Can new Russian Consulate boost tourism in Egypt's Hurghada?

The Egyptian tourism sector is looking to Russia to boost the industry after a major decline following a Russian plane crash in 2015.

Egypt

How drop in tourism is altering life for Sinai Bedouins

With tourism having declined in Egypt since the 2011 revolution, south Sinai residents have been leaving their rich, green lands and heading toward urban areas in search of job opportunities.

Egypt

Egypt's African Cinema Club unleashes potential of continent's film industry

Egyptians hope the African Cinema Club will help Egyptian-African relations and boost African filmmaking at the same time.

Egypt

Egyptian court issues verdict to prosecute Israel

Egypt's High Administrative Court court issued a verdict forcing the government to take necessary legal measures against Israel over its killing and torture of Egyptian soldiers captured during the 1956 and 1967 wars.

Egypt

Female entrepreneurs seek solutions to Egypt's traffic woes

Female entrepreneurs in Egypt have launched carpooling apps to help ease the daily burden of traffic.

Egypt

Is a bromance brewing between Sudan, the Saudis?

Egypt gets the cold shoulder while Saudi Arabia helps get some US sanctions lifted from Sudan, and Khartoum remains committed to the Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen.

Saudi Arabia

Questions surround Egypt's plan to scrap subsidies for cash transfers

Egyptian officials hope direct cash payments to the poor will be more efficient than current subsidies, but an economist wonders whether the nation has the necessary database for such a project to work.

Egypt

Trump’s Middle East fans get caught up in global blowback

Political leaders from Israel to Saudi Arabia are quickly finding out that siding with Trump comes at a price.

Saudi Arabia

Sinai families demand probe following killings

A new conflict between north Sinai residents and the Interior Ministry erupted when the latter announced the death of 10 people allegedly affiliated with Wilayat Sinai, which the residents dispute.

Egypt

Who will dictate religious discourse in Egypt?

Tensions are building as the Egyptian Ministry of Religious Endowments and Al-Azhar Mosque are competing over who gets to determine the topics imams discuss in mosques.

Egypt

Can Hamas' Haniyeh accept Egyptian demands?

During their trip to Cairo, Hamas officials heard a long list of Egyptian security demands in exchange for mending ties, and now incoming leader Ismail Haniyeh must sell the deal or be left to rule the Gaza Strip without Egypt's help.

Palestine

Sinai women turn to embroidery to preserve Bedouin culture

Despite the worsening security situation, an Egyptian woman from the Sinai Peninsula launched a project to modernize traditional female attire and promote Sinai's rich Bedouin heritage for tourism.

Egypt