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Egypt’s deserted pyramids of Giza. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Egypt Travel: Tourism after revolution

by Amy Assad | Oct 22, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

Egypt, Asharq Al-Awsat—“We have every Elvis record there is,” George says, as he flicks the towel on his head behind his shoulder, before taking a gulp of beer. George, a 70 year-old from Essex is in traditional Egyptian costume for the boat’s Jalabiya party,...

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Luxor’s Corniche (R) and tourist market (L), both empty of visitors (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Left in the Dark, and the Red

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Sep 3, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

Aswan and Luxor, Asharq Al-Awsat—”The bookings for September have been cancelled . . . We’ve had phone calls telling us not to return to our hotels, despite being optimistic for the recovery of tourism for this year’s season,” said Hussam, a staff member...

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Egyptian Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou speaks to Asharq Al-Awsat in his office in Cairo, Egypt. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

In Conversation with Egypt’s Tourism Minister

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Nov 29, 2013 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—In an exclusive interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Egyptian Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou highlighted the new measures being taken by Cairo to bring tourists back to the country following the recent unrest. Zazou, who also served as tourism...

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Egyptian women walk by a billboard featuring Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah on September 1, 2013 in Luxor after the city governor named Luxor’s main square after him. (AFP PHOTO/STRINGER)

Egypt: Luxor sets sights on Gulf tourists

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Sep 6, 2013 | Business

Luxor’s governor, General Tariq Saadeddine, has announced that the governorate will target the Saudi and Gulf markets to attract new tourists to the ancient Egyptian city. He said “this is part of Luxor’s attempt to find a solution to its unprecedented tourism...

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A man smokes a water pipe as he watches Jon Stewart on a TV screen at a coffee shop, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, June 22, 2013. (AP)

Opinion: Jon Stewart for Luxor governor

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Jun 25, 2013 | Opinion

Comedy can predict the future and be bitterly critical. On the same day Jon Stewart, the US satirist and TV host, told us on Bassem Youssef’s Albernameg television show that Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi has appointed him as the governor of Luxor and that he...