Residents, expats, and community life on the coast.
Admission has opened to the centre that prepares Quran memorisation teachers at Hurghada's Al-Mina Mosque, two Egyptian outlets report. Deadline, entry requirements and places were not published.
7 September 2026
The national 'To School' initiative has arrived in the Red Sea Governorate to distribute school materials and food support, Ahram Gate reported, as the cost of the new school year bites.
5 September 2026
A ceremony at Al-Mina Mosque in Hurghada honoured 1,000 people who had memorised the Quran, organised by the Red Sea Endowments Directorate, Ahram Gate reported.
5 September 2026
Bawabat Al-Ahram reports that new employment contracts have been handed to people with disabilities in Marsa Alam, in a governorate where formal jobs are concentrated in tourism and the ports.
5 September 2026
The Red Sea governor visited the 57357 children's cancer hospital in Cairo and said the governorate would mobilise support behind an appeal called 'From the Heart of Hurghada… Hope for Our Heroes', Al-Masry Al-Youm reports.
5 September 2026
The Red Sea governor says a long-disputed land plot in Safaga, known as 'Al-Zomorroda,' will finally be divided and handed to its rightful owners — though no timeline was given.
11 August 2026
The Red Sea governor has announced full scholarships at a German university across eight faculties for the region's top high school graduates — though key details remain unannounced.
11 August 2026
Twelve outlets in Hurghada, Safaga and El Quseir are selling basic goods at up to 25 percent off until 4 August, with daily draws for 100 household appliances. Ahram Gate found heavy crowds from the opening hours.
1 August 2026
Orascom's Nuba development brings Nubian-inspired domes, earthy colours and a 2,500-square-metre sandy pool to central El Gouna, according to CairoScene's SceneHome.
30 July 2026
Cuba's ambassador met the Cuban community in Hurghada on 20 July — most of them entertainment staff at the city's hotels — a day after a mobile consular service in the city handled passports, police certificates and a wedding.
22 July 2026
Considering a move to Egypt's Red Sea coast? A practical, honest orientation: choosing a base, cost of living, renting, money, healthcare and settling in.
25 November 2025
Ful at dawn, fish by the kilo, tea you shouldn't refuse — nine things Hurghada does better than any buffet, and how to order them like you live here.
9 September 2025