A technical malfunction caused an Egyptian military helicopter to crash on the Cairo-Ismailia Road, the army’s spokesman said on his official Facebook page Saturday. The helicopter was engaged in routine scouting when an unexpected mechanical error occured, the statement added. … read more
arcels being shipped to the United States via Cairo Airport by express mail service DHL were flagged by the company for further checks, but were found by Egyptian officials to contain no explosives, a DHL spokeswoman said on Tuesday. “As … read more
Two DHL parcels containing explosive materials were seized at Cairo International Airport before making their way to the US through London, an official told Aswat Masriya on Tuesday. The source at the airport said that the parcels, weighting about 10kg, … read more
EasyJet has cancelled all flights to Sharm el-Sheikh until 2016, with the prospects of a quick return for British tourists to the Red Sea resort fading in the wake of theRussian plane bombing. About 5,000 passengers were booked on the … read more
The Red Sea Hotels Chamber has received notice from resort owners that hotels and resorts have been shut down due to the lack of tourists, or the existence of only 10 percent occupancy, said the President of the Red Sea … read more
A car bomb outside a hotel that hosts judges overseeing Egypt’s parliament election in Sinai’s restive city of Arish early Wednesday morning has killed at least a judge, a police officer, and a conscript soldier, Youm7 reported. The hotel was reportedly … read more
The Egypt-led international committee investigating the Russian plane crash is concerned with the technical not the criminal side of the investigation, Egypt’s aviation minister said Friday. Minister Hossam Kamal said in statements to the press that the prosecution and judicial … read more
By Hend Kortam Egypt’s tourism minister said Saturday he expects the number of tourists to drop by 13 percent in 2015/2016, compared to the year before, reaching 9 million tourists. Given the tourism crisis Egypt is facing, Minister Hisham Zaazou said … read more
Back in September Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris took to Twitter TWTR +3.85% to propose buying an island from Greece or Italy to house migrants and refugees. The tweet went viral and his proposal received such a positive response that Sawiris, Africa’s 10th … read more
Frequent overseas travelers might want to check their passports. The State Department said Thursday it is about to end the practice of adding new pages to existing passport books. Starting Jan. 1, adults running out of space for new visas … read more