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Russian plane crash prompts 45 per cent decline in number of tourists to Egypt: CAPMAS
Business

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

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

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

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
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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

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

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

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

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

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…
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