Tourism and Archeology

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  • Ministers of planning, environment probe investment in natural reserves

    Date: 2020-12-16 10:23:02 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:20 - ID:8714156

    CAIRO, Dec 16 (MENA) - Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El Said has discussed with Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad aspects of cooperation in investment in natural reserves. A statement issued by the Ministry of Planning ....

  • South Sinai governor witnesses celebration for promoting tourism

    Date: 2020-12-16 08:25:22 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:10 - ID:8714020

    EL TOR, Egypt, Dec 16 (MENA) - South Sinai Governor Khaled Fouda witnessed a celebration Wednesday for promoting tourism in Sharm el-Sheikh. The celebration, organized by a giant tour operator, aimed at increasing the number of tourists flocking ....

  • PM follows up preparations for moving Egyptian mummies to NMEC

    Date: 2020-12-13 20:47:47 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:59 - ID:8710945

    CAIRO, Dec 13 (MENA) - Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli applauded Sunday the tourism ministry's arrangements for transporting Egyptian mummies in a royal procession from their current location at the Tahrir Museum to the National Museum of Egyptian ....

  • Archaeology Magazine selected Saqqara's mummy cache as one of top 10 discoveries of 2020

    Date: 2020-12-11 15:59:00 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:43 - ID:8708294

    CAIRO, Dec 11 (MENA) - The US Archaeology Magazine selected Saqqara's mummy cache as one of top 10 discoveries of 2020. Within three deep burial shafts in a section of the Saqqara necropolis, known as the Area of Sacred Animals, archaeologists ....

  • 1st stage of renovation works of Cairo's historic Al-Muizz street finalized

    Date: 2020-12-07 09:41:32 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:22 - ID:8702101

    CAIRO, Dec 7 (MENA) - The Tourism and Antiquities Ministry finalized the first stage of developing lighting systems at Al-Muizz li-Din Allah al-Fatimi street in Islamic Cairo. The move comes as part of the ministry's efforts to develop ....

  • Antiquities: Royal mummies to be transferred under heavy safety measures

    Date: 2020-12-06 21:06:33 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:59 - ID:8701699

    CAIRO, Dec 6 (MENA) - Royal mummies will be transferred from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat neighborhood in an international ceremony and under high safety and security measures, said head of ....

  • Hawass: New archaeological discovery at Saqqara in January

    Date: 2020-12-05 11:15:56 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:24 - ID:8699531

    GIZA, Egypt, Dec 5 (MENA) - Archaeologist Zahi Hawass said a new archaeological discovery will be announced at the Saqqara Necropolis in January. Hawass was delivering a lecture before a high-level Spanish delegation at the Giza plateau on ....

  • Karnak Temple sees influx of tourists as travel to Egypt rebounds -- Official

    Date: 2020-12-01 07:04:15 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:9 - ID:8693926

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Dec 1 (MENA) – Director General of the Karnak Temple Complex in Luxor Dr Moustafa el Saghir said Tuesday that the Upper Egyptian city is witnessing an influx of tourists coming from Ukraine, Romania, Serbia and the Czech ....

  • Tourism ministry denies reports about setting date for moving mummies to Fustat museum

    Date: 2020-11-30 17:35:45 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:52 - ID:8693623

    CAIRO, Nov 30 (MENA) - The Tourism and Antiquities Ministry denied reports about setting a date for moving royal Pharaonic mummies from the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, downtown Cairo, to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat ....

  • France sends expert to repair Saladin Citadel's antique clock

    Date: 2020-11-30 16:57:54 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:49 - ID:8693540

    CAIRO, Nov 30 (MENA) - The French Embassy in Cairo announced on Monday that Paris had sent an expert to Egypt to check the possibility of fixing the large antique clock at Saladin Citadel, which was gifted by France in 1845. In a tweet, the ....

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