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Egypt tourism revenue down 66 pct in Q1 2016

Egypt netted just $500 million in tourism revenue in the first quarter of 2016, down from $1.5 billion a year earlier, a tourism ministry adviser told Reuters, highlighting the country’s struggle to kickstart a key dollar-earning industry. Egypt’s tourism industry, … read more

Bomb in Greater Cairo injures three

Egypt’s interior ministry said three civilians were injured late on Wednesday night in a bombing in the Greater Cairo neighbourhood of Faisal. An improvised explosive device detonated while a police convoy was passing through a local street, the ministry said … read more