Youssef El-Aumi
EgyptAir, Saudi Airlines vie over Umrah tickets
Egypt
July 25, 2010
EgyptAir, Saudi Airlines vie over Umrah tickets
EgyptAir and Saudi Airlines are currently locked in fierce competition over Ramadan Umrah pilgrimage tickets estimated at a total value…
NGOs oppose the construction of new floating hotels on Lake Nasser
Environment
July 18, 2010
NGOs oppose the construction of new floating hotels on Lake Nasser
The Ministries of Environment, Irrigation, and Health, as well as several environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs), called on the Ministry of…
Israeli tourists abandon Egypt in wake of flotilla massacre
Egypt
June 3, 2010
Israeli tourists abandon Egypt in wake of flotilla massacre
Israelis have largely stopped visiting Egypt since an Israeli military raid Monday that left between nine and 20 people dead…
Europe-bound flights canceled due to volcanic eruption
Egypt
April 18, 2010
Europe-bound flights canceled due to volcanic eruption
European countries have extended air travel bans over the continent, which were put in place three days ago due to…
Airline crisis with Saudi Arabia deepens
Egypt
April 6, 2010
Airline crisis with Saudi Arabia deepens
The crisis between the Egyptian Civil Aviation Authority and its Saudi Arabian counterpart has deteriorated, with EgyptAir halting all flights…
Aviation minister stops additional flights to Medina
Business
March 22, 2010
Aviation minister stops additional flights to Medina
An ongoing crisis between aviation authorities in Egypt and Saudi Arabia has escalated after the Saudi authority pressured Egypt to…
Dabaa excluded from tourism plan
Environment
March 10, 2010
Dabaa excluded from tourism plan
Sources at the Tourism Ministry said that tourist development plans for Egypt's North Coast would not include the Dabaa area,…
Bin Laden clinches airport contracts
Business
January 11, 2010
Bin Laden clinches airport contracts
The Civil Aviation Ministry signed contracts Sunday with the Saudi Arabian Bin Laden Group to build a new terminal for…