Tourism and Archeology

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  • Cabinet reviews efforts on reviving route of Holy Family

    Date: 2018-05-02 18:10:06 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:77 - ID:7380687

    CAIRO, May 2 (MENA) – The cabinet reviewed Wednesday a report by Tourism Minister Rania El Mashat on steps to revive the route of Holy Family. This came during a meeting of an ad-hoc committee, formed by the cabinet, attended by representatives ....

  • S.Sinai governor meets Nepal's amb. to Egypt

    Date: 2018-05-02 13:47:26 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:56 - ID:7380241

    SHARM EL SHEIKH, May 2 (MENA) - South Sinai Governor Khaled Fouda met Wednesday with Nepal's Ambassador here Jhabindra Prasad Aryal. Fouda probed with the diplomat making the Red Sea resort of Sharm el Sheikh a favorite destination for Nepalese ....

  • Borg el Arab customs authorities foil coin-smuggling attempt

    Date: 2018-05-01 20:29:21 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:71 - ID:7379437

    CAIRO, May 1 (MENA) - Customs authorities at Borg el Arab International Airport foiled on Tuesday an attempt to smuggle amounts of rare ancient coins. In a statement, an official source with the customs authorities said officers suspected a ....

  • Cypriot tourism delegation hails greatness of Egypt's antiquities

    Date: 2018-05-01 16:02:03 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:53 - ID:7379104

    ALEXANDRIA, Egypt, May 1 (MENA) - The Mayor of Cyprus's Paphos city, Phedonas Phedonos, and his accompanying delegation lauded the greatness of the Egyptian antiquities and its beauty. The Cypriot delegation visited a number of archaeological ....

  • Egypt restores 14 artifacts seized by Cypriot authorities

    Date: 2018-05-01 16:00:08 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:52 - ID:7379101

    CAIRO, May 1 (MENA) - The Ministry of Antiquities has received 14 artifacts that were smuggled from Egypt in late 1980s and seized by the Cypriot authorities in Nicosia. In a released statement on Tuesday, the ministry said that Director of the ....

  • Unprecedented political attention to Antiquities Ministry - minister

    Date: 2018-04-30 17:28:38 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:100 - ID:7376941

    CAIRO, April 30 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled el Anany stressed Monday that there is unprecedented political attention to his ministry. The central department for documenting is considered one of the most important ones in the Antiquities ....

  • Antiquities min. appoints new acting head of Islamic, Coptic antiquities sector

    Date: 2018-04-30 16:16:33 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:86 - ID:7377490

    CAIRO, April 30 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Khaled Anani decided Monday to appoint Gamal Mostafa, the general supervisor of South Cairo antiquities, as acting head of the Islamic and Coptic antiquities sector. Meanwhile, Anani thanked Mohamed ....

  • GEM artifacts safe, unharmed by fire- Ministry

    Date: 2018-04-29 18:29:23 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:83 - ID:7375678

    CAIRO, April 29 (MENA) – Ministry of Antiquities said that all the artifacts at the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) were safe and not affected by the fire broke out in the scaffolding positioned outside the premise. The blaze has been put out with no ....

  • Security forces launch campaign to secure tourist attractions in Giza

    Date: 2018-04-29 13:21:52 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:50 - ID:7375126

    GIZA, Egypt, April 29 (MENA) - Head of Giza Security Directorate Essam Saad said the campaign launched by the directorate at archaeological sites aims to secure these sites and tourist facilities and prevent any negative behavior that bothers ....

  • S. Korea summons Chinese diplomats over violation of air defense zone

    Date: 2018-04-28 16:43:40 GMT - south korea - Tourism and Archeology - SN:73 - ID:7373948

    SEOUL, April 28 (MENA) - Seoul called in China's ambassador on Saturday after a Chinese military plane violated South Korea's air defense identification zone (KADIZ), Yonhap cited officials as saying. South Korean Deputy Foreign Minister Yoon ....

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