Tourism and Archeology

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  • Al Aqmar Mosque re-opens after end of restoration works

    Date: 2023-08-13 20:41:09 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:61 - ID:10298659

    CAIRO, Aug 13 (MENA) - Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Moustafa Waziri reopened on Sunday Al Aqmar mosque, located on al-Muizz Street, after the end of restoration works. The mosque, commissioned by the Fatimid Caliph ....

  • S. Sinai governor forms specialized committee to follow up progress of "Green Sharm" project

    Date: 2023-08-13 19:21:00 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:57 - ID:10298538

    EL TOR, Egypt, Aug 13 (MENA) – South Sinai Governor Khaled Fouda directed that a higher specialized committee be established to follow up on the progress of the "Green Sharm" project and remove any obstacles or difficulties facing its ....

  • Environment Ministry reviews results of ECO EGYPT campaign

    Date: 2023-08-12 16:27:01 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:44 - ID:10297217

    CAIRO, Aug 12 (MENA) - Director of the Project for Integrating Biodiversity into Ecotourism at the Ministry of Environment Mohamed Eleiwa on Saturday presented an overview of the ECO EGYPT national campaign to promote ecotourism in the country ....

  • Egypt to promote migratory soaring birds tourism

    Date: 2023-08-12 15:22:43 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:39 - ID:10297177

    CAIRO, Aug 12 (MENA) - Cairo is promoting bird-watching tourism as an important sector of its tourism industry due to Egypt's strategic location as a major crossing area for soaring birds, which are integral to maintaining the balance of the ....

  • Al Aqmar Mosque to be inaugurated Sunday after end of restoration works

    Date: 2023-08-11 14:50:51 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:29 - ID:10296085

    CAIRO, Aug 11 (MENA) - Al Aqmar mosque, located on al-Muizz Street and commissioned by the Fatimid Caliph al-Amir bi-Ahkam Allah in 519 AH/ 1125 AD, will be inaugurated on Sunday after the end of restoration works. The mosque is one of series of ....

  • Fossil of 41m-year-old miniature whale discovered by Mansoura University researchers

    Date: 2023-08-10 18:49:51 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:71 - ID:10295180

    MANSOURA, Aug 10 (MENA) - President of Mansoura University Sherif Khater announced that a team of the university researchers unearthed a fossil of a pint-size whale that lived around 41m years ago, in a new scientific achievement in the field of ....

  • New official appointed at EgyptAir Tourism and Duty Free Co.

    Date: 2023-08-10 18:06:30 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:68 - ID:10295130

    CAIRO, Aug 10 (MENA) - Chairman of EgyptAir Holding Company Eng. Yehia Zakaria issued a decision on Thursday appointing Amr Mahmoud Ahmed Omar as chief of the duty free sector at EgyptAir Tourism and Duty Free Company in succession to Ghada El ....

  • Tourism activation authority in Alex.: Greco-Roman Museum opening to revive Italian tourism

    Date: 2023-08-10 15:57:27 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:59 - ID:10294824

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, Aug 10 (MENA) - The anticipated inauguration of the Greco-Roman Museum after it renovation is envisaged to revive Italian tourism to the Mediterranean city of Alexandria, said Director General of the General Authority for Tourism ....

  • Hot air balloon flights cancelled over gale-force wind

    Date: 2023-08-10 08:30:55 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:17 - ID:10294223

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Aug 10 (MENA) - All hot air balloon flights were cancelled on Thursday over gale-force wind, the civil aviation authorities said. Air balloon flights witness a high turnout by holidaymakers and tourists seeking to enjoy ....

  • CAPMAS: Egypt's tourism revenues upped by 121.1% to reach dlrs 10.7 bn in 2022

    Date: 2023-08-09 11:01:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:28 - ID:10293046

    CAIRO, Aug 9 (MENA) - The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) said that Egypt's tourism revenues increased by 121.1 percent to reach dlrs 10.7 billion during the fiscal year 2021-2022, compared to dlrs 4.9 billion during ....

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