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A damaged car and a tourist bus are seen after an explosion near Egypt's famed pyramids, injuring 17 people including foreigners, security and medical sources said. IMAGES
Phuket, Mar 26 (EFE/EPA).- Foreigners inoculated against the coronavirus can holiday on the resort island of Phuket from July 1 without quarantine requirements, Thai authorities said Friday.Yuthasak Supasorn, governor of the Tourism Authority of Thailand, told reporters that the popular beach destination would be used as an experiment for the quarantine-free model before the country was fully reopened for foreign tourists. (Camera: ARCHIVE).ARCHIVE FOOTAGE OF PHUKET ISLAND AND PHUKET INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT, THAILAND.
Sinai (Egypt), Mar 22 (EFE / EPA) .- (Camera: Khaled ElFiqi) Tourists visit Mount Sinai as part of the efforts of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities to promote tourism and as part of the celebration of the 32 anniversary of Taba's return to Egypt.FOOTAGE OF TOURISTS ON MOUNT SINAI, EGYPT.
Cairo (Egypt), 1 Jul, EFE, (Camera: José Luis Paniagua).- Cairo (Egypt), 1 Jul, EFE, (Camera: José Luis Paniagua).- The pyramids of Giza and several archaeological gems reopened to tourists on Wednesday as Egypt eases out of lockdown and attempts to reboot the tourism sector. As monuments and historical sites reopen, Egyptians and tourists have been greeted by a new normal where hand sanitizer dispensers are scattered around sites and wearing face masks is mandatory. Minister of Antiquities and Tourism Khaled al Anani entered the Egyptian Museum in Cairo where he led a symbolic reopening act and celebrated the arrival of the first two groups of international tourists to the country, around 300 people from Ukraine. FOOTAGE OF THE REOPENING OF THE EGYPTIAN MUSEUM IN CAIRO. INCLUDING SOUNDBITES FROM THE MINISTER OF ANTIQUITIES AND TOURISM, KHALAL AL ANANI.
Cairo, Mar 25 (EFE/EPA).- (Camera: Khaled Elfiqi) The Gyza Pyramid complex was disinfected on Wednesday as a measures to stop the spread of coronavirus. FOOTAGE OF THE DISINFECTIONS.SOUNDBITES OF THE COMPLEX DIRECTOR, AHRAF MOHI. Translation:"Today we began the sterilization of the archaeological area of the pyramids with material approved by the Ministry of Health, we gave the cleaning workers. The necessary precautions have been taken for the sterilizing material. We have begun sterilization from the entrance of the archaeological site; the visitor reception door, X-Ray devices and the ticket office. We have completely sterilized the entrance of the area to the wooden corridor in front of the great pyramid. The sterilization process will continue during the next period. We are using this suspension to prepare the archaeological complex for maintenance and restoration so that when tourism returns, the archaeological area of the pyramids is in its most splendid image to receive its visitors. The monument has a specific form of sterilization with specific material used by a team of restorers specialized in this process. The sterilisation is external; of tourist routes, roads, buildings and administrative facilities only. "
People gather at the scene of a car bomb explosion outside a church in the Kurdish-majority city of Qamishli in northeast Syria. There was no immediate claim for the attack, which Syrian state television said left several people wounded and cars damaged. Syria's Kurds have led the US-backed fight in the war-torn country against the Islamic State group, which continues to claim deadly attacks despite its territorial defeat in March. IMAGES