Tourism and Archeology

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  • Egypt envoy receives looted artifact from Austria

    Date: 2015-11-17 06:47:55 GMT - Austria - Tourism and Archeology - SN:4 - ID:3745685

    VIENNA, Nov 17 (MENA) – Egypt’s Ambassador here Khaled Shamaa received a stolen Pharaonic statue that dates back to the 26th Dynasty (610-571 B.C.) that was seized by the Austrian police in April. The Austrian police seized the relic with two ....

  • Egyptian Museum celebrates 113th anniversary

    Date: 2015-11-16 15:51:56 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:73 - ID:3742777

    CAIRO, Nov 16 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mamdouh Al Damaty on Monday took part in a special ceremony to mark the 113th anniversary of inaugurating the Egyptian Museum. In statements, the minister said that museums play a vital societal role in ....

  • UN chief to visit North Korea this week

    Date: 2015-11-16 07:04:16 GMT - south korea - Tourism and Archeology - SN:6 - ID:3738705

    SEOUL, Nov 16 (MENA) - UN chief Ban Ki-moon will visit North Korea this week for a likely meeting with leader Kim Jong-Un, South Korea's Yonhap news agency reported Monday. If the trip goes ahead, Ban would be the first UN secretary general to ....

  • Egypt focuses now on Arab and domestic markets, says tourism minister

    Date: 2015-11-15 20:09:50 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:110 - ID:3737773

    CAIRO, Nov 15 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Hesham Zaazou said on Sunday the ministry is focusing now on Arab and local markets to cope with the current crisis. "We are seeking to promote the domestic tourism," the minister said in a speech marking the ....

  • Antiquities ministry starts development project in Khan el Khalili, Sanadiqya areas in Gamaliya

    Date: 2015-11-15 12:13:11 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:52 - ID:3734041

    CAIRO, Nov 15 (MENA) - The Antiquities Ministry started carrying out a development project in the ancient areas of Khan el Khalili and el Sanadiqya in the Old Cairo district of el Gamaliya. The project will cost about 5 million pounds, said ....

  • France asks for boosting security measures around their facilities in Algeria

    Date: 2015-11-15 11:22:16 GMT - Algeria - Tourism and Archeology - SN:48 - ID:3733469

    ALGIERS, Nov 15 (MENA) - French Ambassador to Algeria Bernard Emie asserted Sunday that he asked the Algerian authorities to boost security measures around French facilities in Algeria. All the French institutes will be closed for three days in ....

  • More flights reach Sharm, Hurghada airports

    Date: 2015-11-15 11:18:38 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:44 - ID:3733361

    CAIRO, Nov 15 (MENA) - More than 120 international and local flights will arrive at Sharm El Sheikh International Airport and Hurghada Airport on Sunday. The international fights to Sharm el Sheikh will include nine planes from Ukraine with 1,350 ....

  • Egypt retrieves archaeological mask from German citizen

    Date: 2015-11-15 11:15:13 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:41 - ID:3733357

    CAIRO, Nov 15 (MENA) - The Antiquities Ministry has retrieved an archaeological mask that dates back to the Greco-Roman era. The remark was made by Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damati, who added that the mask was in the possession of one of ....

  • Opening Nile Ritz Carlton Hotel at Tahrir square confirms Egypt is safe -- minister

    Date: 2015-11-14 21:23:19 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:133 - ID:3731453

    CAIRO, Nov 14 (MENA) - Egypt's Investment Minister Ashraf Salman on Saturday said that the opening of Nile Ritz Carlton Hotel at Cairo's Tahrir square sends a message to the whole world that Egypt is the country of security, safety and ....

  • Hurghada airport receives 80 planes carrying 7,000 tourists

    Date: 2015-11-14 17:53:53 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:107 - ID:3730325

    HURGHADA, Egypt, Nov 14 (MENA) – Hurghada International Airport received on Saturday 80 planes carrying nearly 7,000 tourists of different nationalities. The tourists will spend a week at the hotels and resorts of Hurghada and Safaga, Hurghada ....

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