Egypt
Tourism: Marsa Alam-Edfu new road opened
State Information Service
The new road linking Marsa Alam-Edfo opened for users Sunday 15/7/2007. Tourism Minister Zuhair Garana said he will be inspecting this road upon arriving home from Italy along with the Prime Minister. This road is considered an important one as it would help boost tourist movement from the Red Sea governorate to the tourist destinations in Upper Egypt as it cuts short the distance. Tourists used to take the road of Marsa Alam-Safaga, Qena-Luxor. Now tourists can go directly to Luxor. The new road is 220 kms long with cost of L.E. 707 million.
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More Re Avenue Of The Sphinxes
Al Masry Al Youm
Archaeologists and tour guides in Luxor on Sunday demanded that Mohamed Abdel Maqsoud, general secretary of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, launch an international campaign for saving Kabash Road.
Kabash Road connects Karnak...
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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...
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Development: Luxor
Egypt State Information Service Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif discussed during a meeting on Sunday 13/12/2009 with the UNESCO advisor at Luxor governorate a report on the organization's endorsement of three major projects in this Egyptian governorate....
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Tourism: Up To 12.8 Million Tourists Visited Egypt In 2008
Egypt State Information Service Tourism Minister Zoheir Garana said on 13/1/2009 during a press conference that the Egyptian tourism sector achieved impressive revenues last year. He said the number of tourists who visited Egypt in 2008 reached 12.8 million...
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Tourism: Rise In Swiss Tourists Visiting Egypt
Egypt State Information Service Egypt's Tourism Minister Zuhair Garana said the number of Swiss tourists visiting Egypt increased during the last five years. In 2006, some 120,000 Swiss tourists visited Egypt, Garana said in a speech at the inaugural...
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