Tourism in the news: Giza signs tourist development protocols for Bahariya oasis
The governorate of Giza recently signed a cooperation protocol with the Public Authority for Tourist Development to study and review strategic plans for tourist development services in the Bahariya oasis…
Tourism in the news: € 1.8m grant given to Egypt’s Hotels Chamber to support environmental management systems program
Egypt's Hotels Chamber recently received a €1.8m grant from the European Union as part of the latter's pledge to fund its Environmental Management Systems and Sustainable Tourism Program for hotel…
Students seek change through new foundation
Students aiming to manufacture the first Egyptian car, build a skyscraper and establish a centre for artificial limbs
Tourism in the news: Egypt Air set to cancel two weekly flights to New York beginning next month
Flights would be cancelled until the demand for flights picks up
The quest for the ancient capital Metelis
Egypt and Italy cooperate to document the history of a forgotten site, Kom Al-Ahmer
Editor’s letter: Is a Turkish model what we really want?
A few days ago I had conversation with my Turkish friend, a Middle East researcher, about the Egyptian revolution and how a “Turkish model” is overrated in the eyes of…
Egypt and Turkey are the key countries to ease tensions in Syria
By Aylin Kocaman In watching the disorder on Syria that has lasted for two years and cost 70,000 lives, people have always asked, “What is Assad doing?” They believed the…
Review: Egyptian commentators debate how to end the political crisis
As protests continue to shake the streets of a number of Egyptian cities, writers are proposing suggestions to end the current political plight by calling for the delay of the…