Tag: Egypt
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Egypt to launch cruise lines with Greece in latest efforts to revive tourism
The trips will begin with medium-sized cruise ships carrying 700 to 800 passengers between Greece and Egypt, via Port Said and Alexandria. Further on, the ministry plans to begin using larger ships with a passenger capacity of 2,000 to 5,000 passengers by 2019, Mahmoud said. The effort marks the latest attempt by Egyptian authorities to…
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Value of trade between Egypt, Greece drops to $1.3bn in 2016
Yiotis was addressing the third forum of the council which was hosted by the Egyptian Businessmen Association on Wednesday. He asserted that both sides work on promoting economic relations, hailing ties as deeply-rooted at the political and economic levels. Also, Assistant Foreign Minister for European Affairs Basem Khalil lauded relations withGreece, saying that they reached an…
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Archaeologists uncover 17 mummies in Egyptian necropolis
The discovery was made in the village of Tuna al-Gabal, a vast archaeological site on the edge of the western desert. The area hosts a large necropolis for thousands of mummified ibis and baboon birds as well as other animals. It also includes tombs and a funerary building. “It’s the first human necropolis to be…
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E-Khorda: An Opportunity for Egyptians to Make Gold from E-Waste
E-Khorda, a project which forms part of the Sustainable Recycling Industries (SRI) Programme, is an electronic waste recycling entrepreneurship support program that aims to help build operational e-waste companies by end of 2017. Egypt is seen as a high potential market. According to a study conducted by the ‘Best of 2 Worlds Project’, between 2017…