Tourism and Archeology

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  • Egypt, IATA discuss tourism cooperation

    Date: 2022-09-25 15:15:51 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:43 - ID:9790849

    CAIRO, Sept 25 (MENA) - Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Eissa held a meeting Sunday with head of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Account Management for North Africa and Levant Mohamed Lotfy. The meeting tackled means ....

  • PM follows up progress of Grand Egyptian Museum project

    Date: 2022-09-24 15:59:49 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:60 - ID:9789270

    CAIRO, Sept 24 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli on Saturday paid an inspection tour of the under-construction Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) at the foot of the Giza pyramids near Cairo. The museum is expected to open soon as a global tourist ....

  • State keen on supporting tourism sector, achieving major growth: min.

    Date: 2022-09-21 17:19:05 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:67 - ID:9784940

    CAIRO, Sept 21 (MENA) – Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa asserted the keenness of the Egyptian state on supporting the tourism sector to help it in achieving major growth in the coming years. During a meeting with members of the ....

  • Sarcophagus of Ancient Rameses II-era 'royal secretary' uncovered in Saqqara

    Date: 2022-09-19 20:54:06 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:81 - ID:9781145

    CAIRO, Sept 19 (MENA) - An Egyptian archaeological mission from Cairo University has uncovered a sarcophagus of a senior royal official at the Saqqara archaeological site south of Cairo. The team found a red granite sarcophagus of Ptah-em-uya, a ....

  • Tourism min. probes updated national sustainable, responsible tourism

    Date: 2022-09-18 21:46:34 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:70 - ID:9779233

    CAIRO, Sept 18 (MENA) - Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Eissa met Sunday with a group of officials affiliated to the Italian consultancy firm in charge with updating a national strategy for a sustainable development of the tourism ....

  • Tourism, local development ministers open 'Virgin Mary Tree' site renovation project -- 2 last Cairo

    Date: 2022-09-17 17:16:45 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:64 - ID:9776949

    Meanwhile, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Mostafa Waziri predicted that the area will be a tourist hotspot after recent improvements to the site, given its religious significance as a sacred point trodden by the Holy ....

  • Tourism, local development ministers open 'Virgin Mary Tree' site renovation project

    Date: 2022-09-17 14:47:25 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:47 - ID:9776939

    CAIRO, Sept 17 (MENA) - Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Eissa and Minister of Local Development Hisham Amna opened Saturday the renovated site of the Virgin Mary Tree, an ancient sycamore which is said to have offered shelter for the Holy ....

  • Marsa Matrouh airport receives 4 charter flights from Italy

    Date: 2022-09-14 16:43:17 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:65 - ID:9772346

    MARSA MATROUH, Egypt, Sept 14 (MENA) - Marsa Matrouh International Airport received on Tuesday four charter flights from Italy, carrying 595 tourists, said Matrouh Governor Khalid Shuaib in a statement on Wednesday. Since the beginning of the ....

  • GEM wins best Green Building Award

    Date: 2022-09-13 22:03:17 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:76 - ID:9771104

    CAIRO, Sept 13 (MENA) - The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) won Tuesday the Green Building Award (GBA). The recognition came during the “Environment & Development Forum (EDF) 2022: The Road to Sharm El Sheikh Climate Change COP27”, held in Cairo ....

  • Egypt recovers 2 ancient statues from Belgium

    Date: 2022-09-11 21:53:11 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:66 - ID:9767373

    CAIRO, Sept 11 (MENA) - The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities received on Sunday two antique statues that were smuggled to Belgium. Assistant Foreign Minister for Cultural Relations Amr Selim handed over the two pieces of antiquity to a ....

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