tourism
IFC to provide loan to Credence Group to boost tourism
Egypt
November 16, 2015
IFC to provide loan to Credence Group to boost tourism
The International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, announced Monday it will hold a signing ceremony…
30-50% decline in tourism reservations: minister
Egypt
November 16, 2015
30-50% decline in tourism reservations: minister
The number of tourist bookings to Egypt fell by 30 to 50 percent this week as a result of the Russian…
Luxor, Aswan tourism workers complain of state neglect
Egypt
November 14, 2015
Luxor, Aswan tourism workers complain of state neglect
Tourism sector workers in Luxor and Aswan have called on the government to rescue cultural tourism in the two cities,…
Egyptians outnumber foreigners in Sharm el-Sheikh
Egypt
November 13, 2015
Egyptians outnumber foreigners in Sharm el-Sheikh
Sharm el-Sheikh is witnessing a larger number of Egyptian visitors compared to foreigners following a media-backed campaign to urge locals…
Street performer wows tourists in Naama Bay
Life & Style
November 13, 2015
Street performer wows tourists in Naama Bay
At Sharm el-Sheikh’s most famous tourist promenade, a daredevil act by a skilled street performer forced passersby to stop and…
Free entry marks Egyptian Museum’s 113th anniversary
Egypt
November 12, 2015
Free entry marks Egyptian Museum’s 113th anniversary
The Egyptian Museum will mark its 113th anniversary next Monday and locals and foreigners living in the country will be…
Ministry investigates statement about imams visiting resort cities
Egypt
November 12, 2015
Ministry investigates statement about imams visiting resort cities
Religious Endowments Minister Mohamed Mokhtar Gomaa has ordered a probe into statements by one of his senior assistants regarding plans…
Imams can swim with foreigners to support tourism: Endowments Ministry
Egypt
November 11, 2015
Imams can swim with foreigners to support tourism: Endowments Ministry
The Religious Endowments Ministry has given imams permission to mingle with foreign tourists in Egypt's resort cities to support tourism…
Sisi insists Egypt is ‘safe’ during surprise Sharm el-Sheikh airport visit
Egypt
November 11, 2015
Sisi insists Egypt is ‘safe’ during surprise Sharm el-Sheikh airport visit
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said the fatal crash of a Russian airliner in Sinai was “an individual incident”, urging the…
Merge the two ministries
Opinion
November 11, 2015
Merge the two ministries
In any country, the number of crises should decrease as the number of ministries increases, because this means more ability…