Latest in Tag: Supreme Council of Antiquities Highlight
Latest in Tag: Supreme Council of Antiquities
Tourism Minister follows up on Grand Museum construction, promotion
Minister inspects progress of transferring artefacts to new museum
Egypt’s ‘Kings of the Sun’ archaeological expo in Prague to continue until 30 June
Exhibition has been in Prague for past six months
Planning Minister allocates EGP 49m to build river marina at Mohamed Ali Palace
Egypt’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El-Said has approved funding of EGP 49m for the construction of a pedestrian bridge and a Corniche-side river marina, opposite Cairo’s Muhammad Ali Palace.
Egypt announces measures to promote cultural tourism
50% discount on entry tickets, available to Egyptians, at museums and archaeological sites
Temple of Isis restoration completed, ready for reopening soon
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has completed the restoration and development of the Isis Temple in Aswan, in preparation for its re-opening soon. Mostafa Waziri, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, said that the restoration works included restoring floors and columns, cleaning walls, and placing wire windows to prevent the entry of birds, …
Supreme Council of Antiquities postpones increasing ticket prices of archaeological sites to November
Ticket for the Great Pyramid of Giza was increased from EGP 200 to EGP 300 for foreigners, from EGP 100 to EGP 150 for foreign students, second pyramid ticket increased from EGP 30 to EGP 60 for foreign students
Supreme Council of Antiquities lowers cinematography fees by 50% at archaeological sites: Chamber of Tourism Companies
Tourism income declined by about $835m during the first five months of this year, a decrease of 62% year-over-year