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Tours to Egypt cheaper by 50% after charter launch in Russia
The tours to Egypt decline in cost by 50% after charter flights to the country were launched, said Russian Association of Tour Operators (ATOR) Executive Director Maya Lomidze said on Monday. "After the charter launch on …
New UN Climate Conference to be held in Egypt
Egypt will host the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference COP27 in 2022. "The conference will take place at the Red Sea resort in Sharm el-Sheikh," the Finnish Ministry of the Environment said after the Glasgow …
Egypt intensifies efforts to bring Syria back into Arab fold
Egypt has recently been making concerted efforts in the Syrian political crisis, supporting Damascus’ return into the Arab fold, as confirmed by Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry in a statement Oct. 2. …
Aircraft en route Cairo-Moscow returns to airport of departure after sounding alarm
The EgyptAir flight en route from Cairo to Moscow, which sounded an alarm, made a safe landing at the airport of departure, the aviation services said on Wednesday. "The Airbus A220 passenger aircraft en route from Cairo to Moscow …
Egypt’s new capital city rises in desert
The Egyptian Armed Forces' Engineering Authority announced a contest to propose names, logos, and slogans for the New Administrative Capital with all citizens eligible to bid. Egypt is preparing to open the fourth-generation new …
Armenia and Egypt FMs discuss bilateral cooperation
Foreign Ministers of Armenia and Egypt Ararat Mirzoyan and Samekh Shukri discussed the prospects for cooperation on September 26, according to the press service of the Armenian Foreign Ministry. The meeting took place on the sidelines …
34th Moscow International Book Fair (photo report)
The 34th Moscow International Book Fair has opened today at the Moscow Expocentre. More than 200 publishing houses from Russia presented their books to the readers. Azerbaijan, Greece, Egypt, Iran and others are among foreign …
Israeli prime minister visits Egypt in first official trip for a decade
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett will meet Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Monday for talks on Israeli-Palestinian relations and bilateral issues, Egypt's presidency said, in the first official trip by an Israeli head of …
Reported shark attack causes panic and closes beaches on Egypt's north coast
Several popular resorts on Egypt’s north coast closed their beaches on Friday after a man was injured in an alleged shark attack that caused widespread panic on social media, The National reports. A lifeguard working at a …
Turkey and Egypt agree on need for steps toward normalization
Turkey and Egypt have agreed that further steps need to be taken to normalize relations between the two countries following two days of diplomatic talks in Ankara. The second round of consultations between the delegations was …
Twelve people died in bus accident in Egypt
Twelve people were killed and 38 injured Saturday night in a bus accident in Egypt, the Al-Masry al-Yaum news portal reported on Sunday, TASS reports. An intercity bus heading from Sharm el-Sheikh to Cairo overturned on the on the …
Russian tourism agency expects resumption of charter flights to Egyptian resorts
The Russian Federal Agency for Tourism expects charter flights to Egypt to resume, head of the agency Zarina Doguzova told reporters at the Eastern Economic Forum on Thursday. "The crisis center takes a decision on resumption of …
Middle East looking forward to more religious tourism in post-pandemic era
Despite the cautious optimism expressed by many countries’ tourism ministries and tour operators throughout the region during the summer, COVID-19 remains, and the tourism sector in all of the Middle East is bleeding
Russia to triple number of flights to Egyptian resorts
Russia will triple the number of regular flights to Egypt on the Moscow-Hurghada and Moscow-Sharm el-Sheikh routes — from 5 to 15 flights per week on each route from August 27, the federal operational headquarters for the fight against …
Countries pledge solidarity with Turkey over fires, send planes
As forest fires continued threatening Turkey on Monday, countries lined up to offer their condolences, messages of solidarity and airplanes to help the country fight the fires
Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Egypt create "triangle of stability"
After the First Gulf War, coordination between Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Syria played a key stabilising and mediating role in the region. Today, Turkey can fill the gap left by Damascus. As TRT World …
Russia’s aviation agency denies airlines flights to Egyptian resorts
Russia’s aviation agency, Rosaviation, has denied requests of airlines to issue documentation necessary to conduct flights to Egypt’s largest seaside resorts, Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh, the agency’s order reads. …
Russian Tourism Agency suggests working group to monitor tourist situation in Egypt
The head of Russia’s Federal Tourism Agency, Zarina Doguzova, suggested setting up a Russian-Egyptian contact group to constantly monitor the situation with Russian tourists, the agency said in a statement. On Tuesday, Doguzova …
Russian air carriers ready for flights to Egypt
Russian airlines are ready to resume flights to Egyptian resort towns, air carriers said on Thursday. "S7 is ready to resume flights to this destination. We will prepare a flight program and request appropriate authorizations …
