The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) released a report this week ranking Egypt’s tourism market as the second-fastest growing in the world in 2017, right after Palestine. Despite UK and Russian flights ban to Egypt since 2015, international tourist arrivals … read more
Kuwait’s deputy prime minister, Sheikh Mohammad Al-Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, will arrive in Cairo on Monday to deliver a message to President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi from the Kuwaiti emir, MENA agency reported. The Kuwaiti envoy will arrive in Cairo from Riyadh, where … read more
Four Dutch tourists were injured in a car accident in Hurghada on Monday, Al-Ahram Arabic website reported. The incident reportedly happened when a tour bus collided with a limousine on the highway leading to the resort city’s airport. The four … read more
Egypt received the second out of four submarines, contracted to collect from Germany, on Tuesday in Kiel city port. Egypt and Germany signed the contract to receive the German-made submarine Type 42, model 209, on December 12, 2011. The construction of the … read more
Minya Criminal Court sentenced 12 defendants to death, 140 others to life imprisonment, including 9 in absentia, and two to 10 years for storming the Matay police station and killing Brigadier Mostafa al-Attar in August 2013, during riots that followed the … read more
Egyptian air forces began on Sunday joint military exercises with their Kuwaiti counterparts in Egyptian airspace, Egypt’s army said on Sunday. The drills aim to “bolster joint air capabilities using air forces from the two sides and strengthen military cooperation,” … read more
Egyptian smart [prepaid] electricity meters’ security is to be updated by members from the appropriate government unit, head of New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) Mohamed Mousa told Egypt Independent on Sunday. Mousa pointed out that the meters contain highly sensitive … read more
Marsa Allam’s beach was closed for 48 hours after a shark punctured the hip of 20-year-old female Austrian tourist Christine Schachinger, while she was snorkeling Saturday morning in the Red Sea. Diving, snorkeling and any beach access are banned, from … read more
The British Telegraph newspaper said that tempers are high in the UK over the suspension of flights to Sharm el-Sheikh, with accusations by politicians that British Prime Minister Theresa May was behind the decision, which they described as “unjustified.” Egyptian authorities … read more
The Ministry of Tourism has has gone back on its decision to allow Burkinis at hotel and resort pools. After consideration by the Ministry it canceled the decision, issued just one day ago, to allow the Burkini on grounds of religious discrimination. … read more