Incoming tourists exceed targeted rate by 15% during Q1: Minister
Business
April 13, 2017
Incoming tourists exceed targeted rate by 15% during Q1: Minister
Tourism Minister Yehia Rashed said the number of incoming tourists during the first quarter of 2017 was 10-15 percent higher…
Jewish tombs in Alexandria to be listed as antiquities
Archaeology
April 13, 2017
Jewish tombs in Alexandria to be listed as antiquities
A committee from the Jewish Antiquities Sector in the Ministry of Antiquities, headed by Professor Mohamed Mahran, started on Wednesday…
4G service to start operating in a few weeks: Orange Egypt CEO
Business
April 13, 2017
4G service to start operating in a few weeks: Orange Egypt CEO
4G services will officially start operating in Egypt in a few weeks, CEO of Orange Egypt Jean-Marc Harion said on…
FM’s visit aims to ease tension with Sudan
Egypt
April 13, 2017
FM’s visit aims to ease tension with Sudan
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry plans to visit Sudan next week to hold a round of political dialogue, during which all…
In photos: Thousands bid emotional farewell to Palm Sunday victims
Egypt
April 12, 2017
In photos: Thousands bid emotional farewell to Palm Sunday victims
Thousands of people in Tanta and Alexandria attended funerals on Monday for the victims of the Palm Sunday church bombings, amid…
‘Underground’ Facebook page admin, 50 other suspects arrested over church attacks
Egypt
April 12, 2017
‘Underground’ Facebook page admin, 50 other suspects arrested over church attacks
The admin of a Facebook page named "Underground" has been arrested on suspicion of having links to the recent church attacks…
Alexandria Cathedral bomber was IS affiliate deported from Kuwait to Egypt: Kuwaiti newspaper
Egypt
April 12, 2017
Alexandria Cathedral bomber was IS affiliate deported from Kuwait to Egypt: Kuwaiti newspaper
The main suspect in the bombing of St. Mark's Coptic Orthodox Cathedral in Alexandria was an accountant working in Kuwait…
Temperatures expected to decline on Thursday, 25C in Cairo
Egypt
April 12, 2017
Temperatures expected to decline on Thursday, 25C in Cairo
Temperatures are expected to decline on Thursday across most parts, according to meteorologists. Highs of 25C will be felt in Cairo…
Population growth in Egypt is 5-fold China’s, 8-fold South Korea’s: CAPMAS head
Egypt
April 12, 2017
Population growth in Egypt is 5-fold China’s, 8-fold South Korea’s: CAPMAS head
The population growth rate in Egypt is five-fold that of China and eight-fold that of South Korea, said Abu Bakr…
Horse riding in the sea attracts tourists in Hurghada
Egypt
April 12, 2017
Horse riding in the sea attracts tourists in Hurghada
Twenty years ago, three brothers from Fayoum Governorate came to Hurghada to work in tourism, wishing to have a project…