As of December, Egypt has received 1.4 million tourists since the resumption of the tourism activities at the beginning of July, Egyptian Tourism Minister Khaled Al-Anani said on Thursday.
This brings the total number of tourists visiting Egypt (...)
In an effort to revive Egypt's tourism business, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and the Ministry of Civil Aviation, in collaboration with the Egyptian Hotels Association, have launched Enjoy Winter in Egypt, an initiative which combines (...)
One conclusion to be drawn from the 2020 parliamentary elections in which many businessmen stood is that business is seeking greater representation in both the House of Representatives and the Senate, reports Gamal Essam El-Din.
Political analyst (...)
On 27 December a delegation of the Egyptian National Committee on Libya arrived in Tripoli. Delegation members met with officials from the Government of National Accord (GNA) and representatives of key players in western Libyan.
The goal was to (...)
Hurghada International Airport received on Sunday the first flight by Swiss International Air Lines, Switzerland's flag carrier, since Egypt resumed international flights in July after a three months hiatus due to the onset of the coronavirus (...)
This year has been good for archaeology in Egypt, as several discoveries were announced and major museums and sites inaugurated after restoration and development over the course of the past 12 months. It has been a very busy year for Egyptologists, (...)
Hotels across Egypt are set to see a rebound in visitors in 2021 as the effects of the global pandemic begin to ease and international travel increases, according to figures published in a new Colliers report.
The Red Sea resort towns of Hurghada (...)
EgyptAir will begin operating a weekly flight between Egypt's Red Sea resort of Hurghada and Hungary's capital of Budapest on Saturdays starting next week as part of efforts to promote tourism to the country.
According to an official statement by (...)
Hotel occupancy rates in Cairo nosedived 67 percent y-o-y so far this year amid the pandemic-induced slump in tourism, according to Colliers International's MENA Hotels Quarterly review.
Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh's occupancy rates have also (...)
Egypt's star attacker Mohamed Salah and midfielder Mohamed Elneny have tested positive for COVID-19 again on Thursday but the Premier League duo will return to England on Friday, the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) said.
"Within the framework of (...)
Egypt's maritime industry plays a pivotal role in the economic development of the country. Its geostrategic position is of great significance at the crossroads of three continents, Europe, Asia and Africa, connecting these by the Nile River and the (...)
On Friday, 23 October, the Libyan Joint Military Commission, known as 5+5, reached a promising agreement on a permanent ceasefire in Libya after five days of talks in Geneva. The Geneva Agreement built on a previous meeting of the commission in (...)
At least a dozen leading businessmen are contesting Egypt's parliamentary elections. Members of official business associations are generally standing on the pro-government Mostaqbal Watan Party's ticket, while others are unaffiliated entrepreneurs (...)
The two sides of the 5+5 Joint Military Commission (JMC) signed a permanent ceasefire agreement in Geneva last Sunday, spurring hopes of reviving the stalled political process and ending years of civil war. As the international community welcomed (...)
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry welcomed on Friday the permanent ceasefire agreement reached between Libya's two warring factions during their talks in Geneva.
In a statement, the Egyptian foreign ministry spokesperson, Ahmed Hafez, said that Friday's (...)
The National Election Authority (NEA) said on Monday that 140 polling stations, located in Egyptian embassies and consulates in 124 countries, would be open for voting by expats on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Voters at home will follow suit, in (...)
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 (...)
