Hurghada
Hurghada port closed for bad weather conditions
Egypt
October 30, 2014
Hurghada port closed for bad weather conditions
The Red Sea Ports Authority decided to close the port of Hurghada due to bad weather, canceling all Nile cruises.Authority…
Swiss woman turns Hurghada residence into animal refuge
Egypt
October 28, 2014
Swiss woman turns Hurghada residence into animal refuge
As an adamant believer of animal rights, Monica, a Swiss national, has turned a plot of land she had purchased…
Ambulances transfer six wounded to Ras Ghareb hospital
Egypt
September 1, 2014
Ambulances transfer six wounded to Ras Ghareb hospital
Hurghada hospital received on Monday three ambulances coming from Ras Ghareb hospital carrying six people who were badly wounded in…
Three arrested for alleged sexual assault of tourist in Hurghada
Egypt
July 11, 2014
Three arrested for alleged sexual assault of tourist in Hurghada
Hurghada tourism police arrested Thursday three security employees working at a resort for allegedly sexually assaulting a Belarusian tourist. The 28-year-old…
Official: New terminal at Hurghada Airport to be opened in October
Egypt
July 7, 2014
Official: New terminal at Hurghada Airport to be opened in October
Chairman of Egyptian company for airports Adel Mahgoub said Hurghada International Airport will see development soon and that experimental operation…
Occupancy reaches 100 percent at some Hurghada hotels
Business
July 3, 2014
Occupancy reaches 100 percent at some Hurghada hotels
The occupancy rate at some hotels in Hurghada, Gouna and Sahl Hashish have reached 100 percent. The hotels are expected to…
Bad weather closes Safaga, Hurghada seaports
Egypt
May 18, 2014
Bad weather closes Safaga, Hurghada seaports
Red Sea port authorities decided to close the Safaga and Hurghada seaports due to bad weather conditions and a dust…
Seven Russian tourists injured in car accident south of Hurghada
Egypt
May 6, 2014
Seven Russian tourists injured in car accident south of Hurghada
Seven Russian tourists were injured in a car accident south of Hurghada. They were taken by ambulance to the hospital.The tourists…
Tourism declines by 17% in 2013: tourism minister
Business
February 5, 2014
Tourism declines by 17% in 2013: tourism minister
Tourism Ministry statistics issued on Wednesday showed that incoming tourists in 2013 declined by 17.4 percent compared to 2012. Egypt received…
Sound bomb causes panic outside Hurghada army facility
Egypt
February 2, 2014
Sound bomb causes panic outside Hurghada army facility
Civil defense agents in the Red Sea resort of Hurghada defused an electrically-operated sound bomb, found near the walls of…