Egypt
Al Ahram Weekly (Rehab Saad)
- Protestors Block Tourist Access To Temple Of Abydos
Youm7 Tourism movement stopped in Abydos Temple in Sohag. Two tourist groups cancelled their visit to the temple due to insecure developments that may arise as a result of protests there. Resident of the village of Oraba Abydos organized a protest before...
- Opening Plans For The Avenue Of Sphinxes
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Dr. Zahi Hawass, Minister of State for Antiquities, made the announcement following a meeting attended by Major General Khalid Fouda, Governor of Luxor, Dr. Mohamed Abdel Maksoud, Undersecretary of State for the Minister’s...
- New Sound And Light Show At Edfu
Al Ahram Weekly (Ingrid Wassman) The darkness surrounding the temple and the whispers from the eager visitors are quickly submerged by a masterful interplay of music, narration and light. As the show begins, the massive 37-metre-high pylon is splashed...
- Tourism: Internet For Tourism Sector
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/1/ Speaking as a not infrequent visitor to Egypt, this initiative is very welcome:"As part of the USAID project While in Egypt Stay Connected and in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and the Egyptian Hotel...
- Luxor Update
http://touregypt.net/TEBlog/luxornews/?p=113Jane Akshar has updated her excellent Luxor Blog with some upto the moment news regarding development plans for Luxor: "Luxor recently held a big conference to discuss the future plans for the area. The conference...
Egypt
Abydos Sound and Light show
Al Ahram Weekly (Rehab Saad)
This piece looks at the development of Ain Al-Sukhna for additional tourism, but right at the end makes a throw-away comment about Abydos:
Part of the revenue of the Ain Al-Sukhna sale will go to the development of hotels owned by the state Egyptian General Company for Tourism and Hotels (EGOTH), affiliated to HOTAC, and to the development of sound and light projects, studios and cinemas. "We intend to build a hotel in Sohag and establish a sound and light project in Abydos. The government will use the revenue to pay for different projects including sewage and the development of roads especially in Upper Egypt," Abdel-Aziz said.
- Protestors Block Tourist Access To Temple Of Abydos
Youm7 Tourism movement stopped in Abydos Temple in Sohag. Two tourist groups cancelled their visit to the temple due to insecure developments that may arise as a result of protests there. Resident of the village of Oraba Abydos organized a protest before...
- Opening Plans For The Avenue Of Sphinxes
drhawass.com (Zahi Hawass) Dr. Zahi Hawass, Minister of State for Antiquities, made the announcement following a meeting attended by Major General Khalid Fouda, Governor of Luxor, Dr. Mohamed Abdel Maksoud, Undersecretary of State for the Minister’s...
- New Sound And Light Show At Edfu
Al Ahram Weekly (Ingrid Wassman) The darkness surrounding the temple and the whispers from the eager visitors are quickly submerged by a masterful interplay of music, narration and light. As the show begins, the massive 37-metre-high pylon is splashed...
- Tourism: Internet For Tourism Sector
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/1/ Speaking as a not infrequent visitor to Egypt, this initiative is very welcome:"As part of the USAID project While in Egypt Stay Connected and in collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism and the Egyptian Hotel...
- Luxor Update
http://touregypt.net/TEBlog/luxornews/?p=113Jane Akshar has updated her excellent Luxor Blog with some upto the moment news regarding development plans for Luxor: "Luxor recently held a big conference to discuss the future plans for the area. The conference...