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A Virgin Mary sighting?

Virgin Apparitionsn 2009

A Virgin Mary sighting?

In Egypt during Christmas, in the busy, bustling center of Cairo, a miraculous event drew a huge crowd to the downtown area.

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Egypt's First Revolution Museum to come up on Zamalek Island

Egypt Revolution

Egypt's First Revolution Museum to come up on Zamalek Island

By Hazel Heyer, eTN Staff Writer

Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni approved the Supreme Council of Antiquities’ (SCA) request to build a museum to commemorate the Egyptian revolution of July 1953.

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Cairo Islamic monuments and tourist attractions launched

Islam Tourist Attractions

Cairo Islamic monuments and tourist attractions launched

By Hazel Heyer, eTN Staff Writer

On September 17, five Islamic monuments were officially inaugurated in the Al-Darb Al-Ahmar area of Cairo.

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Restoration pending for hanging church about to fall

Faith Tourism in Egypt

Restoration pending for hanging church about to fall

By Hazel Heyer, eTN Staff Writer

Since the 1990s, Cairo residents had been hoping and praying for a facelift of an important church and popular spot in the Egyptian capital.

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Obama received warmly in Middle East during tour

US Perception in Mideast

Obama received warmly in Middle East during tour

By Hazel Heyer, eTN Staff Writer

On a side tour of the kingdom Wednesday, US President Barack Obama met with King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia and is scheduled to make a speech in Cairo on Thursday about measures he’d adopt for the Mid

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Bombers held over Egypt tourist attack

Egypt

Bombers held over Egypt tourist attack

CAIRO — An Egyptian cabinet minister said on Monday that those behind a bomb attack on a Cairo tourist site that killed a teenage French girl in February have been arrested, the official MENA news a

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Emergency international anti-piracy summit to be hosted in Cairo, Egypt

Combatting The Growing Scourge Of Criminal Piracy

Emergency international anti-piracy summit to be hosted in Cairo, Egypt

By eTN Staff Writer

Due to the recent spiking violent piracy in the Gulf of Aden and surrounding areas with over 20 ships and more than 200 people currently being held by pirates, an emergency summit has been organized t

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Explore "Egypt Beyond the Monuments" at the 34th annual Africa Travel Association Congress

Cairo, Egypt, May 17-21, 2009

Explore "Egypt Beyond the Monuments" at the 34th annual Africa Travel Association Congress

By eTN Staff Writer

Delegates to the 34th Annual Africa Travel Association (ATA) Congress in Cairo May 17-21, 2009 will have an exciting opportunity to explore “Egypt Beyond the Monuments” on pre- or post-conference

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Egypt's prosecutor orders to detain attacker of US tourist in Cairo

Egypt

Egypt's prosecutor orders to detain attacker of US tourist in Cairo

By xinhuanet.com

CAIRO - The Egyptian prosecution ordered on Saturday to detain an Egyptian who attacked a U.S. tourist on Friday near the site of a bombing attack a few days ago that killed a French tourist.

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Al-Qaeda ruled out in Cairo attack

Cairo Attack

Al-Qaeda ruled out in Cairo attack

By Abdel-Rahman Hussein / aljazeera.net

Though security sources say they have not yet concluded who was behind the recent bombing in Egypt's Khan el Khalili district, analysts have ruled out the possibility of global "terror" networks, such

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Behind the Cairo  bombing

Egypt Terrorism

Behind the Cairo bombing

By Hazel Heyer, eTN Staff Writer

Last Sunday night, a crude, homemade bomb killed a French teenager and injured 24 others in the Khan El Khalili, a popular, ancient Cairo bazaar.

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Tourists dead and injured in Cairo bazaar terror attack

Cairo Terror Attack

Tourists dead and injured in Cairo bazaar terror attack

By Hazel Heyer, eTN Staff Writer

Just when safety and security issues have been '”swept under the rug” and forgotten in the bustling streets of Cairo, terrorists struck again.

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Tourist killed, 22 people wounded in Cairo bombing

Egypt

Tourist killed, 22 people wounded in Cairo bombing

By AFP

CAIRO — A bomb in a landmark Cairo bazaar killed a French tourist and wounded 22 people, most of them holidaymakers, on Sunday in the first deadly violence against Westerners in Egypt since 2006.

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Africa Travel Association launches online registration for 34th Annual Congress in Cairo, Egypt, May 17-21, 2009

ATA’s 2009 World Congress Means Business!

Africa Travel Association launches online registration for 34th Annual Congress in Cairo, Egypt, May 17-21, 2009

By eTN Staff Writer

NEW YORK, NY - The Africa Travel Association (ATA) announced today that it has launched online registration for its 34th Annual Congress, to take place at the Cairo International Conference Center fro

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Destination Egypt Road Show coming to three cities to promote Africa Travel Association’s 34th Annual Congress in Cairo

Stops In Chicago, Atlanta, And Los Angeles

Destination Egypt Road Show coming to three cities to promote Africa Travel Association’s 34th Annual Congress in Cairo

By eTN Staff Writer

NEW YORK, NY – Get ready for the Africa Travel Association’s Destination Egypt Road Show in the United States with stops in Chicago, Atlanta, and Los Angeles.

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Africa Travel Association announces 2009 Africa Congress

Egypt To Host 34th Annual Congress In Cairo In May 2009

Africa Travel Association announces 2009 Africa Congress

By eTN

NEW YORK, NY - The Hon. Zoheir Garranah, Egyptian Tourism Minister, and Edward

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Egyptian Minister of Tourism & Chairman of Egyptian Tourist Authority to open ATS Conference

American Tourism Society Annual Fall Conference In Cairo

Egyptian Minister of Tourism & Chairman of Egyptian Tourist Authority to open ATS Conference

By eTN

NEW YORK, NY - The American Tourism Society (ATS) Annual Fall Conference will take place in Cairo, Egypt from October 27-30, 2008 under the auspices of H.E.

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Egypt to host Africa congress

Egypt To Host 34th Annual Congress In Cairo In May 2009

Egypt to host Africa congress

By eTN Staff Writer

The Africa Travel Association (ATA) has announced it will hold its 34th Annual Congress in Cairo in May 2009.

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Cairo hosts American Tourism Society Conference

October 26 - 30, 2008

Cairo hosts American Tourism Society Conference

By eTN

NEW YORK, NY (September 12, 2008) - Egypt’s bustling metropolis of Cairo, founded in the 6th century by Arab settlers and now a city of 16 million, will showcase its ancient sites, as well as its mo

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Old monastery sparks rift between monks and Bedouins

Old monastery sparks rift between monks and Bedouins

By Hazel Heyer, Special to eTN

For several months now, clashes have taken place in the Minia area of Egypt where the Monastery of Abu Fana stands.

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