Features/Interviews
Egyptians outnumber foreigners in Sharm el-Sheikh
November 13, 2015
Egyptians outnumber foreigners in Sharm el-Sheikh
Sharm el-Sheikh is witnessing a larger number of Egyptian visitors compared to foreigners following a media-backed campaign to urge locals…
Wadi Natrun monasteries damaged from rainwater
November 12, 2015
Wadi Natrun monasteries damaged from rainwater
Heavy rain has damaged the ancient monasteries of Wadi Natrun, including the Bishoy Monastery, the the Syrian Monastery and the…
Residents of flooded Beheira village recount their tragedies
November 12, 2015
Residents of flooded Beheira village recount their tragedies
Al-Masry Al-Youm visited Ofouna village in Beheira to listen to the stories of the village residents in the aftermath of…
VIDEO: Egypt’s tourism sector awaits potential blow following Russian plane crash
November 11, 2015
VIDEO: Egypt’s tourism sector awaits potential blow following Russian plane crash
Following the October 31 crash of a Russian passenger plane that killed 224 civilians, speculation over whether or not the…
Alexandria hospital in crisis after being flooded with wastewater
November 11, 2015
Alexandria hospital in crisis after being flooded with wastewater
Mohamed Hassan, a worker at the Maamoura Psychiatric Hospital in Alexandria, used to move patients on wheelchairs between the sections…
Resort owners scramble to woo back Sharm tourists
November 10, 2015
Resort owners scramble to woo back Sharm tourists
As visitors stranded after the crash of a Russian airliner stream home from Egypt, the Red Sea resort of Sharm…
In Egypt, angry talk of Western conspiracy over plane crash
November 10, 2015
In Egypt, angry talk of Western conspiracy over plane crash
Egyptian media have reacted with fury as Britain and the United States increasingly point to a bomb as the cause…
Sharm el-Sheikh airport officials reveal porous security
November 8, 2015
Sharm el-Sheikh airport officials reveal porous security
The airport at Egypt's resort of Sharm el-Sheikh has long seen gaps in security, including a key baggage scanning device…
Spillways in Cairo out of service
November 8, 2015
Spillways in Cairo out of service
The rainy season starts towards the end of October in the North Coast and in Lower Egypt.