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Five Under-The-Radar Travel Destinations The UN Says You Should Visit
55 small, rural escapes around the world, earned a spot in the 2024 edition of UN Tourisms "Best Tourism Villages."
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Egypt Cancels Licenses Of 16 Tourism Companies After 530 Haj Deaths
Egypt withdrew the operating licenses of 16 tourism companies and referred them to the public prosecutor, accusing them of being responsible for the deaths of Egyptian pilgrims in Mecca.
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Egypt To Prosecute Travel Agents For Facilitating Illegal Hajj Trips
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Saturday ordered 16 tourism companies stripped of their licences and referred their managers to the public prosecutor's office for illegally facilitating pilgrims' travel to Mecca, the cabinet said.
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Egypt Unearths Tombs, Mummification Workshops In Ancient Burial Ground
Egypt unearthed human and animal mummification workshops as well as two tombs in the ancient burial ground of Saqqara, officials said, marking the latest in a string of discoveries that the country hopes can help revive its vital tourism industry.
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Over 2,000 Mummified Sheep Heads Unearthed In Egypt Temple
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered more than 2,000 ancient mummified sheep heads left as offerings in a temple to the pharaoh Ramses II, the tourism and antiquities ministry said Sunday.
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Fashion Shows, Pop Concerts At Pyramids In Egypt's Bid To Boost Tourism
Egypt is using the ancient grandeur of its pyramids as a backdrop for modern pop concerts and fashion shows, hoping to boost its image, tourism, and the luxury brand sector beloved by its moneyed elite.
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Temple Dedicated To Zeus, King Of Gods, Discovered In Egypt
Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed the remains of a Zeus-inspired temple in the Sinai Peninsula, the country's Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said in a statement on Monday.
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Egypt Unearths "World's Oldest" Mass-Production Brewery
A high-production brewery believed to be more than 5,000 years old has been uncovered by a team of archaeologists at a funerary site in southern Egypt, the tourism ministry said Saturday.
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Viral Video: Ancient Mummy Coffin, Sealed 2,500 Years Ago, Opened In Egypt
Archaeologists in Egypt have opened an ancient mummy coffin in front of a live audience. On Saturday, dozens of people watched and filmed as archaeologists unsealed the first of 59 sealed sarcophagi found earlier this year in Saqqara.
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At Least 17 Injured After Blast Hits Tourist Bus Near Egyptian Pyramids
A bomb blast hit a tourist bus near Egypt's famed Giza pyramids on Sunday, wounding at least 17 people, including South Africans, in the latest blow to the country's tourism industry.
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Copycat Sphinx Reappears In China, Egypt Calls It "An Insult"
A life-size replica of the Great Sphinx of Giza has reappeared in China - two years after it was torn down at the request of Egypt. The resurrection of the Sphinx has prompted a "furious" Egypt to file yet another complaint with UNESCO. Egypt had claimed, in 2014, that it could end up hurting the country's tourism industry, demanding it be taken do...
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Traces Of Explosives Found On Human Remains From EgyptAir Crash
Traces of explosives have been found on some of the victims of an EgyptAir flight from Paris that plunged into the Mediterranean Sea in May, killing all 66 people aboard, Egypt's Civilian Aviation Ministry said Thursday.
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Egypt Says No Theory Yet in Russian Plane Crash Probe
Egypt pushed back on Saturday against international suspicions a bomb downed a Russian plane in the Sinai, as intensifying restrictions on air travel threatened to cripple its vital tourism industry.
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Vladimir Putin Orders Halt to Egypt Flights, Britons Flown Out
Russia ordered a halt today to flights to Egypt as concerns grew that a bomb downed a Russian plane after takeoff from its Sharm el-Sheikh resort, while British carriers started to evacuate holidaymakers.
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Barack Obama, David Cameron Say Bomb May Have Caused Egypt Plane Crash
US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron raised the possibility on Thursday that a bomb brought down a Russian plane that crashed over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, undermining efforts by Cairo and Moscow to downplay the suggestion of an attack.
