Hurghada
Hundreds block Hurghada streets, squares over man’s death
Egypt
February 19, 2013
Hundreds block Hurghada streets, squares over man’s death
Hundreds of protesters in Hurghada blocked several main squares on Tuesday using iron barricades and burning tires. The demonstrations were…
Sharm el-Sheikh hotel occupancy rates dip 7 percent
Egypt
December 10, 2012
Sharm el-Sheikh hotel occupancy rates dip 7 percent
Occupancy rates in Sharm el-Sheikh hotels dropped by 7 percent during the first week of December to 58 percent, compared…
The politics of an island cleanup: Magawish, off the Hurghada shore
Environment
November 25, 2012
The politics of an island cleanup: Magawish, off the Hurghada shore
HURGHADA — The speedboat was leaving the fancy new marina of Hurghada at a slow pace. As soon as it…
Diving 101: Where to go and how to get addicted to diving
Life & Style
November 7, 2012
Diving 101: Where to go and how to get addicted to diving
Vacationers have varied concepts about what constitutes time off. For some, it’s a few days isolated on a beach; for…
10 dead as bus overturns on Safaga-Qena road
Egypt
October 23, 2012
10 dead as bus overturns on Safaga-Qena road
Ten people died and six others were injured after a bus overturned on the Safaga-Qena road late Monday. The…
Communities: Hurghada, Russian tourist escape or haven for Russian women?
Life & Style
August 28, 2012
Communities: Hurghada, Russian tourist escape or haven for Russian women?
On a typical evening at the Spicy Cafe in Hurghada, camera phones snapped shots of an unlikely pair: a local…
Four dead, 36 injured in tour bus accident
Egypt
July 20, 2012
Four dead, 36 injured in tour bus accident
A tour bus overturned on the Ras Gharib-Hurghada highway near the Red Sea on Friday morning, killing four people and…
Students block Hurghada road over exam difficulty
Egypt
June 27, 2012
Students block Hurghada road over exam difficulty
Dozens of secondary school students and their parents on Wednesday blocked the road and paralyzed traffic outside the education department…
Shafiq’s Hurghada campaign offices vandalized
Egypt
June 25, 2012
Shafiq’s Hurghada campaign offices vandalized
Demonstrators celebrating Mohamed Morsy’s victory in the presidential elections vandalized rival candidate Ahmed Shafiq’s Hurghada campaign headquarters on Nasr…
Along Egypt’s coastlines, kiteboarding surges in popularity
Life & Style
June 11, 2012
Along Egypt’s coastlines, kiteboarding surges in popularity
When visiting Egypt’s many beachside towns along the Red Sea coastline, it is difficult to look past the recent outbreak…