Business
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Economy
7/25/2023 9:03:25 PM
Revenue from the Suez Canal and tourism in Egypt rose by 22.3 percent and 25.7 percent, respectively, during the first nine months of the fiscal year (FY) 2022/2023, while remittances from Egyptian expats dropped over 26 percent, according to a report published by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on Tuesday.
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Egypt
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Tourism
7/25/2023 3:35:52 PM
Egypt has decided to grant foreign yacht tourists three-month visas, as opposed to the previous one-month allowance.
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Business
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Economy
7/24/2023 1:54:18 PM
Egypt’s cabinet approved on Monday the cancellation of the Central Bank of Egypt’s (CBE) initiatives providing low-interest loans to workers in the tourism sector.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
7/20/2023 4:32:14 PM
The Karnak Temples’ open-air museum near Luxor has been given a facelift to make it more appealing to tourists, according to statement by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
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World
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International
7/15/2023 3:06:49 PM
Strikes by airport and airline staff grounded hundreds of flights and left thousands of travellers stranded in Europe on Saturday at the height of the busy summer tourism season.
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Egypt
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Tourism
7/10/2023 11:23:47 PM
As many as 7 million tourists visited Egypt during the first half of this year, said Tourism and Antiquities Minister Ahmed Issa.
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Egypt
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Tourism
7/10/2023 11:02:29 PM
Suez Canal Authority (SCA) announced Monday that the increase rate in the number of yachts crossing the canal hit 64 percent in the first half of 2023.
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Egypt
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Tourism
7/8/2023 11:03:48 PM
Turkish tourists in Sharm El-Sheikh increased at least five times in 2023 compared to last year, said the new Turkish Ambassador to Cairo, Salih Mutlu Sen, citing Turkish tourism agencies based in Sharm El-Sheikh.
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Egypt
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Tourism
7/4/2023 5:04:46 PM
Several renowned Egyptian archaeological sites and museums have recently switched to cashless payments, requiring visitors to purchase tickets using bank cards.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
7/2/2023 3:54:00 PM
Direct flights between Tehran and Cairo could start in 45 days, according to the Iranian semi-official news agency Tasnim as reported by Al Arabiya.
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Egypt
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Tourism
6/14/2023 8:13:18 PM
Egypt and Saudi Arabia are among the ten top-ranking traveller destinations in 2023, Mastercard Economics Institute revealed in its Travel Industry Trends 2023 report on Wednesday.
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World
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Africa
6/7/2023 5:35:09 PM
Adikiny Olwenge, Team leader at COMESA’s Support to Air Transport Sector Development (SATSD) programme, called for the establishment of a unified market for air transport in Africa to boost tourism and trade in the continent.
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Egypt
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Tourism
6/6/2023 10:50:23 PM
The new flight route between Cairo and New Jersey’s Newark city will strengthen business ties between Egypt and the US and allow more American tourists to visit Egypt, the US embassy in Cairo said on Tuesday.
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Egypt
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Tourism
6/5/2023 5:05:32 PM
Egypt received a record-breaking 1.35 million tourists in April 2023, marking a significant milestone for the country’s tourism sector that has been recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
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Advertising
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6/4/2023 5:40:00 PM
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Antiquities
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Museums
6/3/2023 12:57:32 PM
A second group of iconic Egyptian archaeological sites have switched over to cashless entry, including the Giza Pyramids, Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, Salah El-Din Citadel, Unfinished Obelisk and Nubia Museum.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
6/1/2023 12:23:00 AM
Al-Ahram Weekly reviews efforts to boost tourism arrivals to record levels.
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Life & Style
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Style
5/25/2023 5:48:05 PM
Aspiring Egyptian actresss Yara El-Sokkary won third place at the 2023 Miss Elite beauty pageant, which was held in the Somabay resort near Hurghada as part of efforts to promote tourism on the Red Sea in Egypt.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
5/23/2023 6:52:42 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities denied sending any ancient sarcophagus — a coffin, most commonly carved in stone — lids to Israel for examination amid a social media controversy over the alleged act.
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Egypt
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Tourism
5/22/2023 5:32:31 PM
Fifty-five hot air balloons, carrying 1,500 tourists from various countries, adorned the sky over Luxor on Monday, said Head of the Egyptian Federation of Hot Air Ballooning Companies in Luxor Ahmed Aboud.
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