North Sinai residents to go through with open strike against curfew hours

Citizens plan to boycott elections and file lawsuit as they fear protests, says Al-Karamah party member in Sinai

Amira El-Fekki

Government encourages Luxor, Aswan trips to promote domestic tourism

Ministry of Tourism offers Luxor and Aswan trips with lower prices to raise tourist flow into the cities

Hend El-Behary

High accident rates threaten Red Sea tourism: Ministry official

Accident rates increased 200% over the past four years due to lack of ministerial oversight on diving and other tourist services

Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi

Egypt Air first in Africa granted green light to apply “Fast Travel” programme

The “Fast Travel” programme allows passengers to perform their travel arrangements via self-service channels

Menna Samir

Hilton to open new hotel in Alexandria

5 hotels are currently under development says hotel chain’s Vice President

Doaa Farid

US dollar rise to stop at EGP 8 before Economic Summit: FEI head

Reducing the gap between the official price and black market price will bring more dollars to Egypt, El Sewedy says

Doaa Farid

Egyptian Industries Federation to promote Economic Summit in Africa

Invitations have been sent to 7 Chinese companies, El-Sewedy says

Doaa Farid

Memorandum signed for storage, distribution of food products in Egypt

Memorandum leads to strengthening the Canadian-Egyptian trade relations and exchange experiences in establishing an Egyptian commodity exchanges

Shaimaa Al-Aees

Egyptian pound plunges against the dollar to EGP 7.46

The US dollar exchange value jumped to EGP 7.5 at NBE and Banque Misr

Hend El-Behary

28 January 2011: Egypt’s Bastille Day

  28 January 2011 marked a turning point in Egyptian history. On that day, anti-Mubarak demonstrations escalated their protests, engaging in violent confrontations with police forces all over the country.…

Jihad Abaza