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Military Council supporters protest in Abassiya
CAIRO: Supreme Council of Armed Forces supporters decided to hold million man demonstrations today in Abassiya and Nasr City to reiterate their backing of the military council until the transitional period ends. Fouad Sharaf, one of the protest's (...)

25 - 11 - 2011
Mubarak supporters support military rule in Egypt
CAIRO: Supporters of former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak organized a protest today in Mostafa Mahmoud Square. They chanted slogans supporting military rule and held banners refusing insults against Egypt's ruling military council. Mubarak (...)

18 - 11 - 2011
Tourist movement return normal to temple of Abu Simbel
General Director of the Temple of Abu Simbel Ahmed Saleh said the tourism movement to the temple returned to normal after two days of discomfiture today November 15. It should be mentioned the governorate of Aswan witnessed trouble the past few (...)

15 - 11 - 2011
60% tourist occupation rate in Gamasa and Ras el-Bar during Eid al-Adha
Head of tourism facility in Delta, Ali Kamel Mansour, said tourism demands in Gamasa and Ras el-Bar cities reached 60 percent during the Islamic holidays of Eid al-Adha. Mansour expects occupation to increase in delta until the end of November of (...)

09 - 11 - 2011
Salah el-Din castle witness great tourism traffic on third day of Eid al-Adha
Tourist and archaeological sites in Cairo witnessed unprecedented demands during the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha including the Salah el-Din Castle and the Mohamed Ali Mosque. More than 1,500 Egyptian citizens and many tourists visited the (...)

08 - 11 - 2011
2,000 tourists in Abu Simbel on third day of Eid al-Adha
General director of the temple of Abu Simbel Ahmed Saleh said tourism movement is recovered during the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha. “2,000 tourists visited the temple of Abu Simbel along with many Egyptian visitors,” Saleh said. He added those (...)

08 - 11 - 2011
“Youth love Egypt” will hold festival in Moez Street to activate tourism
EGYPT: Members of Youth Love Egypt Organization is hosting a tourism festival in Cairo's famous Al-Moez Al-Din Allah Fatimid Street, filled with archaeological wonders from the Fatimid period, to activate Egyptian tourism on Friday October (...)

27 - 10 - 2011
Red Sea Youth Revolution Coalition to boycott elections
RED SEA, Egypt: The Revolution Youth Coalition today announced their boycott of the upcoming parliamentary elections until the Law of Exclusion is applied. The Coalition opposes the fact that members of the dissolved National Democratic Party (NDP) (...)

15 - 10 - 2011
Tourism drops 10% in Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA, Egypt: The rate of tourism influx to Egypt's Mediterranean city of Alexandria has not exceeded 10 percent during the last three months, according to Ibrahim Ramadan, president of the Chamber of Tourist Facilities in (...)

22 - 09 - 2011
Sharm el-Sheikh constructs memorial to revolution martyrs
SOUTH SINAI, Egypt: South Sinai's governor met with three artists yesterday to discuss constructing a memorial for the martyrs of Egypt's January 25 Revolution in Sharm el-Sheikh. “The memorial's slogan is, ‘a gift of love for a city of peace,' (...)

22 - 09 - 2011
Emergency Law will activate tourism in Egypt: chamber
CAIRO: Egypt's ruling Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF)'s decision to apply the Law of Emergency is a positive step to regain security and stability in Egypt. Tourism will consequentially reactivate gradually, said the head of Chamber of (...)

15 - 09 - 2011
“Defending Egyptian Tourism” campaign issues first statement
EGYPT: Officials from the “Defending Egyptian Tourism” campaign issued their first statement Thursday, supporting a demonstration defending tourism in Egypt on October 14, and rejecting any statements that harm the tourism sector. The campaign (...)

08 - 09 - 2011
Egyptian Youth to launch hotline for complaints in Aswan
ASWAN, Egypt: The Egyptian Youth Movement today announced the launching of a new hotline for complaints related to the tourism sector. The project is designed to improve tourism and both maintain and enhance national tourism as a significant (...)

03 - 09 - 2011
Tour guides call for million-man demonstration in order to support tourism in Egypt
Egyptian tour guides and tourism sector officials have called for million-man demonstration in TahrirSquare under the slogan “Campaign to Defend tourism". Their campaign aims to support and defend the Egyptian tourism sector and remind people of (...)

03 - 09 - 2011
March 19 Coalition: Friday, Sep 9 protest is “suspicious”
March 19 Coalition issued a statement yesterday evening announcing a protest on Friday September 9 to support the Egyptian Army in Roxy Square in opposition of the protests planned in Tahrir Square. The coalition dubbed it the Friday of Local (...)

01 - 09 - 2011
Tourism Syndicate seeks to enhance post-revolution tourism
ASWAN, Egypt: The Egyptian Tour Guides Syndicate in Aswan, led by Abdel Naser Saber, held a meeting on Sunday at the Muslim Brotherhood Association Headquarters to discuss current and future tourism conditions in Egypt, particularly in light of the (...)

15 - 08 - 2011
Luxor tourism begins to recover
LUXOR, EGYPT: Tourism in the historic Egyptian town of Luxor has been “recovering gradually in August,” said Anwar Abu Al-Magd, the head of the Tourism Guides Association. Tourism in Luxor is up 50 percent, particularly at the Karnak Temple, said (...)

10 - 08 - 2011
Mubarak is symbol of strength, loyalty, say sympathizers
Hassan Ghandoor, head of the support campaign for former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, today announced a sit-in to show solidarity with the toppled leader in front of Mostafa Mahmoud Mosque. "Mubarak sends the world a message with his (...)

05 - 08 - 2011
Luxor tourism increased 10%
LUXOR, Egypt: "Tourist movement to Luxor increased in July by 10 percent," said Mohamed Youssef, head of the chamber of tourist facilities in Luxor. Youssef said Luxor is cultural tourist city. Tourists prefer to go to the Red Sea resorts of (...)

16 - 07 - 2011
Sharm tourism shopkeepers demonstrate
SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt: A group of protesters representing the Tourism Shops Coalition have filed a lawsuit against Egypt's Minister of Tourism, Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour, and the South Sinai governor. Protestors accused the officials of (...)

12 - 07 - 2011
First phase of survey on tourist bazaars is complete
According to Major Saad Abbasi, the Secretary General of Tourist Shops and Goods Chamber, 1500 tourist bazaars are not licensed, 279 are licensed for the locals and 160 are licensed by the Ministry of Tourism. A survey carried out by Counsel Abu (...)

10 - 06 - 2011
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