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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
3/25/2023 6:26:00 PM
The prices of the Islamic pilgrimage have soared this year due to the appreciation of the dollar against the pound.
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Egypt
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Tourism
3/16/2023 1:19:30 PM
Egypt received 11.7 million tourists in 2022, up from eight million in 2021, marking a 46.2 percent increase, said Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa on Wednesday.
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World
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International
3/14/2023 1:10:58 PM
China will reopen its borders to tourists and resume issuing all visas Wednesday as it tries to revive tourism and its economy following a three-year halt during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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World
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International
3/11/2023 4:53:28 PM
Indonesia’s Mount Merapi erupted Saturday with avalanches of searing gas clouds and lava, forcing authorities to halt tourism and mining activities on the slopes of the country’s most active volcano.
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Egypt
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Tourism
3/6/2023 9:35:08 PM
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly reviewed on Monday an action plan proposed by Italy's Navigo group to promote Egypt as a distinguished yacht tourism destination.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
3/3/2023 2:27:00 PM
Egypt's Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa unveiled in a press conference at the Giza Plateau that a corridor has been discovered inside Giza’s Khufu Pyramid.
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Business
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Economy
3/1/2023 4:13:46 PM
Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has imposed new fees on hotels, coffee shops, tourism operators, restaurants, and bazaars to be paid for the Tourism and Antiquities Support Fund, according to the ministry’s decision published in the Official Gazette on Tuesday.
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Egypt
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Tourism
2/28/2023 9:17:03 PM
Egypt's Sphinx International Airport received on Tuesday the first Nesma Airlines flight coming from Madrid after the airport re-opened in November following expansion and renovation work.
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Antiquities
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Islamic
2/27/2023 10:13:15 PM
Both ministers of Tourism and Antiquities and Endowments, along with Cairo governor, inaugurated Monday evening the Al-Hakim Bi Amr Allah mosque after the completion of restoration.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
2/25/2023 11:08:00 PM
When the conflict in Ukraine began on 24 February 2022, it was unclear how much it would impact Egypt’s foreign policy and economy. A year later, the stresses are clear to all.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
2/21/2023 11:11:00 PM
A concert by the Swiss DJ duo Adriatique in the vicinity of the Hatshepsut Temple on the west bank of the Nile at Luxor has sparked much debate.
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Egypt
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Society
2/14/2023 3:03:22 PM
Egypt launched its latest youth inclusion and employment project titled “Ready For Tomorrow" on Monday with the aim of supporting innovative business ideas and start-ups by Egyptian youth in the fields of renewable energy, IT, tourism and entertainment.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Economy
2/9/2023 10:20:00 AM
A revival in exports and tourism revenues is helping to support Egypt’s balance of payments
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Business
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Economy
2/3/2023 11:27:00 AM
Egypt’s balance of payments (BOP) witnessed an improvement in the first quarter of FY2022/2023 (July-September), as the current account deficit has narrowed by 20.2 percent to post $3.2 billion compared to $4 billion in the same period of the preceding fiscal year, the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) announced on Thursday.
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World
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Region
2/2/2023 12:59:49 PM
Turkey on Thursday slammed a group of Western countries which temporarily closed down their consulates in Istanbul over security concerns, accusing them of waging ``psychological warfare'' and attempting to wreck Turkey's tourism.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
1/27/2023 1:20:00 PM
Last week brought a handful of good news on the economy.
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Egypt
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Tourism
1/25/2023 5:59:28 PM
Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly instructed making the best use of modern real estate wealth in Egyptian tourist and new cities by transforming these assets into tourist units and hotel rooms to maximise individual tourism.
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Egypt
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Tourism
1/23/2023 1:28:31 PM
"We all hope to double this figure to reach 25-30 million by the year 2028," Minister of Tourism Ahmed Issa said, indicating that "the government is currently giving a lot of incentives to the private sector to double tourist traffic coming to Egypt."
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Egypt
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Tourism
1/17/2023 4:22:16 PM
180 nationalities can obtain tourist visas on arrival to Egypt provided they have a valid and used visa on their passports for either the United Kingdom, the United States, New Zealand, Japan, or the Schengen countries, Egyptian Minister of Tourism Ahmed Issa said.
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Business
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Economy
1/16/2023 5:54:53 PM
Egypt has received $925 million in indirect investments in local debt instruments since Wednesday, increasing the country’s reserves of hard currency in addition to an increase from the local market, Egyptian expats remittances, and the tourism sector, the Central Bank of Egypt said on Monday.
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