, Feb 12 (MENA) - The public prosecution is probing the disappearance of 157 artifacts from Saqqara store during the term of minister Mohamed Ibrahim, the Antiquities Ministry said Friday. In a statement, supervisor of the office of the ....
