Egypt
Al Ahram Weekly
Al Masry Al Youm
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http://travelvideo.tv/news/more.php?id=10387_0_1_0_M"Minister of Tourism Zohir Garana said that the ministry is now coordinating with the ministries concerned to re-operate Nile cruises between Cairo and Aswan."The same page looks at the increase in the...
Egypt
Egypt halts decision on visas
Al Ahram Weekly
Egypt will suspend the decision requiring tourists to get visas in advance, says the ministry of tourism.
The Assistant Minister of Tourism, Hisham Zazou announced that the Minister of Tourism Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour has agreed with the Council of Ministers to suspend the decision. Zazou added that tourism companies and offices were already notified of the suspension of the decision.
Last Thursday the cabinet had announced that it was going to change the visa regulations and visitors could no longer get their visa upon arrival in Egypt.
Al Masry Al Youm
Egypt's government has frozen a decision requiring tourists and other visitors to apply for visas before arrival in the country, an Egyptian tourism official said Sunday.
Deputy Tourism Minister Hesham Zazou said the Cabinet froze the decision, according to the official Middle East News Agency. He did not give a reason or say if it would be enforced later.
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