Sharm El-Sheikh
Russian plane crash prompts 45 per cent decline in number of tourists to Egypt: CAPMAS
Business
April 6, 2016
Russian plane crash prompts 45 per cent decline in number of tourists to Egypt: CAPMAS
The number of tourists visiting Egypt has declined by 45.9 percent in February compared to the same time last year…
Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh over combat of terrorism
Egypt
March 22, 2016
Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh over combat of terrorism
Tuesday marked the first day of the Conference of Defense Ministers of the Sahel-Saharan States. The defense ministers of the Community…
Sharm el-Sheikh hotel occupancy at 17%: investors
Business
March 18, 2016
Sharm el-Sheikh hotel occupancy at 17%: investors
Hotel occupancy in the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh currently stands at around 17 percent, according to a group of…
Tourism crisis is ‘short-term’: minister
Egypt
March 13, 2016
Tourism crisis is ‘short-term’: minister
The crisis faced by Egypt’s tourism sector since the crash of a Russian airplane in Sinai last October is “short-term”,…
Thomas Cook’s extension of Egypt travel ban ‘weird’: Tourism Ministry
Business
March 10, 2016
Thomas Cook’s extension of Egypt travel ban ‘weird’: Tourism Ministry
Egypt’s Tourism Ministry has slammed Thomas Cook’s decision to extend the suspension of its travels to Sharm el-Sheikh, labelling it…
18 killed in Sinai road accident, including 12 police conscripts
Egypt
March 10, 2016
18 killed in Sinai road accident, including 12 police conscripts
Eighteen people were killed and two others were wounded late on Wednesday when a microbus and a lorry collided on…
Sharm el-Sheikh becomes ‘ghost town’ as tourists stay away
Egypt
March 9, 2016
Sharm el-Sheikh becomes ‘ghost town’ as tourists stay away
Workers at the resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh are saying that the city has turned into a "ghost town", after…
UK to hopefully resume flights soon: tourism minister
Egypt
March 1, 2016
UK to hopefully resume flights soon: tourism minister
Tourism Minister Hesham Zaazou expressed hope on Monday evening that the United Kingdom will resume flights to Egypt soon. Zaazou added…
Egypt’s Sisi, for first time, says Russian plane was brought down by terrorists
Egypt
February 24, 2016
Egypt’s Sisi, for first time, says Russian plane was brought down by terrorists
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Wednesday that the Russian plane that crashed in Sinai last year was downed…
Recession-stricken Red Sea tourism workers get LE3 mn assistance from govt
Egypt
February 18, 2016
Recession-stricken Red Sea tourism workers get LE3 mn assistance from govt
Thousands of workers at tourism facilities in the Red Sea are receiving LE3,606 million from the government in financial assistance…