An old joke runs that the word golf is an acronym for “gentlemen only, ladies forbidden,” and for centuries there has sometimes been a misconception that women couldn't level up in the game because men have “stronger arms”.
Today, it is accepted (...)
Since early September, diplomatic talks on Libya gained momentum, which encouraged local rivals to return to the negotiating table under the auspices of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL), which sponsored at least five meetings between 6 (...)
Two weeks after Egypt hosted Libyan peace talks in the framework of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission in Hurghada, Cairo this week played host to rival Libyan factions as they discussed the constitutional components of the political track ahead of (...)
Head of the UN support mission in Libya and UN chief's acting special representative Stephanie Williams announced on Sunday that Tunisia will host “ intra' Libyan political and military talks” in early November.
Williams said talks will be based on (...)
Egypt is playing a key role in preparation for the anticipated comprehensive talks on Libya, scheduled for October in Geneva, based on the outcomes of the Berlin Conference.
For months, Egypt has been hosting preliminary Libyan meetings, the last (...)
Egypt's Marsa Alam Airport received on Saturday its first-ever flight by Ukraine International Airlines (UIA), arriving from Kiev, a statement by the Ministry of Civil Aviation said.
The UIA flight, carrying 128 passengers on board, was welcomed on (...)
The United Nations says talks between Libyan rivals in Egypt have concluded with preliminary agreements to exchange prisoners and open up air and land transit across the country's divided territory.
The face-to-face military talks, which started (...)
Continuing its efforts to advance peace in Libya, Egypt hosted talks in the framework of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission on Monday in the Red Sea resort city of Hurghada. The meeting is a crucial step in the preparatory talks for the comprehensive (...)
Libyan rivals on Monday restarted military and security talks, aiming to reach a settlement that could help end the country's years-long conflict, the United Nations said.
The UN support mission in Libya said in a brief statement that military and (...)
Security and military delegations from the two rival authorities in Libya will meet in Egypt's Red Sea city of Hurghada on Monday, with the aim of reaching a mutual ground and preparing for 5+5 military committee meetings.
The delegations from the (...)
Egypt's Hurghada has received the first flight operated by Swiss Chair Airlines from Zurich after a flight suspension that had been in place since March due to the coronavirus pandemic, a statement by the civil aviation ministry said on (...)
Head of Egypt's Civil Aviation Authority Ashraf Noweir decided on Wednesday to allow some travellers arriving at the country's airports to present a negative PCR test result if it was taken within 96 hours of the traveller's arrival, rather than the (...)
With only three months to go before the Men's Handball World Championship, the work needed to finalise the remaining items is becoming more hectic and more demanding.
Handball officials and players are on their toes as they prepare to host the (...)
An earthquake with 3.5 magnitude on the Richter scale hit 35 kilometres east of the city of Hurghada on the Red Sea on Thursday, Egypt's National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIA) said in a statement.
No injuries or damage were (...)
The Men's Handball World Championship, to be held in Egypt in January 2021, will be one of the first major sports events to be held during the Covid-19 pandemic.
It will also be the last time the championship is hosted by just one country and the (...)
On his first trip outside Europe since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili arrived in Egypt last Sunday for a visit on the invitation of Minister of Tourism and (...)
Egypt received 126,000 tourists since it has reopened its seaside resorts of Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada, and Marsa Matrouh to international flights and foreign tourists on 1 July.
This came after a three-month stoppage due to the coronavirus (...)
Egypt announced that tourists would be back in Luxor tstarting from the beginning of September.
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly agreed to resume tourism in Luxor starting September 1 at fixed hotels, museums and temples, as well as allowing the (...)
More than 100,000 tourists visited Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh resorts since Egypt's resumption of inbound tourism on July 1, announced Ministry of Antiquities and Tourism on Tuesday.
The number of tourists arriving in Hurghada and Sharm El-Sheikh (...)
Last month Georgiy Borisenko presented his credentials to President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi as Moscow's ambassador to Egypt. Except for a period in the 1970s, Cairo and Moscow have enjoyed stable, and at times very close, relations since they were (...)
Britain's budget airline EasyJet will resume charter flights to the Egyptian Sharm El-Shiekh and Hurghada international airports in September, Egypt's civil aviation ministry announced on Monday.
Egypt has reopened its main seaside resorts to (...)
As many as 50,000 tourists have visited Egypt's seaside cities of Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada since regular international flights were resumed at the beginning of July after a three-month air lockdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, Egypt's (...)
Foreigners who are staying in Cairo but do not hold residency permits will not be allowed to travel from the capital to three of Egypt's major coastal provinces, which is part of measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus, EgyptAir said on (...)
Gulf airline Emirates has resumed its Airbus A380 services to Cairo this week, with four weekly flights from Dubai, a press release by the airline read on Tuesday.
According to the release, the flagship A380, initially introduced in October 2019, (...)
Foreigners who are staying in Cairo but do not hold residency permits will not be allowed to travel from the capital to three of Egypt's major coastal provinces, which is part of measures to limit the spread of the coronavirus, the country's (...)
