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After the tourists: Dreamaway’s stark collage of a desolate Sharm El-Sheikh
Omar Elkafrawy
| Marouan Omara and Johanna Domke's doc offers strong commentary on desperate youth in an arid market
economy
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Tough times by the sea | A portrait of Fayed’s local tourism economy
Mostafa Darwish
| Workers and summergoers at Fayed resort discuss the impact of Egypt's economic issues on the season
Hepatitis C
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Lionel Messi arrives in Egypt for medical tourism campaign
Argentinian football star Lionel Messi arrived in Cairo Tuesday for a medical tourism campaign
women's rights
9 min read
There’s no room at this hotel if you’re a woman
Heba Afify
| Women in Egypt must convince not only their families but hotel managers of their right to travel without
EgyptAir
8 min read
Egypt’s battered tourist industry anxiously awaits EgyptAir crash investigation results
Isabel Esterman
| Egypt’s travel industry is watching anxiously as experts and officials air competing explanations for
Sharm el-Sheikh
8 min read
What’s in an island?
Heba Afify
| Tiran and Sanafir transfer to Saudi is of little concern to their actual neighbors
2015 year enders
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A year of trying to deal with things going wrong for the economy
Isabel Esterman
| The year 2015 witnessed some major triumphs for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his economic
2015 year enders
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A year in economic data
Isabel Esterman
| Egypt has seen some good economic news in 2015: overall economic growth measured at 4.2 percent for the
Doctors Syndicate
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Labor unrest from north to south
Jano Charbel
| Thousands of workers across the country are protesting against what they call unfair employment
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Terrorism reported: Looking back at the 1997 Luxor massacre
How has the Egyptian state historically reported and responded to terrorist attacks? On November
Isabel Esterman
Before talking tourism, Egypt needs to put its house in order
The sight of the great pyramids of Giza looming suddenly above the urban chaos of the Haram district
Peter Schwartzstein
The West’s crush on Egypt
On returning to England for a brief break last September, I was struck by many people’s exaggerated
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Hurghada
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High level of E. coli, staphylococcus bacteria found in hotel where British tourists died
tourism
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Pilot and travel agency officials ordered to be detained after death of tourist in Luxor hot air balloon crash
Egypt-Czech Republic relations
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Czech Ambassador: Egyptian authorities delay Hurghada attack results for fear of dissuading tourists
attacks on tourists
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Egyptian authorities refer defendant in Hurghada attack to mental institution: Lawyer
attacks on tourists
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Czech Republic requests to be informed of conclusions of Hurghada attack probe
Islamic State
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Israel closes Taba crossing, Islamic State fires rocket at settlement
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Cartoon: Be our guest
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