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Ancient wooden coffin from 17th Dynasty of Egypt unearthed in Luxor

Date: 2020-04-24 14:14:44 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:29 - ID:8408186

CAIRO, April 24 (MENA) - An ancient wooden coffin from the 17th Dynasty of Egypt has been unearthed in Luxor, including a mummy for a girl in her 15-16th when she died. Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mustafa Waziri said ....

Ministry continues disinfection operations at archaeological sites nationwide

Date: 2020-04-21 17:17:23 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:63 - ID:8404326

CAIRO, April 21 (MENA) - The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced Tuesday that it had finished the second and third phases of disinfection operations at museums and certain archaeological sites nationwide. The operations are part of the ....

Hotels nationwide complete sterilization, disinfection processes

Date: 2020-04-21 14:30:06 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:45 - ID:8404007

CAIRO, April 21 (MENA) - Hotels nationwide have finalized sterilization and disinfection in light of the Tourism and Antiquities Ministry's efforts to implement precautionary measures against the coronavirus outbreak. Assistant Minister for ....

Tourism ministry reveals new archaeological discovery in Saqqara

Date: 2020-04-18 23:17:25 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:52 - ID:8401016

GIZA, April 18 (MENA) - The Tourism and Antiquities Ministry announced Saturday a new archaeological discovery in Saqqara. As a result of excavation works in the area, an 11-meter-deep well, measuring 120 cm long and 90 cm wide, has been ....

Alexandria’s Abo Mina Zone disinfected ahead of World Heritage Day

Date: 2020-04-18 19:51:17 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:45 - ID:8400798

ALEXANDRIA, April 18 (MENA) – Alexandria’s archaeological site of Abo Mina was disinfected in coincidence with celebration of the World Heritage Day of UNESCO-registered sites, director general of the Islamic, Christian and Jewish antiquities in ....

Hotel in Marsa Alam receives Egyptians returning from Canada

Date: 2020-04-18 12:27:18 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:25 - ID:8400423

CAIRO, April 18 (MENA) – Members of the Tourism and Antiquities Ministry-affiliated bureau in the Red Sea governorate received a plane coming from Toronto airport carrying on board 216 Egyptian nationals who were stranded in Canada. Quarantine ....

Cabinet approves bill on establishing tourism fund

Date: 2020-04-16 20:02:57 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:82 - ID:8398281

CAIRO, April 16 (MENA) – The cabinet has approved a bill on the establishment of a Cairo-based tourism and antiquities fund. The approval came in a meeting headed by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli on Thursday. The fund aims to contribute to ....

GEM: Winning consortium for running museum services to be announced in May

Date: 2020-04-16 12:20:14 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:33 - ID:8397693

GIZA, Egypt, April 16 (MENA) - The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) said the winning consortium for running the museum's services will be announced in May. Two consortiums have surpassed the assessment stage and named as qualified for operating the ....

Anani: New archaeological discovery in Saqara to be announced online Saturday

Date: 2020-04-15 16:34:53 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:52 - ID:8396897

GIZA, Egypt, April 15 (MENA) - Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Dr Khaled el Anani said a new archaeological discovery will be announced online on Saturday on the ministry's website and social media pages. During a tour of Saqara ....

Tourism minister follows up progress of NMEC project in Old Cairo

Date: 2020-04-15 16:25:05 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:50 - ID:8396776

CAIRO, April 15 (MENA) - Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled Al-Anani on Wednesday made an inspection tour of the National Museum for Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) which is currently under construction in Cairo's ancient city of Fustat. The ....