Egypt, Spain agree to update 2001 cooperation agreement in tourism
Spanish Prime Minister confirms his country’s willingness to strengthen cooperation with Egypt in tourism
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UK Export Finance offers £1.7bn guarantee for Egypt’s 2 monorails manufacturing
Bombardier consortium was named as preferred bidder for Egyptian monorails project at 2020 UK-Africa Investment Summit
Tourism Minister attends opening of UNWTO Executive Council session in Madrid
Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquitites Khaled Al-Anani has attended the opening session for the 113th United Nations World Tourism Organization’s (UNWTO) Executive Council.
Egypt participates in UNWTO Crisis Committee meeting on COVID-19
Issues related to precautionary measures, next steps to resume tourism were discussed
UK to host 1st in-person G7 summit in 2 years in June
The UK, as the current Group of 7 (G7) president, will host the group’s first in-person summit in almost two years in June.
Ancient Egypt’s newly restored Temple of Isis opens to visitors
Tourism Ministry undertakes conservation work on last temple built in classic Ancient Egyptian style
Recreating Egypt’s royal past in Prince Muhammad Ali’s Manial Palace
Palace offers rare tranquillity and green space against backdrop of busy Cairo Downtown
Egypt top recipient of EBRD’s investments in SEMED region during 2020
Country accounted for more than €1bn of bank’s total €2.13bn development financing provided to SEMED countries, says Minister Al-Mashat
World can gain $9trn during 2021-2025, if worldwide vaccination accelerated: IMF chief
Ensuring sustainable, inclusive recovery post-COVID-19, reversing divergence between rich and poor countries are main 2021 priorities, says Kristalina Georgieva
Tourism Minister, stakeholders discuss ways to enhance sector in Aswan
Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled Al-Anani met with about 30 investors and hotel managers in Aswan governorate and representatives of the Egyptian Tourism Federation to discuss the conditions of Egypt tourism sector.
Funerary temple of Queen Nearit, wife of Pharaoh Teti, discovered
Discovery of burial wells, coffins, mummies dating to New Kingdom in 3000 BC
Egypt opens newly renovated Temple of Isis with redeveloped tourism services
Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled Al-Anani joined the Aswan Governor, Ashraf Attia, to inaugurate the Temple of Isis in the governorate. The inauguration comes after the temple’s restoration and the completion of developments to make its tourism services more efficient. Also in attendance at the inauguration were: Mostafa Waziri, Secretary General of the …
Hiding in plain sight: Marital rape still not criminalised in Egypt
Many Egyptian women suffer marital rape yet are given no recourse to legal or religious protection
No sustainable post-COVID-19 recovery in MENA region without strong governance: IMF
The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will be unable to envisage a strong and sustainable recovery following the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, unless there is a strong governance framework.
UK Government announces business measures over Xianjiang human rights abuses
UK Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab announced, on Tuesday, a package of measures to help ensure that British organisations are neither complicit in, nor profiting from, the human rights violations in Xinjiang.
World lives in digital age, with three pluses, one minus: IMF
One minus refers to inequality in access to technology
UK Prime Minister commits ÂŁ3bn in climate finance for environment protection
UK – Egypt partnership at 2019 UN Climate Summit on adaptation, mitigation brings 118 countries on board
Petroleum Ministry offers jet fuel price cut till 2021 end to promote tourism
Aviation fuel price reaches 15 cents per gallon
Egypt, EBRD, UNWTO sign COVID-19 Tourism Recovery Assistance Package
Package aims to promote tourism sector’s resilience, sustainability, and inclusive growth
Egypt among 21 destinations recommended for 2021: CNN
Egypt in top five list of destinations Canada, Disney World, Dubai, and Antarctica
UK raises $1bn to help vulnerable countries obtain COVID-19 vaccines
UK has recently committed ÂŁ1m to Egypt, to support rapid response, surveillance, infection control capacities
180 bazaars across Egypt obtain tourism business licences in 2020
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, represented by the tourism activities sector and internal offices, announced that 180 bazaars across Egypt, particularly in the Red Sea area, acquired tourism business licences in 2020. The tourism activities sector and internal offices ensure that bazaars selling tourism products obtain a licence from the Ministry of Tourism and …
Procedures to allocate 7 industrial complexes completed by January 2021 end: Trade Minister
Work is underway to launch incentive fund to deepen local products, says Nevine Gamea
20,000 citizens register data under Car Replacement Initiative: Trade Minister
Egypt’s Minister of Trade and Industry Nevine Gamea has revealed that 20,000 citizens registered their data, during the recent Go Green Exhibition, to benefit from the government’s Car Replacement initiative. Gamea said that the initiative aims to convert and replace vehicles to run on clean energy and natural gas. Of the registrants, more than 10,000 …
Egypt, Marriott International discuss establishing 3-, 4-star hotels in new tourist cities
Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled Al-Anani met with Satya Anand, President for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) at Marriott International, to discuss establishing three- and four-star hotels in Egypt’s new tourist cities.
US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin visits Egypt
Mnuchin’s visit to reaffirm enduring US commitment to Egypt, and explore areas of further economic, security cooperation
Egypt inaugurates points on trail of Holy Family to boost spiritual tourism
Egypt has inaugurated the first points of the Holy Family trail, after the completion of EGP 7.5m development works in Samannoud city, Gharbeya governorate.
Egypt Ventures raises EGP 104m investments in 2020: International Cooperation Ministry
Investment firm aims to empower Egypt’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, drive innovation
Egypt’s tourism revenues decline to $4bn in 2020 from $13.03bn in 2019
Egypt’s tourism revenues in 2020 slumped 70% year-on-year (y-o-y) to record $4bn due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, down from $13.03bn in 2019, according to Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled Al-Anani. Reuters quoted Al-Anani as saying that a total of 3.5 million tourists visited Egypt in 2020, compared to 13.1 million in 2019. …
Government considers activating sub-accounts unit at Tourism and Antiquities Ministry
Minister said that Sub-Accounts Unit is useful in developing realistic estimates relating to size of tourism activity and setting the necessary forecasts