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Iranian senior diplomat reiterates support for Egypt
Egypt
April 1, 2013
Iranian senior diplomat reiterates support for Egypt
An assistant to Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi said on Monday that his country was willing to work with…
Egyptian tourists no longer need visas to visit Iran
Egypt
March 31, 2013
Egyptian tourists no longer need visas to visit Iran
The Iranian government agreed Sunday that Egyptian tourists would no longer need visas to visit Iran, according to Iranian Mehr…
Egypt, Tunisia strive to woo back tourists
Egypt
March 10, 2013
Egypt, Tunisia strive to woo back tourists
Two years after the Arab Spring uprisings, Tunisia and Egypt are trying to win back holidaymakers in a lifeblood sector…
Breaking: Bedouin release two kidnapped UK tourists in Sinai
Egypt
March 7, 2013
Breaking: Bedouin release two kidnapped UK tourists in Sinai
Two British nationals were released just a few hours after being kidnapped on Thursday by Bedouin in Sinai. The release…
Downtown hotel occupancy drops to 14 percent
Business
March 6, 2013
Downtown hotel occupancy drops to 14 percent
Sources at the Federation of Tourism Chambers have said that the attack on hotels in downtown Cairo, mostly notably the…
Fact box: Almost 500,000 lost their jobs in 2011
Business
March 5, 2013
Fact box: Almost 500,000 lost their jobs in 2011
In March, the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics published a new book that revealed 483,000 Egyptians had lost…
No criminal suspicion in hot air balloon crash
Egypt
February 27, 2013
No criminal suspicion in hot air balloon crash
A hot air balloon crash that killed 19 people in Luxor Tuesday was not likely the result of a criminal…
Back to basics: Umbi camp shows the other side of Sharm el-Sheikh
Life & Style
February 26, 2013
Back to basics: Umbi camp shows the other side of Sharm el-Sheikh
For more laid-back travelers, Sharm el-Sheikh has been traditionally associated with charter tourism, over-development, loss of uniqueness, and overcrowdedness —…
19 tourists killed as balloon explodes in Egypt
Egypt
February 26, 2013
19 tourists killed as balloon explodes in Egypt
A hot air balloon caught fire and exploded as it was flying over Egypt's ancient temple city of Luxor on…