Tourism and Archeology

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  • Antiquities minister, Guinean envoy confer on joint cooperation

    Date: 2015-12-10 21:42:43 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:111 - ID:3904482

    CAIRO, Dec 10 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty on Sunday conferred with Guinea's ambassador in Cairo on ways of promoting joint cooperation between Cairo and Conakry. In statements following the meeting, Damaty said he discussed ....

  • Zaazou, Bishop Paul of Tanta mull initiative to promote domestic tourism

    Date: 2015-12-10 21:24:40 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:108 - ID:3903874

    CAIRO, Dec 10 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou held a meeting Thursday with Bishop Paul of Tanta to discuss a new initiative to promote domestic tourism, launched by Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria and Patriarch of St. Mark Diocese. Under ....

  • Zaazou launches 'This is Egypt' tourism promotion campaign

    Date: 2015-12-10 13:55:32 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:66 - ID:3901170

    CAIRO, Dec 10 (MENA) – Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou launched Thursday "This is Egypt" tourism promotion campaign. The campaign targets the Egyptians to visit the tourist sites and hubs especially during the mid-year vacation. This came in a ....

  • Cairo, Berlin maintain cooperation to develop tourism

    Date: 2015-12-10 04:59:03 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:37 - ID:3891530

    CAIRO, Dec 9 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou stressed on Wednesday that cooperation is going on with Germany to develop the tourism industry. Egypt is abundant with splendid archaeological places but unfortunately some of them are not ....

  • Archaeological sites in Luxor receive 3,150 visitors in 3 days

    Date: 2015-12-09 16:39:14 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:115 - ID:3895890

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Dec 9 (MENA) - Up to 3,150 persons visited archaeological sites in Luxor in the past three days, Director General of Luxor Antiquities Mostafa Waziry said on Wednesday. The visitors included foreigners and Egyptians, he ....

  • British amb. visits Sharm

    Date: 2015-12-09 15:29:22 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:106 - ID:3895002

    CAIRO, Dec 9 (MENA) - British Ambassador to Egypt John Casson paid a visit to Sharm el Sheikh to attend the memorial service ceremony for victims of the Russian plane crash in Sinai and push forward joint action between Egypt and the UK to remove a ....

  • Tutankhamun's mask to go back on display at Egyptian museum next Wednesday - minister

    Date: 2015-12-09 12:06:16 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:47 - ID:3891626

    CAIRO, Dec 9 (MENA) - The mask of king Tutankhamun will be transported to its permanent display case in the halls of the Egyptian Museum next Wednesday, after it was transformed into a laboratory specifically for the mask's restoration, said ....

  • S. Sinai marks martyrdom of Saint Catherine

    Date: 2015-12-09 11:52:53 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:53 - ID:3891714

    AL TOUR, Egypt, Dec 9 (MENA) – South Sinai and the Greek Orthodox Monastery of Saint Catherine continues to mark the martyrdom of Saint Catherine, which falls on December 8. To mark the event, the governorate has been holding celebrations that ....

  • 80 artifacts restored to be displayed at Grand Museum

    Date: 2015-12-09 11:05:56 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:39 - ID:3891638

    CAIRO, Dec 9 (MENA) - The restoration center of the Grand Egyptian Museum restored 80 artifacts, the museum project general supervisor said. The restored pieces will be displayed during the partial inauguration of the museum in 2018, Tarek ....

  • 1,200 tourists visit archaeological sites in Luxor

    Date: 2015-12-08 17:00:14 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:106 - ID:3887782

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Dec 8 (MENA) - About 1,200 tourists and visitors visited the archaeological sites in Luxor, Upper Egypt, on Monday, said the General Director of Luxor Antiquities Moustafa Wazery. In statements on Tuesday, Wazery underlined ....

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