Egypt’s tourist submarine tragedy explained: What went wrong near Hurghada?A tourist submarine carrying dozens of passengers, mostly Russian nationals, sank near Hurghada, Egypt, on Thursday, leaving six dead. Auth...
27 Mar, 2025, 09.21 PM IST
Pharaoh’s tomb discovered in Egypt for first time since Tutankhamun’s in 1922King Thutmose II's tomb has been discovered by a British-Egyptian team of researchers from Theban Necropolis' Western Valleys, which is sit...
20 Feb, 2025, 08.54 PM IST
India providing credit line to Egypt, reports sayIndia has offered Egypt an undisclosed credit line to support the country's economy as it seeks to stabilise its finances in the wake of th...
16 Jun, 2023, 04.30 PM IST
Egypt recovers 2,700-year-old sarcophagus lid from US04 Jan, 2023, 01.42 AM IST
Egypt says cruise ship quarantined over new virus clusterA cruise ship on Egypt's Nile River with over 150 tourists and local crew was in quarantine Saturday in the southern city of Luxor, as 45 p...
08 Mar, 2020, 08.10 AM IST
Big blow to Goa: Russia strikes India off its safe travel destinations listIndia has been struck off the list of safe travel destinations recommended for Russian tourists, according to a report by the Russian news ...
29 Nov, 2015, 09.28 AM IST
China blacklists four citizens for bad behaviour in BangkokThe four were punished and blacklisted on the record of "uncivilised tourists' behaviour," the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA)...
12 Sep, 2015, 03.03 PM IST
India regains top spot as Abu Dhabi's largest international source marketIndia is closely followed by the UK, China, Germany and the US as the largest overseas markets with the Philippines recording a 24 per cent...
12 Aug, 2015, 02.49 PM IST
China to blacklist its tourists for bad behaviourThe manners of Chinese tourists range from minor slights, such as spitting to more outrageous incidents like picking fights with flight att...
11 Apr, 2015, 04.59 PM IST
- Travellers intend to increase budgets by average of 5%: Report
Future travel budget increases are especially high amongst Asian markets with a predicted increase of 46 per cent - travellers from Singapo...
29 Apr, 2013, 12.27 PM IST
- Egypt protests: Respect historical and touristic treasures
Priceless antiquities at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo have been vandalised by looters taking advantage of the current unrest.
03 Feb, 2011, 06.38 AM IST
- As chaos reigns, foreigners advised to leave Egypt
Foreign governments stepped up their warnings on Sunday about travel to Egypt, with several urging their citizens to evacuate as soon as po...
31 Jan, 2011, 12.59 PM IST
- Tourists besiege Cairo airport, but flights halt
Hundreds of people crowded the capital's main international airport hoping for a flight out on Saturday but Western carriers were canceling...
29 Jan, 2011, 07.04 PM IST
- Red Sea nations in emergency talks on Somali piracy
Arab Red Sea states were holding an emergency meeting in Cairo on Thursday to discuss the threat of piracy off Somalia, with Egypt saying a...
20 Nov, 2008, 02.58 PM IST
- Egypt PM says country eying 7% economic growth
Egypt's top government and financial officials sought to allay concerns today about fallout from the global financial meltdown, saying the ...
13 Oct, 2008, 12.42 AM IST
- Masked bandits kidnap tourists in Egypt desert
Masked bandits kidnapped a group of 19 foreign tourists and Egyptians at gunpoint as they were on a desert safari in a remote corner of sou...
22 Sep, 2008, 10.06 PM IST
- Honeymoon travel to hit new heights this season
Honeymoon travel looks all set to hit a new high this season.
24 Oct, 2007, 08.07 AM IST