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Egypt
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Tourism
9/23/2023 10:39:39 PM
A floating hotel with no passengers on board partially sank after it collided with a bridge in Minya governorate in Upper Egypt, Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism said Saturday.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
9/23/2023 1:45:00 PM
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities inaugurated the new reception hall at the Edfu Temple in Aswan, which was recently revamped to streamline visitor access and alleviate overcrowding at its entrance.
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Heritage
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Heritage special
9/15/2023 6:20:10 PM
The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and the UNESCO Office in Cairo have recently launched new Guidelines for the Interpretation and Presentation of Cultural Heritage Sites in Egypt.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
9/7/2023 1:39:29 PM
The Council of Arab Foreign Ministers of the Arab League endorsed on Thursday Egypt's former tourism and antiquities minister Khaled El-Enany as the Arab candidate for the post of director-general of the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) - 2025-2029.
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Egypt
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Tourism
9/6/2023 11:04:06 PM
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced on Wednesday that 251 hotels, 39 diving centres, and nine liveaboards in tourist destinations in various parts of the country have received the international sustainable practice certificate Green Fins.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
9/4/2023 3:40:04 PM
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities is offering free admission to the recently restored aqueduct at the Cairo Citadel, which was inaugurated by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly last week.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
9/3/2023 7:10:23 PM
Renowned Egyptologist and former minister of antiquities Zahi Hawass will embark on a tour of targeted tourism markets to promote tourism to Egypt.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
9/1/2023 1:57:00 PM
Renowned archaeologist Zahi Hawass has urged UNESCO to collaborate with the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on repatriating Egyptian artefacts long-housed at the British Museum.
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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
8/30/2023 4:28:00 PM
The Tivoli Nile cruise ship and floating hotel that partially sank in Luxor on Tuesday had not been in operation for over a decade, according to an official from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
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Antiquities
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Coptic
8/28/2023 6:01:10 PM
Delegations from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and UNESCO Cairo Regional Office visited St. Catherine World Heritage Site and the ongoing Great Transfiguration Project in South Sinai.
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Egypt
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Tourism
8/10/2023 4:54:16 PM
Specialists have finished placing 70 percent of the major artefacts and antiquities at the main halls of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), according to a statement issued Thursday by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
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Antiquities
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Tourism
8/3/2023 9:23:10 PM
Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Mostafa Waziri asserted that the Giza Plateau remains open to visitors as usual, stressing that the area has not been closed for development.
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Egypt
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Tourism
8/2/2023 1:07:08 PM
Tourists visiting the Giza Pyramids Plateau will be able to enjoy freshly renovated facilities at the site in just a few weeks, Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa said on Tuesday.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
7/20/2023 4:32:14 PM
The Karnak Temples’ open-air museum near Luxor has been given a facelift to make it more appealing to tourists, according to statement by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
7/16/2023 12:59:04 PM
Despite recent rumours on social media, Mostafa Waziri, the Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities in Egypt, confirmed that the revered Bent Pyramid in the Dahshur necropolis remains safe and secure, with its historical significance and structural stability intact.
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Egypt
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Tourism
7/10/2023 11:23:47 PM
As many as 7 million tourists visited Egypt during the first half of this year, said Tourism and Antiquities Minister Ahmed Issa.
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Egypt
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Tourism
7/4/2023 5:04:46 PM
Several renowned Egyptian archaeological sites and museums have recently switched to cashless payments, requiring visitors to purchase tickets using bank cards.
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Antiquities
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Greco-Roman
6/11/2023 6:18:30 PM
Restoration work has commenced at the residential area and necropolis in the Marina Alamein archaeological site in Alexandria ahead of its imminent opening to the public, according to the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA)
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
5/23/2023 6:52:42 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities denied sending any ancient sarcophagus — a coffin, most commonly carved in stone — lids to Israel for examination amid a social media controversy over the alleged act.
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Antiquities
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Museums
5/18/2023 11:55:49 PM
The Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), the Museums Sector, and the National Committee for Egyptian Museums (ICOM Egypt) commemorate International Museum Day at the Manial Palace with a forum themed "Museums, Sustainability, and Quality of Life."
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