Published on : Wednesday, March 25, 2020
On Tuesday, the Cairo government introduced some new set of rules as measures to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. The brand new measures declared a two-week overnight curfew, an extension of the closure of schools and universities. The city has …
Published on : Thursday, June 27, 2019
The Steigenberger Pyramids Cairo by Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts opens close to the Pyramids of Gizeh and the new Grand Egyptian Museum. It will start welcoming guests this week. It offers a contemporary design and an ‘Evolution Steinberger’ lifestyle combining …
Published on : Monday, May 20, 2019
17 tourists were injured when a roadside bomb exploded near the Grand Egyptian Museum fence as the tourist bus was passing by, in Cairo. Most of the injuries were caused by broken glass falling on to the group. Among those …
Published on : Saturday, December 29, 2018
A roadside bomb exploded as the bus carrying Vietnamese tourists was passing by – close to the pyramids in Giza. Four people – three Vietnamese and one Egyptian tour guide are reported to have been killed. About 10+ have been …
Published on : Monday, December 17, 2018
The ‘one of a kind’ well-preserved, 4,400-year-old tomb of a royal priest and his family was discovered in Saqqara, an ancient city south of Cairo. According to Khaled al-Anani, Egypt’s minister of antiquities discovery dates back to the …
Published on : Saturday, November 3, 2018
World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) report showed that Cairo’s tourism witnessed a 34.4 per cent tourism growth in 2017. Cairo was the fastest-growing travel destination as per its City Travel & Tourism Impact Report, followed by Istanbul (13.1 per …
Published on : Saturday, December 30, 2017
At least 11 pilgrims including some of the tourists have been killed after a gunman opened fire outside a Coptic Christian church near Cairo. The authorities of the Coptic Christian Church said that the gunman first shot at …
Published on : Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Russia confirmed that the government will re-launch the flight services to Egypt’s capital city Cairo, two years after it suspended the air links when the terrorists blew up a passenger jet. Russia said that Egypt had developed its …
Published on : Monday, August 14, 2017
Two trains suffered a violent collision killing 37 people and injuring 123 others close to Alexandria, the Egyptian port city on Friday marking the most fatal episode in the last few years in the railway network of Egypt. The …
Published on : Friday, February 24, 2017
The Director-General will open the largest exhibition hall that has been recently rehabilitated at the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (NMEC). The event will take place in the presence of the Minister of Antiquities, H.E. Dr Khaled El-Enany, and the …
Published on : Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Russian flights to Egypt might soon resume starting from 23rd February, 2017. The flights would be flying to three Egyptian airports including those of Hurghada, Sharm El-Sheikh and Cairo. The authorities of Egyptian airport have received ocular biometric scanners …
Published on : Wednesday, January 18, 2017
Running through some 750 kilometres (466 miles) long, the shiny new electric railway line is a project of $4 billion and connects landlocked Ethiopia to the Red Sea coast in Djibouti. It was officially inaugurated last week after …