tourism
Bin Laden clinches airport contracts
Business
January 11, 2010
Bin Laden clinches airport contracts
The Civil Aviation Ministry signed contracts Sunday with the Saudi Arabian Bin Laden Group to build a new terminal for…
Hotelier nabbed for environmental breaches
Environment
November 23, 2009
Hotelier nabbed for environmental breaches
Hurghada -- The owner of a hotel complex in the Red Sea resort city of Hurghada was recently arrested on…
Luxor residents evicted for tourism
Egypt
November 22, 2009
Luxor residents evicted for tourism
The Egypt government is currently demolishing homes in a plan to turn Luxor into an archaeological tourist haven. Residents living…
Tourist numbers don’t add up
Business
November 15, 2009
Tourist numbers don’t add up
This year could have been a banner year for Egyptian tourism. Cairo International Airport's new Terminal 3 opened in April,…
Zad el-Mosafer is worth more than the treasures of Qaroun
Life & Style
November 11, 2009
Zad el-Mosafer is worth more than the treasures of Qaroun
Abdo Gobair is taking it easy. He can afford to: he has already corrected one set of proofs of his…
6,000 tourists watch sun rise on Ramses II
Egypt
October 23, 2009
6,000 tourists watch sun rise on Ramses II
On Thursday, some 6,000 tourists looked on as the first rays of the morning sun shone down the entire length…
Greek Wedding
Life & Style
September 26, 2009
Greek Wedding
I recently found myself fortunate enough to be invited by a friend to her wedding in Greece. With little time…