tourism
$3.3 bn Disneyland-style theme park to open doors in Egypt
Egypt
February 1, 2018
$3.3 bn Disneyland-style theme park to open doors in Egypt
Martouh Governor Alaa Abu Zeid signed on Thursday an investment contract with the Entertainment World Company, for a joint US-Saudi…
Three dolphins fly from Beirut to Hurghada on EgyptAir
Environment
January 31, 2018
Three dolphins fly from Beirut to Hurghada on EgyptAir
EgyptAir Cargo successfully transferred three live dolphins from Beirut to Hurghada on a cargo plane designed to safely transport highly-sensitive…
Egypt sees growth for FY 2018-19 at 5.8 percent -minister
Economy
January 30, 2018
Egypt sees growth for FY 2018-19 at 5.8 percent -minister
Egypt is targeting economic growth of 5.8 percent in the financial year that will begin in July, Planning Minister Hala…
300 new trains for Egypt to come at cost of increased ticket prices
Egypt
January 29, 2018
300 new trains for Egypt to come at cost of increased ticket prices
Minister of Transport Hesham Arafat said on Sunday that as part of an agreement with the Arab Organization for Industrialization…
World’s tallest man and shortest arrive in Egypt
Egypt
January 26, 2018
World’s tallest man and shortest arrive in Egypt
The world’s tallest man, Sultan Kosen of Turkey, arrived in Egypt on Friday morning from Istanbul to join the world’s…
Photos: Italian newspaper hails Egypt’s Marsa Alam ‘seven wonders’
Life & Style
January 22, 2018
Photos: Italian newspaper hails Egypt’s Marsa Alam ‘seven wonders’
The city of Marsa Alam in the Red Sea Governorate always attracts international press attention due to its natural tourism…
Bombing at market in southern Thailand kills 3, injures 18
World
January 22, 2018
Bombing at market in southern Thailand kills 3, injures 18
A motorcycle bomb exploded at a market Monday morning in southern Thailand, killing three people and injuring 18, police said.…
Philippines raises volcano alert again; hazardous eruption seen imminent
World
January 22, 2018
Philippines raises volcano alert again; hazardous eruption seen imminent
The Philippines raised the alert level at its Mayon volcano on Monday after a loud explosion in the wake of…
World’s tallest man, smallest woman to visit Egypt in January
Egypt
January 21, 2018
World’s tallest man, smallest woman to visit Egypt in January
The Guinness World Records announced on Saturday that the tallest man on earth, Sultan Kosen, 35, and the smallest woman…
Assad regime promotes Syria as a ‘tourist’ destination
World
January 20, 2018
Assad regime promotes Syria as a ‘tourist’ destination
It is over a year since Bashar al-Assad’s regime, with the help of Russian air strikes and barrel bombs, pounded…