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- Pharaoh's Splendour Online
Al Ahram Weekly (Nader Habib) As part of development plans for modern-day Luxor, tourist services recently went online. The project implements the February 2005 cooperation protocol between the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT)...
- Development: Luxor Heritage Management
Egypt State Information Service President Hosni Mubarak will inaugurate a project to refurbish the ram road in the ancient Upper Egyptian archaeological city of Luxor in March, a project that should turn the city into an open outdoor museum. Luxor Governor...
- More Re Balloon Accident In Luxor
BBC News With my thanks to Peter White Two British women injured when a hot air balloon crashed in Egypt remain in hospital, the UK Foreign Office has confirmed. Three Egyptian operators and 13 foreign tourists were hurt when the balloon came down during...
- Sweeping Aside The Living At Luxor
Middle East Times One of Egypt's most famous ancient cities, Luxor, is in the process of getting a makeover, and not everyone is pleased with the government's actions. The plan is to create an open-air museum on the city's west bank, home...
- More Re Mrs Mubarak Visit To Luxor
http://tinyurl.com/25ene8 (sis.gov.eg) "A library, a cultural centre and a hospital are all new projects Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak inaugurated Saturday in Luxor. Obviously, the Upper Egyptian city is starting to get the attention it deserves, being the capital...
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1st airfield for balloons in Luxor
Egyptian Gazette
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AUTHORITIES in the Upper Egyptian city of Luxor yesterday agreed to build the first airfield for balloons in Egypt on an area of 60 feddans (acres), an Egyptian official said. “The airfield will serve eight companies that work in ballooning,” Hamada Horam, a member of Egyptian Ballooning Federation,said.
He added that the planned airport would com- prise a reception hall, a watchtower, a tourist-service area and offices for the ballooning companies. The decision was taken by the Luxor City Council, which formed a committee to select the site for the airfield. “It will be set up in coordination with the Ministry of Civil Aviation and Luxor's City Council,” Horam told the German news agency DPA. A hot air balloon crashed late last month over the ancient city of Luxor injuring 16 tourists, mostly from Europe, Canada and the United States. Hot air ballooning, usually at sunrise over the Karnak and Luxor temples as well as the Valley of the Kings, is a popular pastime in the city. In April 2008, seven tourists were injured in a similar crash. Minister of Aviation Ahmed Shafiq has banned ballooning over the city until an airfield is established.
- Pharaoh's Splendour Online
Al Ahram Weekly (Nader Habib) As part of development plans for modern-day Luxor, tourist services recently went online. The project implements the February 2005 cooperation protocol between the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (MCIT)...
- Development: Luxor Heritage Management
Egypt State Information Service President Hosni Mubarak will inaugurate a project to refurbish the ram road in the ancient Upper Egyptian archaeological city of Luxor in March, a project that should turn the city into an open outdoor museum. Luxor Governor...
- More Re Balloon Accident In Luxor
BBC News With my thanks to Peter White Two British women injured when a hot air balloon crashed in Egypt remain in hospital, the UK Foreign Office has confirmed. Three Egyptian operators and 13 foreign tourists were hurt when the balloon came down during...
- Sweeping Aside The Living At Luxor
Middle East Times One of Egypt's most famous ancient cities, Luxor, is in the process of getting a makeover, and not everyone is pleased with the government's actions. The plan is to create an open-air museum on the city's west bank, home...
- More Re Mrs Mubarak Visit To Luxor
http://tinyurl.com/25ene8 (sis.gov.eg) "A library, a cultural centre and a hospital are all new projects Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak inaugurated Saturday in Luxor. Obviously, the Upper Egyptian city is starting to get the attention it deserves, being the capital...