Egypt was removed from the US Department of State's list of countries that are facing a travel warning or alert. According to the US Department of State, a travel warning is an advisory against travelling to certain destinations, while an alert offers information citizens should be aware of before travel to certain places. Egypt's tourism minister Yahia Rashed hailed the US Department of State's recent decision to classify Egypt as a safe country for travel, describing it as a positive sign for Egypt's tourism sector. "The decision is a message of reassurance on the safety of our touristic destinations," the minister said in an emailed statement on Wednesday.