Arab News Egypt grand mufti: Visit brings regional stability Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman's visit to Egypt would further enhance cooperation and coordination between the two countries and help in overcoming the dangers and challenges facing the Arab world, Egypt's Grand Mufti Shawki Ibrahim Abdel-Karim Allam said Sunday. The grand mufti said the strong and positive relations between the two countries are capable of deterring terror and combating the challenges in the region. Stuff News Egypt has high hopes for tourism despite grim statistics, setbacks Egypt is confident of luring back millions of foreign visitors and putting a smile on their faces, according to its new tourism minister, despite heavy first quarter losses and setbacks including a bomb that brought down a Russian passenger plane. Yehia Rashed said the ancient land of the pyramids and Red Sea resorts was determined to secure a strong recovery even though the number of foreign tourists fell by 40 per cent in the first quarter of 2016, compared with the same period last year.
