Hurghada
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…
Minister denies UFO sightings in Hurghada
Egypt
February 2, 2014
Minister denies UFO sightings in Hurghada
Environment Minister Layla Iskandar announced that no flying saucers were found in Hurghada according to the committee formed to investigate…
Antiquities Ministry seeks new location for Hurghada museum
Culture
January 23, 2014
Antiquities Ministry seeks new location for Hurghada museum
Antiquities Minister Mohamed Ibrahim met with Red Sea Governor Ahmed Abdallah to discuss allocating an alternative land plot to build…
Minister orders probe in Hurghada UFO sightings
Egypt
January 10, 2014
Minister orders probe in Hurghada UFO sightings
Environment Minister Layla Iskandar has launched an investigation into allegations by Spanish media that flying oval objects were seen in…