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Egypt
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Tourism
4/9/2025 2:11:54 PM
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy recently issued a ministerial decree streamlining the conditions and regulations for licensing holiday home rentals, a relatively new form of tourist accommodation in Egypt.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
3/22/2025 4:52:38 PM
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities will participate in the Global Earth Hour initiative tonight, a worldwide effort to raise awareness about climate change and energy conservation.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
3/20/2025 1:23:57 PM
An Egyptian archaeological mission from the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has discovered the tomb of a high-ranking military commander dating back to King Ramses III, along with a collection of mass and individual graves from the Greek, Roman, and Late Periods at Tell Roud Iskander in the Maskhouta area, Ismailia Governorate.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
2/25/2025 4:52:09 PM
The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has completed the revival of the 3,000-year-old gold mining city recently uncovered at Jabal Sukari, southwest of Marsa Alam City in the Red Sea Governorate.
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Egypt
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Tourism
2/6/2025 5:12:48 PM
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy inaugurated the Egyptian pavilion at the 28th East Mediterranean International Tourism & Travel Exhibition (EMITT) in Istanbul on Thursday.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
1/8/2025 6:21:02 PM
A joint Egyptian archaeological mission led by the Zahi Hawass Foundation for Antiquities and Heritage and by the Supreme Council of Antiquities has made groundbreaking discoveries at the site near the causeway of Queen Hatshepsut’s funerary temple at Deir El-Bahari in Luxor.
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Egypt
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Tourism
1/8/2025 4:36:21 PM
Egypt attracted a record 15.7 million tourists in 2024, surpassing the previous year's record of 14.9 million, Tourism and Antiquities Minister Sherif Fathy said on Tuesday.
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Egypt
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Tourism
12/23/2024 5:49:29 PM
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy said Monday that Egypt will soon regulate the use of Airbnb, the global home-renting platform.
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Egypt
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Tourism
12/23/2024 1:06:18 PM
The number of tourist arrivals in Egypt is expected to reach around 15.3 million by the end of 2024, reflecting an annual growth rate of approximately five percent from 2023, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy said.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
12/19/2024 8:58:08 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has dismissed as “entirely baseless” claims suggesting that renowned American YouTuber MrBeast rented the Giza Pyramids area for 100 hours for filming purposes.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
11/23/2024 1:14:44 PM
A joint Egyptian-German archaeological mission has uncovered a new Ptolemaic temple near the Great Temple of Atribis in Sohag. The discovery, led by the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) and the University of Tübingen, marks an exciting addition to Sohag’s rich archaeological sites.
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Egypt
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Society
11/19/2024 11:28:02 PM
A small fire that broke out near the Mut Temple in Luxor, south of the Karnak temple complex, was contained on Tuesday evening, Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a statement.
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Antiquities
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Museums
11/18/2024 1:23:29 PM
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said in a statement that the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) in Fustat, Cairo, has seen a surge in the number of local and international visitors over the past few days thanks to its new innovative Instagram filter.
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Egypt
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Tourism
11/18/2024 11:10:03 AM
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has refuted a viral video allegedly showing demolition work on the Great Pyramid of Giza, clarifying that only modern additions are being removed to upgrade its lighting system without causing any damage to the pyramid's original structure.
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Egypt
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Tourism
11/6/2024 5:54:28 PM
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy inaugurated the Egyptian pavilion on Wednesday at the 43rd World Travel Market (WTM) in London.
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Business
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Economy
10/31/2024 3:46:55 PM
The Ministry of Finance announced Thursday regulations for the EGP 50 billion tourism support initiative in a joint statement with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
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Egypt
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Tourism
10/29/2024 6:01:02 PM
The High International Committee of the African-Asian Union (AFASU) Awards announced that Egypt’s Saint Catherine City has received the World’s Best Capital of Religions, Tolerance, Peace, and Tourism Award, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities reported Monday evening.
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Egypt
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Society
10/29/2024 3:36:01 PM
Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) has denied social media claims that iconic lion statues on Cairo's Qasr El-Nil Bridge were painted black.
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Egypt
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Tourism
10/28/2024 2:03:59 PM
Popular Turkish actor Burak Deniz was guided by Ashraf Mohy El-Din, the General Director of Giza Antiquities, on a tour of the Pyramids of Giza on Sunday as part of his current trip to Egypt.
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Egypt
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Tourism
10/26/2024 7:57:43 PM
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy and Minister of Agriculture and Land Reclamation Alaa Farouk launched on Saturday the National Programme for the Care and Protection of Horses, Camels, and Pets at Archaeological Sites.
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