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Netflix wins first Oscar nod for Egypt documentary ‘The Square’

Netflix bought the streaming rights for “The Square” in November, after the documentary won critical acclaim on the festival circuit. Netflix won its first Oscar nomination for “The Square,” a documentary about the 2011 Egyptian revoluti…
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‘Miss Diving Specials ‘ Facebook Contest

Diving Specials is currently looking for the ‘Miss Diving Specials’ via Facebook together with the luxury liveaboard ‘Scubaspa’. The winner will be sent on a week-long diving safari for two people on the dream boat ‘Scubaspa’ in the Maldive…
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Egyptians turn out to vote on draft constitution

Thousands of Egyptians formed queues at polling stations nationwide on Tuesday, in the first of two days to vote for or against the country’s recently amended constitution. Following the ouster of former President Mohamed Morsi by the mili…
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Man United’s Wayne Rooney appreciates cheerful welcome in Sharm El Sheikh

Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney gets a warm reception on arrival to Sinai’s Sharm El-Sheikh, where he hopes to recover from a niggling injury   Egyptians in Sinai’s Sharm El-Sheikh bustled excitedly to take comme…
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Tourism, sports ministers sign protocol promoting sports tourism

Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou and Sports Minister Taher Abu Zeid on Sunday signed a protocol to promote sports tourism in Egypt. The protocol was also signed by the Egyptian Federation of Tourism Chambers of Commerce. On the sidelines of a c…
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Egyptian expats head to the polls

Referendum voting begins for citizens living abroad An Egyptian man living in Oman casts his vote on a divisive draft constitution in Egypt at the Egyptian embassy in the Gulf sultanate’s capital Muscat on January 8, 2014. On Wednesda…
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A New blue o two ‘HAYAH’ Reef Clean-up Season Begins…

It’s that time of year again and blue o two’s annual ‘HAYAH’ Reef Clean-up season has begun. blue o two will now be running reef clean-up safaris in the North of the beautiful Red Sea in support of marine conservation and HEP…
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Egypt to host the 2014 World Summit on the Information Society in Sharm El Sheikh

Egypt has announced plans to host the World Summit on Information Society in the last quarter of 2014 in Sharm al-Sheikh. The summit, organized by the International Telecommunication Union, will be attended by information technology spec…
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Tourism in the News: CEO of Travco returns to Egypt

The return of Travco’s CEO might mean a boost to Egyptian tourism Hamed El-Sheity, CEO of the Travco Group, has returned to Egypt after spending many months in London. Travco spokesperson, Yara Salib, told AlBorsa newspaper that El-S…
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Tourism in the News: Christmas occupancy rates for Luxor and Aswan reach 85%

Christmas witnesses a rise in tourists coming from Cairo to Luxor and Aswan The distinctive Egypt Air Express planes enjoyed a high occupancy during the Christmas holidays Helmy Rezk, the president of EgyptAir Express, which handles local…
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