Egypt to limit tourism from Africa?

Egypt is looking into the possibility to reduce the number of tourists arriving at the Sinai peninsula, after learning that a large number of those infiltrating into Israel from Sinai took advantage o

Giza Plateau facelift

On August 11, the Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni inaugurated the first phase of the site management project for the Giza Plateau which includes the installation of electronic entrance gates, t

Egyptian authorities have overcome the curse of the pyramids - hustlers ruining the holidays of visiting tourists

The country's authorities have erected a 12-mile fence with infrared sensors and security cameras to create an exclusion zone around the three Giza pyramids and the Sphinx, which perch on a rocky plat

El Gouna gets set to drive Egypt’s green tourism initiative

The owners of El Gouna, one of Egypt’s top leisure resort towns, are looking forward to the initial results of a pioneering new scheme, The Green Star Hotel Initiative, to which they committed last

Executive Talk: Jehan Sadat

Of the legacy of her slain husband, she remains proud. “I feel proud, extremely proud,” said Jehan Sadat, former First Lady of the Republic of Egypt.

Saqqara reveals more Egyptian pyramid treasures

Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni this week said that several painted wooden sarcophagi dating back to the Late Period (sixth century BC) have been unearthed south of the causeway of the pyramid

Egypt battles 'sex tourism', bans 92-year-old from marrying teen

The Egyptian authorities have banned a 92-year-old man from the Persian Gulf from marrying a 17-year-old Egyptian girl under a new law, designed to battle the phenomenon of rich Arab men marrying young girls from developing areas of Egypt.

Oldest pyramid in Egypt gets laser-scanned

Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), in collaboration with a Japanese-American mission, is carrying out a laser-scanning survey of the Step Pyramid of Djoser at Saqqara in an attempt to create a virtual three-dimensional model of Egypt’s oldest pyramid.

Sphinxes avenue and new pyramid found in Egypt

A section of the avenue of sphinxes, known among archaeologists as the avenue associated with the Anubieion and the superstructure of an unidentified pyramid, has been found at Cairo’s Saqqara area, said Farouk Hosni, Egypt’s minister of culture.

Food prices likely to increase, UN report claims

The looming food crisis has been predicted to become the tipping point of a shift in certain economics. Some experts project those countries with abundant supply of certain food items will move upwards in the economic ladder.

Tourism officials want Saudis to stay home for the holidays

With the beginning of the 90-day summer break only a month away, the assistant deputy secretary-general for marketing for the Saudi General Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SGCTA), Fahad Al-Jarboa, says that the prime goal of the commission is to target the Saudi domestic market and try to encourage more Saudis to vacation in the Kingdom ... read more

UAE pumps US$4 billion in Egypt's tourism sector

The UAE has pumped US$4 billion into the vibrant Egyptian tourism sector, accounting for 30% of total Arab tourism investment in Egypt, a senior Egyptian official has disclosed.

Egypt eyes $12 bln in tourism earnings by 2011

CAIRO — Egypt hopes to boost its tourism earnings by 26 percent to 12 billion dollars by 2011, the official MENA agency reported on Saturday.

According to a plan launched by Tourism Minister Zuheir Garana, Egypt hopes to welcome some 14 million tourists in 2011, requiring a capacity of 240,000 hotel rooms, compared with 11 million in ... read more

Is climate change causing global food crisis?

(eTN) - The cost of agricultural commodities has leaped to record highs and supply of daily foodstuffs such as rice, wheat, cereals, meat, eggs and dairy products has become scare, begging the question: Is climate change, droughts and floods in the Asian region to blame for the growing tensions over shortages of food?

UK tourists injured in Egypt balloon crash

CAIRO - Seven tourists from Britain and Belgium were seriously injured on Wednesday when a balloon they were riding in fell to the ground in the southern Egyptian city of Luxor, security sources said.

The five tourists from Britain and two from Belgium had been photographing the city, home to the pharaonic Karnak Temple, when the balloon ... read more

Eastern Med tourism from Australia bring good news

The media including the travel industry media tends to have an almost obsessive focus on negative stories from the Eastern Med including the conflict between Israel and the Hamas-dominated Gaza Strip and the internal problem in Lebanon. While these problems are very real there remains a lot of positive news.

15 tourists injured in Egypt crash

Ten Germans and five other tourists have been injured after their bus overturned on a mountain road near St Catherine's Monastery in southern Sinai.

The Egyptian bus driver was killed and two Egyptian tourist guides were also injured in the accident.

Eastern Mediterranean: A top pick for Australians

The media including the travel industry media, tends to have an almost obsessive focus on negative stories from the Eastern Med including the conflict between Israel and the Hamas dominated Gaza Strip and the internal problem in Lebanon. While these problems are very real there remains a lot of positive news.

Britons keen on Egypt’s El Gouna

New figures just released have confirmed that El Gouna, the Red Sea’s premier leisure destination, remains a popular choice with traveling Brits.

Fire in Cairo spares Islamic monuments and sites

(eTN) - Cairo’s blaze yesterday, March 24, swept through several residences, workshops and commercial areas in downtown al-Moski and al-Ghouriya areas near historic Cairo. It spared the Islamic monuments and sites in the city, confirmed Culture Minister H.E. Farouk Hosni. Sharia al-Moski, near the Khan el Khalili Bazaar, is a street market ... read more