The Tourism Ministry announced that China has lifted its travel ban to Egypt. “We understand the democratic transition Egypt is going through,” said Chinese Ambassador Song Aiguo. “It is safe for Chinese tourists to come and enjoy the timeless monuments and picturesque beaches.” “Egypt is a great country and its people are hospitable,” he added. […]
The Hungarian Foreign Ministry issued an official statement on Sunday to announce lifting its travel ban to Egypt and to emphasize that Egypt is now safe for tourists. The decision came as a result of the efforts of the Egyptian Embassy in Hungary to clarify the improved security situation in Egypt, said a statement by the […]
The Ministry of Tourism, in tandem with the Ministry of Communications, announced “Egypt Now,” a new venture aimed at attracting tourism to the country. Nile Online, an Egyptian internet and digital infrastructure company, will provide a direct broadcasting service to tourist areas and archaeological sites in Egypt. Live cameras will be placed at sites to […]
The Four Seasons Nile Plaza offers a spa experience like no other The spa offers many luxurious packages that cater to anyone in need of a bit of relaxation By Jessica Gulhane As Cairenes we all seem to be victims and eventually slaves to the inevitable stressful aspects of Cairo lifestyle that we must endure […]
An NGO Fair, Book Fair, youth activities, youth play performance as well as musical performances by Masar Egbari and Wust ElBalad will take place between 12pm-9pm in the AlMedani Open Area of the Cairo Opera House. The event will feature a few musicians and aims at encouraging youth to volunteer for different NGOs The United […]
No two Egyptians are exactly alike. By Daniel Nour What does it mean to be an Egyptian? The dark skinned Nubian beauties of Edfu and Karnak aren’t the same as those pale Cairean women swishing around their tiled apartments. The Shubra taxi driver smoking behind the wheel is not the same as farmer from the […]
The Luxor Festival for the African Cinema announced on Tuesday the launching of a new section for movies carrying the theme of liberation movements in Africa. The festival will feature films produced over the past 30 years, such as Nasser 5, a film about the late President Gamal Abdel Nasser, the Algerian Revolution and Omar […]
UNESCO has welcomed Egypt’s suggestion to build a museum science center in Cairo under its auspices. Minister of State for Antiquities Mohamed Ibrahim said Thursday that the during their general meeting in Paris UNESCO, member states asked Egypt to prepare a file containing the details of the suggestion. “The purpose is to improve the management […]
Omar Samra has marked a new international achievement and earned a ticket in the last stage of AXE ApolloSpace Competition in Orlando in the USA. Samra is the only Egyptian and Arab to secure a place to travel to space on a flight with international space agency, Space Expedition Corporation. “I’m very excited with this new achievement, […]
We all know that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. And while that’s a lovely sentiment, it makes buying cosmetic Christmas gifts a particularly daunting task. All those colours, textures and permutations may be great if you have an hour or two to kill in the labyrinthine beauty halls of department stores and […]