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Amidst struggling tourism sector, Germans return to Egypt
Features/Interviews
December 2, 2017
Amidst struggling tourism sector, Germans return to Egypt
After reaching a low point last year, the number of German visitors to Egypt are finally on the rise again.…
Over 120k Polish visitors to Egypt in 2017, expected to rise in 2018: Polish official
Egypt
November 27, 2017
Over 120k Polish visitors to Egypt in 2017, expected to rise in 2018: Polish official
In 2017, over 121,000 tourists from Poland visited Egypt, ranking them sixth highest source of visitors among all nationalities, said…
Tourism Ministry to increase financial support to airlines operating flights to Egyptian resorts
Egypt
November 8, 2017
Tourism Ministry to increase financial support to airlines operating flights to Egyptian resorts
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism has approved a request made by a number of tour operators to increase the financial support provided to…
Thomas Cook to resume flights to Marsa Alam after 9-year suspension
Egypt
October 18, 2017
Thomas Cook to resume flights to Marsa Alam after 9-year suspension
The UK airline company Thomas Cook has announced that it will resume flights to Marsa Alam Airport on October 21,…
Italian tourist referred to criminal court for death of Egyptian engineer
Egypt
October 10, 2017
Italian tourist referred to criminal court for death of Egyptian engineer
Red Sea prosecutors referred an Italian tourist to a criminal court on charges of beating an Egyptian engineer in Marsa…
Hotel engineer’s family requests travel ban for Italian tourist accused of murder
Egypt
September 11, 2017
Hotel engineer’s family requests travel ban for Italian tourist accused of murder
In response to a Sunday court ruling that ordered the release of Italian tourist accused of killing Tarek El Hennawy,…
Italian tourist detained for murder of Egyptian tourist released on bail
Egypt
September 10, 2017
Italian tourist detained for murder of Egyptian tourist released on bail
Red Sea Court released an Italian tourist Sunday for a LE100,000 bail, on murder charges of an Egyptian hotel engineer.…
Killed family of Marsa Alam hotel engineer call for copy of investigations
Egypt
August 22, 2017
Killed family of Marsa Alam hotel engineer call for copy of investigations
The daughter of the slain supervising engineer of a Marsa Alam hotel, called on top prosecutor, Nabil Sadeq, to hand…
Updated: Italian tourist detained over killing of Marsa Alam hotel engineer
Egypt
August 12, 2017
Updated: Italian tourist detained over killing of Marsa Alam hotel engineer
*This story was corrected and updated on Sunday with information provided by the Ministry of Tourism in a statement. The…
Hilton Worldwide plans to expand in Egypt: official
Egypt
August 11, 2017
Hilton Worldwide plans to expand in Egypt: official
Hilton Worldwide (HLT.N) plans to nearly double the number of its hotels in Egypt within seven to 10 years as…