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Five Under-The-Radar Travel Destinations The UN Says You Should Visit
55 small, rural escapes around the world, earned a spot in the 2024 edition of UN Tourisms "Best Tourism Villages."
-
Egypt Cancels Licenses Of 16 Tourism Companies After 530 Haj Deaths
Egypt withdrew the operating licenses of 16 tourism companies and referred them to the public prosecutor, accusing them of being responsible for the deaths of Egyptian pilgrims in Mecca.
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Egypt To Prosecute Travel Agents For Facilitating Illegal Hajj Trips
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Saturday ordered 16 tourism companies stripped of their licences and referred their managers to the public prosecutor's office for illegally facilitating pilgrims' travel to Mecca, the cabinet said.
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Egypt Unearths Tombs, Mummification Workshops In Ancient Burial Ground
Egypt unearthed human and animal mummification workshops as well as two tombs in the ancient burial ground of Saqqara, officials said, marking the latest in a string of discoveries that the country hopes can help revive its vital tourism industry.
-
Over 2,000 Mummified Sheep Heads Unearthed In Egypt Temple
Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered more than 2,000 ancient mummified sheep heads left as offerings in a temple to the pharaoh Ramses II, the tourism and antiquities ministry said Sunday.
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Fashion Shows, Pop Concerts At Pyramids In Egypt's Bid To Boost Tourism
Egypt is using the ancient grandeur of its pyramids as a backdrop for modern pop concerts and fashion shows, hoping to boost its image, tourism, and the luxury brand sector beloved by its moneyed elite.
-
Temple Dedicated To Zeus, King Of Gods, Discovered In Egypt
Archaeologists in Egypt have unearthed the remains of a Zeus-inspired temple in the Sinai Peninsula, the country's Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said in a statement on Monday.
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Egypt Unearths "World's Oldest" Mass-Production Brewery
A high-production brewery believed to be more than 5,000 years old has been uncovered by a team of archaeologists at a funerary site in southern Egypt, the tourism ministry said Saturday.
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Viral Video: Ancient Mummy Coffin, Sealed 2,500 Years Ago, Opened In Egypt
Archaeologists in Egypt have opened an ancient mummy coffin in front of a live audience. On Saturday, dozens of people watched and filmed as archaeologists unsealed the first of 59 sealed sarcophagi found earlier this year in Saqqara.
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At Least 17 Injured After Blast Hits Tourist Bus Near Egyptian Pyramids
A bomb blast hit a tourist bus near Egypt's famed Giza pyramids on Sunday, wounding at least 17 people, including South Africans, in the latest blow to the country's tourism industry.
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Copycat Sphinx Reappears In China, Egypt Calls It "An Insult"
A life-size replica of the Great Sphinx of Giza has reappeared in China - two years after it was torn down at the request of Egypt. The resurrection of the Sphinx has prompted a "furious" Egypt to file yet another complaint with UNESCO. Egypt had claimed, in 2014, that it could end up hurting the country's tourism industry, demanding it be taken do...
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Traces Of Explosives Found On Human Remains From EgyptAir Crash
Traces of explosives have been found on some of the victims of an EgyptAir flight from Paris that plunged into the Mediterranean Sea in May, killing all 66 people aboard, Egypt's Civilian Aviation Ministry said Thursday.
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Egypt Says No Theory Yet in Russian Plane Crash Probe
Egypt pushed back on Saturday against international suspicions a bomb downed a Russian plane in the Sinai, as intensifying restrictions on air travel threatened to cripple its vital tourism industry.
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Vladimir Putin Orders Halt to Egypt Flights, Britons Flown Out
Russia ordered a halt today to flights to Egypt as concerns grew that a bomb downed a Russian plane after takeoff from its Sharm el-Sheikh resort, while British carriers started to evacuate holidaymakers.
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Barack Obama, David Cameron Say Bomb May Have Caused Egypt Plane Crash
US President Barack Obama and British Prime Minister David Cameron raised the possibility on Thursday that a bomb brought down a Russian plane that crashed over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, undermining efforts by Cairo and Moscow to downplay the suggestion of an attack.
