Breaking news and local reporting across the Red Sea coast.
Police in the Red Sea have detained a man over a theft from a Hurghada clothing shop that was captured on video and circulated online, and have recovered the stolen goods, four Egyptian outlets report.
3 September 2026
Any encroachment on state-owned property in the Red Sea Governorate will be removed immediately and the case referred to the public prosecution, the governorate has warned, according to Sada El-Balad.
3 September 2026
Two more concerts have been staged in Hurghada under the 'Shati' Al-Fann' (Art Beach) programme — one by the Abu Qir Arabic Music Troupe with the children of Al-Shatby, another by the Matrouh Folk Arts Troupe, according to Al-Ahram Gate and Mobtada.
3 September 2026
The Red Sea governor marked the new school year by opening a 'Welcome, Schools' exhibition offering discounts of up to 30 percent, Sada El-Balad reports — without saying where it is or how long it runs.
3 September 2026
Applications for places in Hurghada University's dormitories opened on 28 August for the coming academic year, three Egyptian outlets report — though none of them published fees, a deadline or the number of places available.
3 September 2026
Tourism Daily News reports a worldwide digital push marketing Egypt's mechanised visa on arrival under a 'travel ease' banner. Nothing in the report points to a change in visa rules or fees for visitors landing at Hurghada or Marsa Alam.
3 September 2026
Al-Ahram reports work has begun on two sites for four new desalination plants totalling 85,000 cubic metres a day — announced in the same week two members of parliament pressed the government on Hurghada's drinking-water crisis and on what residents pay per tonne.
3 September 2026
Hurghada International Airport recorded 18,200 flight movements over the 2026 summer season, with traffic up 5.2 percent, Arabic outlets report. Passenger numbers and route detail were not published.
3 September 2026
The Red Sea governor has reviewed controls for a food-cart scheme in the governorate's cities, framed as a way to support young people and bring order to the sector. What the rules actually require has not been published.
3 September 2026
Egyptian hotel group Pickalbatros and Emirati company NG9 are targeting three new hotels in Marsa Alam at a combined $180 million, Arabic business outlets report. No sites, room counts or timeline have been given.
3 September 2026
Safaga's city chief has toured the Al-Rawda district — the scheme described locally as the town's alternative to informal settlements — Al-Ahram Gate reports.
2 September 2026
The governor has directed officials to complete Hurghada's block layout plans and to review the city's backlog of land-legalisation files, Al-Ahram Gate reports.
2 September 2026