Author: Athanasios Koutoupas
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Grand Egyptian Museum construction to be completed by the end of 2016
The ministry aims to have the museum partially-opened by mid-2017, keeping in mind several suggestions to increase its resources. According to dailynewsegypt.com, the Minister of Antiquities, Khaled El-Anany has discussed new sources of revenue for the ministry, such as offering package ticket deals to tourists, which include several archeological sites at discounted rates. El-Anany also mentioned that the…
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Archaeo Delta Photography Exhibition
The exhibition aims to document archaeological expeditions in various sites located in the Egyptian Delta in a rather unprecedented manner. The exhibition includes various photographs of archaeological sites and other landscapes, as well as photographs of two non-deltaic sites. The exhibition will also display pictures of the following archaeological expeditions: Kom al-Ahmer and Kom Wasit…
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Pavlopoulos: Turkey must apologize for Pontic Greek genocide
(www.ekathimerini.com)
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Egypt Government Approves Five Oil And Gas Exploration Deals
Once an energy exporter, Egypt has turned into a net importer because of declining oil and gas production and increasing consumption. It is trying to speed up production at recent discoveries to fill its energy gap as soon as possible. Four of the deals are offshore Mediterranean gas exploration and drilling agreements between Egypt’s state…