Sharm El Sheikh
British tourist bookings to Egypt surge 89% in 2018: Thomas Cook
Egypt
April 23, 2018
British tourist bookings to Egypt surge 89% in 2018: Thomas Cook
UK tour-operating giant Thomas Cook expected a strong return of British tourists to Egypt in 2018, as it unveiled its data…
Sharm el-Sheikh’s Soho Square prepares for Christmas celebrations
Travel
November 18, 2017
Sharm el-Sheikh’s Soho Square prepares for Christmas celebrations
Sharm el-Sheikh’s Soho Square began preparations for Christmas and New Year’s Eve with lights being put up to attract tourists…
World Youth Forum to be held annually in Egypt: Sisi
Egypt
November 8, 2017
World Youth Forum to be held annually in Egypt: Sisi
The World Youth Forum, which is currently being held in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, is to be organized…
EgyptAir transfers 3 dolphins from Sharm el-Sheikh to Beirut
Egypt
August 5, 2017
EgyptAir transfers 3 dolphins from Sharm el-Sheikh to Beirut
EgyptAir has flown three live dolphins from Sharm el-Sheikh to Beirut aboard an Airbus 300 cargo aircraft. The three dolphins…
Egypt invites ‘world’s youth’ to meet at youth conference next November
Egypt
July 24, 2017
Egypt invites ‘world’s youth’ to meet at youth conference next November
The Fourth state-sponsored Youth Conference kicked off Monday with the attendance of President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi and 1300 Egyptian youth. In…
Tourism minister allocates $10 mn to promote Sharm El-Sheikh
Egypt
June 24, 2017
Tourism minister allocates $10 mn to promote Sharm El-Sheikh
In further efforts aiming to boost Egypt’s long ailing tourism industry, Minister of Tourism Yehia Rashed ordered the allocation of…
Thomas Cook to resume flights to Marsa Alam, suspended since 2008
Egypt
May 12, 2017
Thomas Cook to resume flights to Marsa Alam, suspended since 2008
Thomas Cook British airline has announced it will resume flights to Marsa Alam airport twice a week from Birmingham on…
In photos:10 facts you may not know about the newly inaugurated ‘Sahaba Mosque’ in Sharm El-Sheikh
Life & Style
March 28, 2017
In photos:10 facts you may not know about the newly inaugurated ‘Sahaba Mosque’ in Sharm El-Sheikh
Egypt's Minister of Religious Endowments Mohamed Mokhtar inaugurated on Friday Al-Sahaba mosque in Sharm El Sheikh's old market area, an Ottoman-style…