Tourism and Archeology

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  • Ancient Egyptian medical knowledge revealed by 3,500-year-old texts

    Date: 2018-09-01 22:29:21 GMT - Denmark - Tourism and Archeology - SN:61 - ID:7557528

    COPENHAGEN, Sept 1 (MENA) - A papyrus from ancient Egypt instructs a woman to pee into a bag of barley and a bag of emmer (the variety of wheat cultivated by ancient Egyptians), the CNN quoted a researcher at the University of Copenhagen as ....

  • Tourism min. reveals new plan to promote Egypt’s tourist destinations

    Date: 2018-08-28 18:50:42 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:65 - ID:7551619

    CAIRO, Aug 28 (MENA) – Tourism Minister Rania el Mashat on Tuesday revealed a new plan to promote Egypt's tourist destinations through organizing entertainment events around the year. She made the announcement during her participation in a press ....

  • Archaeological team discovers Ptolemaic cemetery in Alex.

    Date: 2018-08-26 12:45:43 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:31 - ID:7547797

    CAIRO, Aug 26 (MENA) - An Egyptian archaeological team has discovered a cemetery that dates back to the Ptolemaic dynasty in Alexandria. The team was conducting archaeological testing at a site, where a fence was to be established, inside ....

  • Vietnamese president arrives in Luxor

    Date: 2018-08-25 15:30:52 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:41 - ID:7546836

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Aug 25 (MENA) - Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang arrived in Luxor International Airport to make tourist tour amid tight security measures. The one-day visit comes upon invitation by President Abdel Fattah El Sisi. Quang ....

  • Occupancy rate at Luxor's floating hotels records 25 pct

    Date: 2018-08-25 13:26:47 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:32 - ID:7546592

    LUXOR, Egypt, Aug 25 (MENA) - Occupancy rate at Luxor's floating hotels recorded on Saturday 25 percent at a time when the Upper Egyptian governorate is preparing for the winter tourist season, a source at Luxor tourism police said. There are ....

  • Rwandan amb. tours Nile Museum in Aswan

    Date: 2018-08-23 13:31:39 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:31 - ID:7544748

    ASWAN, Egypt, Aug 23 (MENA) - Rwanda's Ambassador to Egypt Saleh Habimana visited on Thursday the Nile Museum in Aswan for the fourth time. In a statement, Director of Nile Museum Hesham Farghaly said the Rwandan ambassador discussed the ....

  • Luxor governor reviews preparations for upcoming tourism season

    Date: 2018-08-19 20:49:13 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:80 - ID:7540891

    LUXOR, Aug 19 (MENA) - Luxor Governor Mohamed Badr on Sunday held an expanded meeting with officials concerned to review the current preparations for the coming tourism season. Badr ordered to tighten security measures in the the vicinity of ....

  • Antiquities Ministry announces results of Alex sarcophagus studies

    Date: 2018-08-19 12:45:24 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:44 - ID:7540195

    CAIRO, Aug 19 (MENA) - The Antiquities Ministry announced on Sunday the results of scientific studies conducted on the giant black granite sarcophagus that was uncovered in the Sedi Gaber area in Alexandria lately. Workers inadvertently unearthed ....

  • Two ancient paintings unearthed in Kom Ombo being examined - official

    Date: 2018-08-16 15:31:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:73 - ID:7536490

    CAIRO, Aug 16 (MENA) - The Egyptian archaeological mission in Kom Ombo has been examining two archaeological paintings found during the implementation of the project of reducing the underground water level near the Kom Ombo Temple. Head of the ....

  • Egyptian mission unearths two ancient plaques in Aswan

    Date: 2018-08-15 18:42:41 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:81 - ID:7535293

    ASWAN, Upper Egypt, Aug 15 (MENA) - An Egyptian archaeological mission has unearthed two ancient plaques dating back to the Ptolemaic era in Aswan. The two plagues are made of sandstone, with each one of them exceeding over two meters in height, ....

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