Tourism and Archeology

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  • 7,500 European tourists arrive in Hurghada

    Date: 2015-11-09 17:31:19 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:89 - ID:3698473

    HURGHDA, Egypt, Nov 9 (MENA) - Hurghada International Airport received during the past hours 7,500 tourists on board 54 European planes. The official website of the airport said the tourists hold the nationality of various European countries, ....

  • Egypt, France, Canada, Japan launch new bid to unravel secrets of pyramids

    Date: 2015-11-09 16:34:48 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:78 - ID:3697117

    CAIRO, Nov 9 (MENA) – Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh al Damati said Monday the first infra-red detection to map Khufu Pyramid later in the day will be aired on the Egyptian TV. The attempt is part of a 'Scan Pyramids' plan that will continue ....

  • 2.600 tourists visit Abu Simbel Temple since beginning of November

    Date: 2015-11-09 13:54:31 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:50 - ID:3696209

    ASWAN, Upper Egypt, Nov 9 (MENA) - The Head of Abu Simbel Temple Hossam Aboud said that the temple was visited by 2,600 tourists since the beginning of November. In statements on Monday, Aboud underlined that tourists from different nationalities ....

  • 900 foreign tourists arrive in Aswan over past 3 days

    Date: 2015-11-09 13:20:00 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:45 - ID:3695573

    ASWAN, Upper Egypt, Nov 9 (MENA) - The Head of the Tourism Companies Room in Aswan Khairy Mohamed Ali said that the occupancy rates in hotels of the governorate reached about 900 tourists from different nationalities over the past three days. In ....

  • Repatriating Russian tourists from Egypt takes 2 weeks - official

    Date: 2015-11-09 13:05:34 GMT - Russia - Tourism and Archeology - SN:44 - ID:3695581

    MOSCOW, Nov 9 (MENA) - The Russian government expects that repatriating the Russian tourists from Egypt will take two weeks, said Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich in press statements on Monday. (MENA) Y Y E/R G E ....

  • Assiut governorate receives 45 French tourists

    Date: 2015-11-09 11:26:43 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:34 - ID:3694933

    ASSIUT, Nov 9 (MENA) - Assiut governorate received 45 French tourists on Monday. The tourist delegation was welcomed by members of the regional authority for tourism promotion in the governorate, Head of the authority Osman el Hosseini said in ....

  • Antiquity: Ancient compartment dating back to Ptolemaic era uncovered in Aswan

    Date: 2015-11-09 09:33:16 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:23 - ID:3694133

    CAIRO, Nov 9 (MENA) - Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh Damaty on Monday said an ancient compartment dating back to the Ptolemic era was uncovered under a house near Edfu Temple in Aswan. In statements on Monday, the minister said the compartment ....

  • Poland advises nationals to travel to Red Sea resorts

    Date: 2015-11-09 08:32:56 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:15 - ID:3693761

    CAIRO, Nov 9 (MENA) - A diplomatic source at the Polish embassy here said on Monday that Poland advised its nationals to travel to the tourist resorts in Sharm el Sheikh, Hurghada and Marsa Alam. This came in the travel advisory released by the ....

  • Orthodox Church launches initiative to encourage tourism in Egypt

    Date: 2015-11-09 06:34:54 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:8 - ID:3693117

    CAIRO, Nov 9 (MENA) - The Orthodox Church in Egypt launched an initiative to promote for tourism in Egypt under the title of "Great is my Country" In a statement released on Monday, the Orthodox Church called on Egyptian expatriates to organize ....

  • Tourism min. reviews ways to end crisis of tourism sector

    Date: 2015-11-08 20:17:01 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:117 - ID:3691881

    CAIRO, Nov 8 (MENA) – Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou has reviewed ways to get the tourist sector out of its current crisis after a decision taken by some countries Russia and Britain to suspend flights to Egypt on the backdrop of a Russian plane ....

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