Tourism and Archeology

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  • Delegation from tourism ministry visits Assiut

    Date: 2016-01-14 14:41:45 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:97 - ID:4114905

    ASSIUT, Upper Egypt, Jan 14 (MENA) - A delegation representing the Tourism Ministry visited Assiut governorate Thursday to develop the places in which the Holy Family toured. The General Director of Tourism in the Governorate Osama Anwar Bishay ....

  • Egypt's minister promises additional security measures to protect tourists

    Date: 2016-01-14 14:27:35 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:92 - ID:4114805

    CAIRO, Jan 14 (MENA) - Egypt's tourism minister promised additional security measures to protect tourists, following the second attack on a hotel in two days. Three tourists were injured in a knife attack at the Bella Vista Hotel in Hurghada on ....

  • 35,000-year skeleton at display in Egyptian Museum

    Date: 2016-01-14 13:30:44 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:80 - ID:4113585

    CAIRO, Jan 14 (MENA) – A 35,000-year-old skeleton that has been put for display at a fair of antiquities returned from abroad at the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square has attracted the interest of visitors. The skeleton is the oldest human remains ....

  • Restored monuments exhibition inaugurated

    Date: 2016-01-14 11:34:16 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:64 - ID:4113105

    CAIRO, Jan 14 (MENA) - An exhibition showcasing restored Egyptian monuments was opened Thursday at the Egyptian Museum in Downtown Cairo, the minister of antiquities said. The exhibition - to wrap up on February 29 - displays 198 artifacts ....

  • No Zionist symbols in design of Grand Egyptian Museum, says official

    Date: 2016-01-13 20:09:35 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:146 - ID:4109005

    CAIRO, Jan 13 (MENA) – Tarek Tawfik, the general supervisor of the Grand Egyptian Museum project, on Wednesday said there was no Zionist symbols in the under-establishment museum. In statements to MENA, Tawfik asserted that the project was ....

  • Egypt takes part in Vienna international tourist fair

    Date: 2016-01-13 19:27:52 GMT - Austria - Tourism and Archeology - SN:143 - ID:4109269

    VIENNA, Jan 13 (MENA) – Egypt will take part in the Vienna international tourist fair, the Ferien-Messe Wien 2016. Inaugurating on Thursday, the four-day event is considered an important gathering for tourism and tour operators. Egypt's ....

  • PM confers with ministers, top officials on developing pyramids zone

    Date: 2016-01-13 16:12:26 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:127 - ID:4108513

    CAIRO, Jan 13 (MENA) - Prime Minister Sherif Ismail on Wednesday held a meeting with a number of ministers and top officials to discuss a plan to develop the pyramids area. The ministers of tourism, antiquities, interior, local development, ....

  • Antiquities Ministry denies restoring Edfu temple with cement, lime

    Date: 2016-01-13 11:56:28 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:59 - ID:4105593

    CAIRO, Jan 13 (MENA) – The Antiquities Ministry denied online reports about restoring Aswan's Temple of Edfu, dedicated to the falcon god Horus, with cement and lime. Head of the ministry's antiquities department Mahmoud Afifi said the temple's ....

  • Environment min. to open fossil museum Thursday

    Date: 2016-01-13 11:09:10 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:41 - ID:4105029

    CAIRO, Jan 13 (MENA) – Environment Minister Khaled Fahmy and Fayyoum Governor Wael Makram will open a fossil museum in Fayyoum on Thursday. The opening will be attended by Italian Ambassador to Egypt Maurizio Massari and United Nations Development ....

  • Investors expect return of tourism to normal rate in months

    Date: 2016-01-12 16:34:16 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:102 - ID:4100473

    CAIRO, Jan 12 (MENA) – Board chairman of South Sinai Investors Association and Marsa Alam Investors Association Atef Abdel Latif said that the tourism in Egypt is expected to get back to normal within 6 months. In press statements Tuesday, Abdel ....

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