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UNWTO nominates Zahi Hawas as Egypt’s tourism ambassador

During his recent visit to Egypt, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Zurab Pololikashvili, indicated his intention to nominate Zahi Hawas as Egypt’s ambassador for tourism to the organization. On hearing the news, Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled Al-Anani expressed his happiness with the choice. The minister noted that Hawas is the

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Enjoy the privacy, BOOK your Dahabiya Nile Cruises now!

Have become quite a popular choice for tourists who travel to Egypt during the past 10 years. The coziness and luxury offered by these royal Dahabiya Nile cruises grab the attention of a large number of tourists visiting Egypt. What is the story behind these marvelous Dahabiya boats? In the period from 1920s till 1930s,

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Restoration of Tutankhamun pieces at GEM completed

The Ministry of Antiquities has said the department of restoration at the Grand Egyptian Museum has completed the restoration of the King Tutankhamun and artifacts to be displayed, said the Ministry on Wednesday 2/9/2020. Some artifacts out 5,200 ones which had been moved to GEM were in bad conditions and have not been displayed yet

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Karnak Temple receives first tourists as Egypt’s cultural tourism resumes

Egypt’s renowned Karnak Temple in Luxor received, on Tuesday, its first tourist groups who travelled from Hurghada, on the first day of the resumption of the country’s cultural tourism movement. International tourism across Egypt was suspended in March, as part of the government implemented precautionary measures against the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Mostafa Waziri, Secretary General

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Egypt ranks third top destination among Czech tourists

Egypt ranked as third top destination among Czech tourists, behind Croatia and Greece, receiving about 300,000 tourists from the Czech Republic in 2019, according to Egypt Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled Al-Anani. Al-Anani added that Czech visitors to Egypt tended to travel to the Red Sea and South Sinai governorates. The minister’s remarks came

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