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Post by Ibn El Arab on Mar 3, 2013 9:04:26 GMT 4
On Wednesday February 27, 2013, Adel Abdel Sattar, the secretary general of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, in an interview with Egypt’s ONTV channel confirmed the existence of a proposal to offer Egypt’s monuments, including the pyramids in Giza, the Sphinx, the Abu Simbel Temple and the temples of Luxor, to international tourism firm. -
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Post by Noor on Mar 3, 2013 13:03:21 GMT 4
Do you mean "offer" to manage or "offer" to buy? I wonder what Mr. Hawass thinks about that?? However, given the climate, better they do it fast, before some groups pull them down as they did in other African countries...
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Post by Sapphire Capital on Mar 4, 2013 0:42:07 GMT 4
ecretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities Adel Abdel-Sattar told Ahram Online that Abdullah Mohamed Mahfouz of Al-Ketab Al-Mostanir website, had sent a proposal to the finance ministry in early February suggesting the government rent out five well-know historical sites – the Giza Pyramids, the Sphinx, Karnak Temples in Luxor, and the twin Ramses II Temples in Abu Simbel – to international tourism companies for five years at an annual fee of LE200 billion.
When the antiquities ministry was consulted it rejected the proposal, stating Egypt’s heritage was public property and could not be leased or sold under the antiquities law, Abdel-Sattar added.
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Post by Noor on Mar 4, 2013 15:27:26 GMT 4
Thanks...
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