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Ministry Of Tourism (Egypt)
The Ministry of Tourism of Egypt was a part of the Cabinet of Egypt and was responsible for tourism in Egypt. On 14 January 2018, Rania Al-Mashat was appointed Minister of Tourism until December 2019. The Ministry of Tourism then merged with the Ministry of Antiquities with The Minister of Antiquities, Khaled al-Anani becoming the minister of the merged ministry: Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. History Tourism is one of the most important sectors in Egypt's economy. More than 12.8 million tourists visited Egypt in 2008, providing revenues of nearly $11 billion. In 2009, the sector employed about 12 percent of Egypt's workforce. In 2016, the minister of tourism expressed his concern and optimism about tourists returning to Egypt, despite the downing of a Russian flight in 2015. The minister has said "we are all in this together," referring to terrorism that hurts a country's tourism industry. In 2018, the UAE Minister of Happiness met with the Egyptian Minister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emblem Of Egypt
The coat of arms of Egypt () is known as the Eagle of Saladin, Republican Eagle or Egyptian Golden Eagle, is a heraldic golden eagle, facing the viewer's left (Dexter and sinister, dexter). The eagle's breast is charged with an Escutcheon (heraldry), escutcheon bearing the red-white-black bands of the flag of Egypt rotated vertically, whilst the eagle's talons hold a scroll bearing the official name of the state written in Kufic, Kufic script. The earliest version of the Eagle of Saladin was that used as the flag of Saladin, the first Sultan of Egypt, whilst the modern version of the eagle was adopted during the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. Subsequently, the modern design of the Eagle of Saladin was adopted as the coat of arms of numerous other states in the Arab World, namely the United Arab Republic, Yemen Arab Republic, North Yemen, Coat of Arms of Iraq, Iraq, South Yemen, the Coat of arms of Libya, Libyan Arab Republic, and Coat of arms of Palestine, Palestine. The current eag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |