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World-class tourist resort to be established in El Alamein

Date: 2018-11-21 18:28:11 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:84 - ID:7680394

CAIRO, Nov 21 (MENA) - Prime Minister and Minster of Housing, Utilities and Urban Community Mostafa Madbouli witnessed on Wednesday the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the ministry and Niki Beach Hotels & Resorts, a division ....

2 blocks unearthed in Ra Temple with inscriptions for famed Ramses II era's architect

Date: 2018-11-21 14:31:55 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:64 - ID:7679824

CAIRO, Nov 21 (MENA) - The Egyptian archaeological mission affiliated to Ain Shams University unearthed two blocks made of limestone buried near the northern side of Ramses II statues in Ra Temple which is located in Cairo's district of ....

Egypt restores 26 artifacts from Switzerland

Date: 2018-11-21 14:18:39 GMT - Switzerland - Tourism and Archeology - SN:61 - ID:7680104

BERN, Nov 21 (MENA) - Egyptian Ambassador to Geneva Hisham Seifulddin on Wednesday received 26 Egyptian artifacts from the Swiss authorities. The archaeological pieces are of different sizes, he said, adding that the measure comes as a result of ....

Egypt displays 'longest papyrus' for public

Date: 2018-11-19 22:55:20 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:88 - ID:7677872

CAIRO, Nov 19 (MENA) - Egypt displayed on Monday for the public for the first time the longest papyrus ever discovered in the country. The artifact is among a new collection of treasures found in the tomb of Yuya and his wife Tjuyu in 1905. Yuya ....

Antiquities minister opens renovated section of Egyptian Museum

Date: 2018-11-19 18:02:46 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:80 - ID:7677642

CAIRO, Egypt, Nov 19 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled el-Anani inaugurated on Monday the newly-renovated eastern section of the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square. This part of the Museum houses a new collection of 214 artifacts that have ....

Luxor governor discusses with French consul means of cooperation

Date: 2018-11-15 12:27:21 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:49 - ID:7671281

LUXOR, Egypt, Nov 15 (MENA) - Luxor Governor Mostafa Alham discussed on Thursday with French Consul General in Cairo François Pugeaut, who is currently visiting the governorate, means of future cooperation. The governor welcomed the French ....

Tourism, transport ministers discuss measures to facilitate floating hotels movement

Date: 2018-11-15 09:52:20 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:29 - ID:7670799

CAIRO, Nov 15 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Rania el Mashaat and Transport Minister Hisham Arafat met Thursday on measures taken to facilitate the movement of floating hotels. The meeting was attended by Deputy Irrigation Minister Ragab Abdel Azim, ....

Burial site of pregnant woman uncovered at Aswan's Kom Ombo Temple - ministry

Date: 2018-11-14 13:11:00 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:66 - ID:7669599

CAIRO, Nov 14 (MENA) - The joint Italian-US archaeological mission working at Kom Ombo Temple in Aswan has discovered an ancient burial site of a pregnant woman, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri announced on ....

Cairo, Vietnam mull means of joint archaeological cooperation

Date: 2018-11-13 12:26:12 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:50 - ID:7667871

CAIRO, Nov 13 (MENA) - A delegation from the Ministry of Antiquities discussed on Tuesday with a Vietnamese delegation means of joint cooperation in the fields of protecting antiquities, archaeological work and museums. The Vietnamese delegation ....

Archaeologists discover dozens of cat mummies in ancient Egyptian tomb

Date: 2018-11-12 12:54:21 GMT - USA - Tourism and Archeology - SN:54 - ID:7666157

WASHINGTON, Nov 12 (MENA) - Ancient Egyptians were serious cat people, if a discovery in a tomb near Cairo is any indication, The Washington Post reported on Monday. On Saturday, Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities announced that a team of ....