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Discounted annual permits for Egyptians to visit all museums and archaeological sites continue
Egypt
April 29, 2021
Discounted annual permits for Egyptians to visit all museums and archaeological sites continue
Egypt’s Department of Cultural Relations and Ministry of Tourism have continued discounted rates for the annual permit for Egyptians to visit…
London Heathrow Airport’s COVID losses balloon to $3.4 bn
World
April 29, 2021
London Heathrow Airport’s COVID losses balloon to $3.4 bn
Heathrow, Britain’s biggest airport, said on Thursday a first quarter loss of 329 million pounds ($459 million) took total losses…
Hermes: Resumption of all Egypt-Russia flights will return US$3.5 billion in tourism revenue to Egypt
Business
April 27, 2021
Hermes: Resumption of all Egypt-Russia flights will return US$3.5 billion in tourism revenue to Egypt
Mohamed Abu-Basha, deputy head of the research sector at EFG Hermes, praised the decision to resume flights between Egypt and…
Emirates says some UAE-based travelers can present COVID-19 medical records digitally
Middle East
April 26, 2021
Emirates says some UAE-based travelers can present COVID-19 medical records digitally
Emirates said on Monday that some passengers traveling from Dubai could now share coronavirus test results and vaccine certificates digitally…
Egypt expecting over one million Russian tourists in 2021: official
Egypt
April 26, 2021
Egypt expecting over one million Russian tourists in 2021: official
Deputy Minister of Tourism and Antiquities for Tourism Affairs Ghada Shalaby said on Monday that Egypt expects over one million…
MP calls for allowing vaccinated tourists to enter Egypt without quarantine procedures
Egypt
April 23, 2021
MP calls for allowing vaccinated tourists to enter Egypt without quarantine procedures
Head of the Tourism and Civil Aviation Committee in the House of Representatives, Noura Ali, called on the Higher Committee…
Sisi, Putin agree to resume full air traffic between Egypt and Russia
Egypt
April 23, 2021
Sisi, Putin agree to resume full air traffic between Egypt and Russia
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received on Friday morning a phone call from Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which the two…
Coronavirus: UK adds India to travel ban list
World
April 23, 2021
Coronavirus: UK adds India to travel ban list
The UK on Friday added India to its travel “red list.” India is struggling with a massive surge in COVID-19…
Charter flights from Russia to Red Sea resorts will soon resume: Russian official
Egypt
April 20, 2021
Charter flights from Russia to Red Sea resorts will soon resume: Russian official
Charter flights from Russia to the Red Sea cities of Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh will soon resume, Russian Deputy Foreign…
Sisi, Russian FM discuss resumption of Russian flights to Egypt, GERD crisis
Egypt
April 13, 2021
Sisi, Russian FM discuss resumption of Russian flights to Egypt, GERD crisis
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi met with Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov on Monday to discuss the resumption of Russian…