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Iraq rail service back on track after war with Islamic State

Iraq rail service back on track after war with Islamic State

BAGHDAD/FALLUJA, Iraq (Reuters) – At Baghdad’s grand but half-empty railway station, a single train is sputtering to life. It is…
Egypt, South Korea resume flights suspended in 2014

Egypt, South Korea resume flights suspended in 2014

  Egypt and South Korea will resume direct flights between the two countries in January 2019, according to Cairo’s Ambassador…
Thomas Cook announces stricter hygiene checks

Thomas Cook announces stricter hygiene checks

  Following the deaths of two Hurghada hotel guests in August from a debated illness, British tourism giant Thomas Cook…
German flights to Luxor launched, enhancing cultural tourism

German flights to Luxor launched, enhancing cultural tourism

The Egyptian embassy in Germany and the world’s leading tourism group TUI launched the first German flight from Frankfort to…
Mashat explains new tourism slogan ‘People to people’

Mashat explains new tourism slogan ‘People to people’

Tourism Minister Rania al-Mashat explained details of the new Egyptian tourism promotional slogan “People to people”. The slogan “People to…
Australia extends ‘backpacker visas’ to ease farm worker shortage

Australia extends ‘backpacker visas’ to ease farm worker shortage

Australia announced Monday that it was extending working holiday visas to allow young travelers to stay longer in the country…
First flight marks Lufthansa’s return to Hurghada

First flight marks Lufthansa’s return to Hurghada

  Several years after German airline Lufthansa suspended its flights to Hurghada International Airport, flights officially resumed on Thursday. The…
Cairo ranked fastest-growing tourism destination in the world: WTTC

Cairo ranked fastest-growing tourism destination in the world: WTTC

  Egypt’s Capital city Cairo has been ranked the fastest-growing travel destination by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).…
Alexandria constructs tourist street similar to Cairo’s al-Moez

Alexandria constructs tourist street similar to Cairo’s al-Moez

Chairman of the Travel Agencies Association in Alexandria Ali al-Manestrli stated on Monday that the committee for studying development of…
Erdogan opens new ‘Istanbul Airport’, Turkey’s biggest

Erdogan opens new ‘Istanbul Airport’, Turkey’s biggest

  ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan opened a new $11.7 billion airport outside Istanbul on Monday that officials say…
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