tourism
Tourist influx increased by 51% during Q1 of 2017: Tourism Promotion Authority
Egypt
May 21, 2017
Tourist influx increased by 51% during Q1 of 2017: Tourism Promotion Authority
Hisham el-Demairy, the head of Egypt’s Tourism Promotion Authority, reviewed the remarkable improvement in tourist numbers during a recent meeting…
Tunis Village pottery shops close to object state decision to build police station
Egypt
May 21, 2017
Tunis Village pottery shops close to object state decision to build police station
Pottery shops in Tunis Village, Fayoum were closed for the first time in 30 years to protest the arbitrary demolishment…
Imagine Egypt as a tourist!
Opinion
May 18, 2017
Imagine Egypt as a tourist!
We are haunted by an unanswered question: why is Egypt’s share of tourism less than one percent of the global…
Murder still not ruled out in Magdalena case: Polish prosecutors
Egypt
May 17, 2017
Murder still not ruled out in Magdalena case: Polish prosecutors
The Polish prosecution team, who came to investigate the circumstances surrounded Magdalena Zuk’s apparent suicide, said the possibility of murder…
20 photos of Aisha Fahmy’s newly renovated palace that opens today
Culture
May 17, 2017
20 photos of Aisha Fahmy’s newly renovated palace that opens today
After having its doors shut for over a decade, the Aisha Fahmy Palace in Zamalek is reopening on Wednesday after…
UNESCO to announce Holy Family route as world heritage site: official
Egypt
May 16, 2017
UNESCO to announce Holy Family route as world heritage site: official
UNESCO will announce the Holy Family route in Egypt as a world heritage soon, said Director General of International Relations…
Egypt issues burial permit to hand over the body of Polish tourist to embassy
Egypt
May 15, 2017
Egypt issues burial permit to hand over the body of Polish tourist to embassy
Egypt’s Al-Qasir Red Sea prosecution said that the body of the 27-year-old Polish tourist Magdalena Zuk, who died earlier this month…
23 tourists rescued from fire on boat in Hurghada: Armed Forces
Egypt
May 14, 2017
23 tourists rescued from fire on boat in Hurghada: Armed Forces
Egypt’s naval forces rescued 23 tourists from a blaze that erupted on a boat in Hurghada on Saturday, according to…
Egypt uncovers chamber of mummies, sees life for tourism
Archaeology
May 13, 2017
Egypt uncovers chamber of mummies, sees life for tourism
Egypt has unearthed an ancient burial site replete with at least 17 mummies, most fully intact, the latest in a…
Thomas Cook to resume flights to Marsa Alam, suspended since 2008
Egypt
May 12, 2017
Thomas Cook to resume flights to Marsa Alam, suspended since 2008
Thomas Cook British airline has announced it will resume flights to Marsa Alam airport twice a week from Birmingham on…