Hurghada
Russian tourists arrested for possessing metal detectors
Egypt
December 15, 2013
Russian tourists arrested for possessing metal detectors
Tourist police arrested two Russian tourists on Sunday in the Red Sea Governorate for possessing metal detecting equipment.
Policeman’s wife dies at Hurghada Airport
Egypt
December 3, 2013
Policeman’s wife dies at Hurghada Airport
Policeman’s wife was killed on Monday after being shot from gun of her husband while cleaning it. She was transferred to…
Phone lines, Internet service suspended in south Hurghada
Egypt
August 24, 2013
Phone lines, Internet service suspended in south Hurghada
Minister of Communications Atef Helmy said 8 ground cables belonging to Telecom Egypt were cut off on Friday in Hurghada…
Authorities detain tourists for allegedly shooting porn films
Egypt
June 2, 2013
Authorities detain tourists for allegedly shooting porn films
Naval forces in the city of Hurghada, in the governorate of the Red Sea, arrested on Saturday 10 Georgian tourists…
Former ministers cleared of involvement in Hurghada illegal land acquisitions
Egypt
March 16, 2013
Former ministers cleared of involvement in Hurghada illegal land acquisitions
Giza Criminal Court cleared on Saturday former Housing Minister Ahmed al-Maghraby, former Tourism Minister Zoheir Garana, and Khaled Makhlouf, head…
Ukraine requests inquest into death of actress in Hurghada
Egypt
March 13, 2013
Ukraine requests inquest into death of actress in Hurghada
The Ukrainian Foreign Ministry has requested Egyptian authorities investigate the death of a famous Ukrainian actress, Oksana Haivas, who died…
Hundreds block Hurghada streets, squares over man’s death
Egypt
February 19, 2013
Hundreds block Hurghada streets, squares over man’s death
Hundreds of protesters in Hurghada blocked several main squares on Tuesday using iron barricades and burning tires. The demonstrations were…
Sharm el-Sheikh hotel occupancy rates dip 7 percent
Egypt
December 10, 2012
Sharm el-Sheikh hotel occupancy rates dip 7 percent
Occupancy rates in Sharm el-Sheikh hotels dropped by 7 percent during the first week of December to 58 percent, compared…
The politics of an island cleanup: Magawish, off the Hurghada shore
Environment
November 25, 2012
The politics of an island cleanup: Magawish, off the Hurghada shore
HURGHADA — The speedboat was leaving the fancy new marina of Hurghada at a slow pace. As soon as it…