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The Egyptian State Tourist Authority (ESTA) has appointed Rooster PR as it looks to capitalise on renewed interest from UK holidaymakers.
Rooster, which worked with the tourist board between 2013...
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Actually Newcastle there seem to be more tourists in Luxor than I have seen for a long time, not British though. Met a family from Germany the other day and they were enjoying themselves and they...
Egypt’s government announced this week the implementation of a plan to control the nation’s booming population rate under a campaign called “Egypt development: Two children only.”
Health Minister...
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I just hope its better for them than our ******* visa system.
I asked if anyone had travelled from Luxor to Aswan in either a felucca or a motor boat because a friend and I really fancied doing it. After some thought the felucca idea was abandoned, didn't know...
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I looked at that online a number of years back, maybe even just before the revolution, but as I couldn't find any reviews I decided it warranted a visit before using it or recommending it to clients....
NEWS
14 Policemen Killed in a Shootout in Al-Bahariya Oasis in Giza
EGYPTIAN STREETS
OCTOBER 20, 2017
At least 14 policemen are killed in a patrol in Giza’s Al- Bahariya...
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I believe the dead has reached over 30 now, it was announced the Abacus has arrived.... :lol: Saw it on European News yesterday. It seems the EU is putting its own spin on how safe Egypt is for it's...
Mubarak – he might be old but he is free and very, very rich.
Its amazing that a lifetime of government wages has delivered great wealth and complete acquittal, in an Egyptian court, of any...
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Newcastle the situation seems clear - the Swiss have spent 6 years (120 work years using 20 staff) identifying the assets and who owns them and are now waiting for the Egyptian government to make a...
CAIRO – 18 October 2017: The Egyptian government approved on Wednesday the new traffic law, Transport Minister Hesham Arafat said in a press conference at the cabinet headquarters.
This law is...
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Yes a good idea D I am sure everyone will agree, however WI has the correct idea who will Police it and what will be the cost to locals to avoid a point deduction, ie how much backsheesh will a local...
Producers of views along the Nile for Victorian tourists.
C. and G. Zangaki were two Greek brothers who were active photographers in Egypt from the 1870s to 1890s.
Apart from that, little...
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Yes Hepzi the only down side to the forums is uploading photo's, on the other side I often upload quite a few to illustrate a particular post, but the time it takes can make it a hard task. Even...
An interesting article on one of Egypt's leading entrepreneurs.
Khaled Bichara is practically a force of nature in the Egyptian startup realm. It was 25 years ago that Bichara founded LINKdotNET,...
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One wants to be positive - but.
He worked for Orascom and then Wind (Sawiris vehicle for moving his money overseas). He must know a bit about the Russian co-investors and the North Korean 'exploits'...
Egyptian foreign relations isn’t in a winning spot at the moment and the world media has a deal to say about its policy and some very rough stuff about the leading personalities so you would think...
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The Lower House of the Egyptian Parliament wants to do its part to help Khattab’s UNESCO attempt: House Human Rights Committee Chairman Alaa Abed issued a statement calling for the prosecution of...
Tour n' Cure: Egypt launches medical tourism campaign to eradicate hepatitis C.
With the highest rate of hepatitis C globally, Egypt has developed an expertise in treating it. Now it is looking to...
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Wow! I never knew that, quite fascinating if one can be bothered to read it all.
I'm sure HepC is linked to McD burgers.... 8)
A Dr speaks: A glass of red wine a day is good for your heart so drink...
Smart isn't usually the first epithet one thinks of in relation to Egypt's developmental decisions.....Cairo's satellite cities, the New Capital, the Suez Canal extension, the remodeling of Luxor as...
Earlier today Hafiz posted about the proposed Opera House for Luxor. Coincidentally, I have just seen this article about the history of the Cairo Opera House.
A pictorial history of Cairo's Opera...
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Often - especially when its about Egypt - also about Australia.
As far as the new Opera House is concerned I remember one thing about the conducted tour - besides the appalling architecture. Even...
Kidnapping in Egypt is on the rise, this is what happens to 2 guys who try to kidnap a child in a village in Egypt.
The questioned asked is the revenge of the people better or handing them over to...
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I suppose they could kidnap also to ask a ransom to keep the family afloat during these extremely hard times, it has happened on the West Bank and not too long ago. The kidnapped person was returned...
Sohag, EGYPT (Reuters) - Turn the clock back just over half a century and a contest between two men in the ancient Egyptian martial art of tahteeb could see the loser injured, or even killed.
Today...
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I do Horus but a stick would not stop a bullet..... especially when the shooter aims for the biggest part of ones body!!!
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