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Tourism in Egypt shows signs of recovery
Published Sun, Feb 19, 2017 · 09:50 PM
Cairo
TOURISTS are slowly returning to Egypt, easing pressure on a key sector battered by years of turmoil and the 2015 bombing of a plane carrying Russian holidaymakers.
"There is an increase in the number of tourists. This situation was much better in January than in previous years," tourism ministry spokeswoman Omaima al-Husseini said.
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