Hurghada
Hurghada to host longest undersea human chain
Egypt
March 19, 2016
Hurghada to host longest undersea human chain
Two hundred divers plan to form the longest underwater human chain in the Red Sea city of Hurghada. At a depth…
Tourism crisis is ‘short-term’: minister
Egypt
March 13, 2016
Tourism crisis is ‘short-term’: minister
The crisis faced by Egypt’s tourism sector since the crash of a Russian airplane in Sinai last October is “short-term”,…
Tourism real-estate firms lure potential investors are ITB Berlin trade show
Business
March 11, 2016
Tourism real-estate firms lure potential investors are ITB Berlin trade show
Egypt's representatives at the ITB Berlin travel trade show have reported large numbers of visitors to the Egypt area, including…
Forty passengers survive fire on bus north of Hurghada
Egypt
March 7, 2016
Forty passengers survive fire on bus north of Hurghada
Forty passengers survived a fire on board a bus traveling between Suez and Hurghada on Sunday evening, according to security…
Quseir connected to Red Sea’s electricity grid
Egypt
January 26, 2016
Quseir connected to Red Sea’s electricity grid
Electricity Minister Mohamed Shaker will inaugurate an electricity line connecting the city of Quseir to the Red Sea province's power…
Red Sea employees spray-paint trees to conceal irrigation blunder
Egypt
January 24, 2016
Red Sea employees spray-paint trees to conceal irrigation blunder
A few meters away from the Red Sea Governorate's office, and in a garden housing a memorial statue, employees at…
Electricity back to Hurghada after 30-minute blackout
Egypt
January 18, 2016
Electricity back to Hurghada after 30-minute blackout
Electricity has returned to Hurghada after the resort city was subjected to a 30-minute blackout late Sunday. Sources at the electricity…
Egypt tourism records 20-year losses: minister
Egypt
January 16, 2016
Egypt tourism records 20-year losses: minister
Egypt’s tourism sector has been losing LE2.2 billion (US$283 million) monthly since a Russian airliner crashed outside Sharm el-Sheikh last…
Czech Embassy denies amending travel bulletin to Egypt
Egypt
January 12, 2016
Czech Embassy denies amending travel bulletin to Egypt
The Czech Embassy in Cairo denied Tuesday morning news published two days ago about the Czech Foreign Ministry's alleged ammendement…
Defendants in Hurghada attack visited the city prior to the attack: investigation
Egypt
January 11, 2016
Defendants in Hurghada attack visited the city prior to the attack: investigation
The Supreme State Security Prosecutors' interrogation of the second defendant in Friday's attack on three tourists in Hurghada revealed that…