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Luxor hot air balloons back in business
MENA 16 Apr 2013
Hot air balloon tours are set to resume in Luxor on Wednesday after a hiatus of nearly six weeks following a deadly...
A man holds a sign in Arabic against Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmedinejad reading, " You are not welcome in Egypt, Magian", in front of the al-Azhar mosque during Ahmedinejad's visit to Cairo, 5 February 2013. It's considered the first visit to Egypt by an Iranian president since Tehran's 1979 Islamic revolution. The trip was meant to underline a thaw in relations since Egyptians elected an Islamist head of state, President Mohamed Mursi, last June. But it also highlighted deep theological and geopolitical differences.
Tehran asks Egypt to secure its diplomatic mission and tourists
Egypt Independent 08 Apr 2013
Government sources said that the decision taken by Tourism Minister Hesham Zaazou to stop incoming flights from Iran...
Tourism minister stops Iranian flights to re-evaluate program
Al-Masry Al-Youm 07 Apr 2013
Tourism Minister Hesham Zaazou decided to stop incoming flights from Iran until the second half of June to reconsider a...
احتفالات مولد السيدة نفيسة، القاهرة، 11 مايو 2011. تقوم الطرق الصوفية سنويا بتنظيم احتفالات مولد السيدة نفيسة، حيث يتوافد آلاف المسلمين من محافظات مصر، للاحتفال بالمولد الذي يستمر 9 أيام.
Egypt denies Iranian offer to restore shrines
Egypt Independent 03 Apr 2013
Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities has denied signing agreements with Iran concerning the restoration of Islamic...
File picture dated September 29, 2009 shows Iran's Nuclear Chief Ali Akbar Salehi addressing the media during a news conference in Tehran. The official IRNA news agency reported that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has fired Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, without giving reasons, and in a separate directive appointed Salehi as the
Iranian senior diplomat reiterates support for Egypt
Al-Masry Al-Youm 01 Apr 2013
An assistant to Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Monday that his country was willing to work with...
A portrait of Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is installed in front of Lebanese (C) and Iranian flags on a flyover leading to Beirut International Airport.
Egyptian tourists no longer need visas to visit Iran
Al-Masry Al-Youm 31 Mar 2013
The Iranian government agreed Sunday that Egyptian tourists would no longer need visas to visit Iran, according to...
Tourism insiders say numbers are much lower than official sources.
CAPMAS says tourist numbers improved almost 20% in 2012
MENA 13 Mar 2013
  The number of tourists increased in 2012 by 17.1 percent to 11.5 million visitors versus 9.8 million tourists in...
Egypt, Tunisia strive to woo back tourists
AFP 10 Mar 2013
Two years after the Arab Spring uprisings, Tunisia and Egypt are trying to win back holidaymakers in a lifeblood sector...
Breaking: Bedouin release two kidnapped UK tourists in Sinai
Agencies 07 Mar 2013
Two British nationals were released just a few hours after being kidnapped on Thursday by Bedouin in Sinai. The release...
Downtown hotel occupancy drops to 14 percent
Al-Masry Al-Youm 06 Mar 2013
Sources at the Federation of Tourism Chambers have said that the attack on hotels in downtown Cairo, mostly notably the...