Egypt
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- Travel: The Medieval Bazaar
Egypt Has It All (Gawhara Hanem) A portal that transports you back into time, Khan el Khalili gives its visitors a glimpse into what a traditional market was like in the middle ages, with its medieval atmosphere and labyrinth of winding streets and twisted...
- France To Return 'pharaoh's Hair' To Egypt
http://www.metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20070226-013711-2645r"France is to hand over to Egypt a lock of hair said to belong to the mummy of Ramses II that was put on sale on the Internet last year, French officials said Monday. Egyptian diplomats...
- Cairo-aswan Nile Cruise To Re-open / Egypt Targets Chinese Tourists
http://travelvideo.tv/news/more.php?id=10387_0_1_0_M"Minister of Tourism Zohir Garana said that the ministry is now coordinating with the ministries concerned to re-operate Nile cruises between Cairo and Aswan."The same page looks at the increase in the...
- Out Of The Red
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6362 An article about the future of contribution of China to the Egyptian economy, with a large chunk on Chinese tourism, and the challenges that it presents: "Speakers of most European languages or even...
- Attracting Chinese Tourists To Egyptian Antiquity
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/21/content_3246723.htm The Egyptian Tourism Minister Ahmad al- Maghrabi in on a five-day trip to China and hopes to boost tourist co-operation between China and Egypt: "Since Egypt became a Chinese travel destination...
Egypt
Made in China
http://www.metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20061031-091400-4221r
"Figurines of King Tut, Ramses, and Queen Nefertiti in Cairo's famous Khan Khalili bazaar all bear the hallmarks of Pharaonic regalia, from the goats-hair beards to the golden scepter. But the slanting eyes framed by the ancient Egyptian rulers' trademark kohl lining betrays the statuettes' Chinese origins. While Egypt is increasingly betting on the irresistible rise of China's economy for its own prosperity, the unbeatable prices of the Asian giant's products are breaking into the last strongholds of local manufacturing."
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- Travel: The Medieval Bazaar
Egypt Has It All (Gawhara Hanem) A portal that transports you back into time, Khan el Khalili gives its visitors a glimpse into what a traditional market was like in the middle ages, with its medieval atmosphere and labyrinth of winding streets and twisted...
- France To Return 'pharaoh's Hair' To Egypt
http://www.metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20070226-013711-2645r"France is to hand over to Egypt a lock of hair said to belong to the mummy of Ramses II that was put on sale on the Internet last year, French officials said Monday. Egyptian diplomats...
- Cairo-aswan Nile Cruise To Re-open / Egypt Targets Chinese Tourists
http://travelvideo.tv/news/more.php?id=10387_0_1_0_M"Minister of Tourism Zohir Garana said that the ministry is now coordinating with the ministries concerned to re-operate Nile cruises between Cairo and Aswan."The same page looks at the increase in the...
- Out Of The Red
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6362 An article about the future of contribution of China to the Egyptian economy, with a large chunk on Chinese tourism, and the challenges that it presents: "Speakers of most European languages or even...
- Attracting Chinese Tourists To Egyptian Antiquity
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-07/21/content_3246723.htm The Egyptian Tourism Minister Ahmad al- Maghrabi in on a five-day trip to China and hopes to boost tourist co-operation between China and Egypt: "Since Egypt became a Chinese travel destination...