Date of source: Monday, October 15, 2018
Dr. ʿĀṭif ʿAbd al-Laṭīf, head of the Travelers Association for Tourism and Art and one of the organizer of the St. Catherine World Peace Forum dubbed ‘Here we pray together’ revealed the details of the forum’s program and its accompanying events.
In his press statement on Monday, ʿAbd al-Laṭīf...
Date of source: Tuesday, October 21, 2014
This evening the Ministry of Tourism and the Tourism Boards held a ceremony at the Coptic museum in order to revive the Holy Family’s path, in the presence of Eng. Ibrāhīm Mahlab, head of the Ministry of Tourism, Pope Tawadros II., and others from within and outside Egypt. Meanwhile, a new...
Date of source: Wednesday, October 10, 2018
The first scientific forum dedicated to the antiquities of the Sinai Peninsula and the Canal cities was organized this October under the direction of the Minister of Antiquities Dr. Khālid al-ʿAnānī. Al-Waṭan presents the following review of the most prominent of these diverse monuments from...
Date of source: Friday, October 6, 2017
The Undersecretary of the Coptic Orthodox Diocese of Turin and Rome, Fr. Theophilus al-Siryānī, participated in the celebration of the blessing of the icon of the Holy Family Journey to Egypt by Pope Francis held in the Vatican in coordination with the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism.
Date of source: Monday, February 20, 2017
The Coptic Orthodox Church participated in a conference in Italy to promote religious tourism in Egypt.
Date of source: Monday, October 9, 2017
On Saturday, September 30, 2017, a female South Korean tourist (36) was killed in Siwa, the capital city of a remote oasis in Egypt’s Western Desert with the same name. The victim was stabbed several times, by an Egyptian man (27) from Alexandria, whom she has been meeting in Cairo prior to...
Date of source: Tuesday, March 21, 2017
Pope Francis's first visit to Egypt is scheduled for April 28 and 29 will carry many political messages and economic gains, reflecting the stability and security of the country.
Date of source: Tuesday, April 26, 2016
The Egyptian Minister of Tourism, Muhammad Yaḥyā Rashīd, attended the Mass of the Egyptian church of Mar Mina in Dubai, to participate in the celebration of the Easter Feast with the Copts. His visit also came on the sidelines of his participation in the International Tourism and Travel Exhibition...
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Background:The first topic of this recording concerns a church’s plans to open an orphanage and the second is the chairman of the FPA in Egypt, Volkhard Windfuhr talking about a train trip organised for the FPA from Kharga to Safaga and his long-standing interest in railways.Side A:The speaker...
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This recording concerns the history of Red Sea tourism in Egypt, the preservance of the eco-system in relation to tourism and the drop in tourism following the Luxor massacre of 1997. A German-Egyptian couple outlines their hotel business’ rise at the Egyptian Red Sea coast. In a press...