Latest in Tag: Red Sea Highlight
Latest in Tag: Red Sea

Hurghada slum relocation
Red Sea governor announces plan to move slums âaway from touristic areasâ

Tax on tourist facilities to apply from July
Government killing tourism industry, says vice chairman of hotels division at Cairo Chamber of Commerce

E-Finance seeks to increase benefit card users to 4.5m
The E-Finance company hopes to increase the number of benefit card users to 4.5m by the end of 2013, with plans to release 10,000 cards next week.

The not-so-black market
Adel Heine’s weekly column

Government mediates settlement over tourist complex in Hurghada
The dispute involved the Red Sea governorate and the Egyptian-Saudi Arabian Company for Mediterranean Investments
Tourism in the news: Commission to audit Tourist facilities and quarries in the Red Sea
Egyptâs economy relies heavily on its tourism sector that has been struggling to survive since the uprising of 25 January and subsequent events in the country. Once a month DNE rounds up the most significant news relating to tourism to give you an overview of the efforts that are being made to bring tourists back to the country.

The wonderful wrecks of the Red Sea
The Red Sea is literally littered with shipwrecks. Discover them!

Violence in several governorates during Friday protests
Protesters face violence by security forces, FJP members and unidentified assailants

El Gouna has it all
An Egyptian resort town on the up

Kitesurfing on the Red Sea
The contrast of the intense blues of the ocean with the rich rusts and ochres of the sand and the vivid reds, browns and purples of the distant mountains are a visual feast no kiter soon forgets, even more so with onesâ senses heightened by carving through the blue lagoons powered only by the wind.

Blasts rock Israeli Red Sea resort
Israeli police is now carrying out searches to see if debris can be found to determine if the blasts were caused by rockets fired on Eilat

Get out of town â Eid travel ideas
Whether you are feeling adventurous or in sore need of beachside relaxation, be sure that there are options for that traditional Eid trip which will leave you satisfied.