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Two Russian tourists detained for filming Pyramids area
Archaeology

Two Russian tourists detained for filming Pyramids area

Security at the pyramid area found two Russian tourists filming some of the stones scattered in the western side of…
Tourism Ministry checks legality of collecting donations from hotel guests
Egypt

Tourism Ministry checks legality of collecting donations from hotel guests

A source at the Finance Ministry said that the Ministries of Antiquities and Tourism is inquiring into the legality of…
Tourist bus flips, kills 6, injures 25
Egypt

Tourist bus flips, kills 6, injures 25

Six people were killed and another 25 were injured when a tourist bus bound for Sharm al-Sheikh overturned on Sunday. Ambulances transferred…
Tourism Minister to ask France, Germany to lift travel bans to Egypt
Business

Tourism Minister to ask France, Germany to lift travel bans to Egypt

Mahfouz Ali, first deputy tourism minister, said Tourism Minister Hesham Zazou will ask Germany and France to lift travel bans…
Cash-strapped “national museum” nears completion, minister claims
Egypt

Cash-strapped “national museum” nears completion, minister claims

Officials are pushing to open the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC) in Cairo, according to Minister for Monument Affairs…
Tourism increases by 14.6 percent in May 2013
Business

Tourism increases by 14.6 percent in May 2013

The number of tourists in May increased by 14.6 percent, reaching one million, compared to 800,000 tourists in May 2012,…
Georgian tourists mistaken for porn actors released
Egypt

Georgian tourists mistaken for porn actors released

Prosecutors in the Red Sea town of Hurgada released, on Monday, twelve Georgian tourists and their translator after arresting them…
Luxor hot air balloons back in business
Egypt

Luxor hot air balloons back in business

Hot air balloon tours are set to resume in Luxor on Wednesday after a hiatus of nearly six weeks following…
Two tourists kidnapped in South Sinai
Egypt

Two tourists kidnapped in South Sinai

Unknown attackers kidnapped two tourists Friday, one Israeli and one Norwegian, a security source said. The two tourists were on…
Cabinet eases limits on carrying cash to and from Egypt
Business

Cabinet eases limits on carrying cash to and from Egypt

Egypt said on Wednesday it was easing limits on travelers bringing currency in and out of the country and said…
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