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Egyptian hotels that have met health and safety rules required for reopening with a reduced occupancy rate to contain the spread of the coronavirus have risen to 99 hotels nationwide, after 14 new facilities were granted licenses, Egypt’s t…

Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly met with Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany and Civil Aviation Minister Mohamed Manar Enaba on Tuesday to develop a plan to resume foreign tourism and aviation.   Ma…

Ministry of Environment announced on Monday the launch of the ‘Clean Blue’ initiative in Sharm El-Sheikh aimed at cleaning the area’s marine environment. The initiative, which will run from 30 May to 3 June, was started…

As Covid-19 case numbers drop, some Arab countries are reigniting key sectors to their economies. In Egypt, for one, hotels are told to put in place coronavirus prevention measures in reopening. The administration said that as of May 15, app…

Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled Al-Anani has cancelled the licence of a major Sharm El-Sheikh tourist hotel following its laying off of workers. The hotel’s management had also not responded to recent government instructions t…

The management of Sharm El-Sheikh International Theatre Festival for Youth announced the postponement of the fifth edition until further notice amid fears of coronavirus outbreak in Egypt. This decision came following the suspension of…