Breaking news and local reporting across the Red Sea coast.
The marble flooring of Hurghada's tourist promenade has given way to what Al-Masry Al-Youm describes as a dirt surface pitted with holes, prompting calls for it to be relaid.
18 August 2026
Marsa Alam International Airport handled its largest arrival of Polish tourist flights to date, with reports putting the Polish programme at 35 flights supporting Red Sea hotel occupancy.
18 August 2026
Hook-and-line and felucca fishing has resumed in the Red Sea after a three-month stoppage, with hundreds of fishermen returning to the water, Al-Masry Al-Youm reports.
18 August 2026
Rixos Hotels Egypt has opened its second Hurghada property, Rixos Premium Magawish Bay View, in the city's Magawish Bay area, according to trade publication Travelling for Business.
17 August 2026
The Red Sea Governor chaired a meeting of the governorate's Regional Tourism Promotion Authority and directed officials to draft an international marketing plan alongside heritage development work in El Quseir, local outlets report.
17 August 2026
A new feeder shipping service connects Saudi Arabia's Jeddah Islamic Port directly with Egypt's Ain Sokhna and Safaga ports, Saudi and Egyptian outlets report, deepening Red Sea trade links.
17 August 2026
Hurghada's city chief met Zarzara residents to explain how to regularize informal land holdings and finalize property contracts, though the report gives no timeline, household count, or fee details.
17 August 2026
Residents in several Hurghada neighborhoods report power outages and are demanding a quick fix and an explanation from the utility company, according to Al-Masry Al-Youm.
16 August 2026
Egypt's Labor Ministry announced 27 job openings at a hotel in Marsa Alam, with salaries reaching EGP 15,000 a month.
16 August 2026
A tourism expert says Marsa Alam hotels are running at 95% occupancy, according to Egypt's National Media Authority.
16 August 2026
The Red Sea governor pointed to Hurghada's 'Family Resort' beaches as a model for implementing presidential directives on open, unobstructed sea views.
16 August 2026
Egyptian outlets report the Ahmed El Fishawy film has been chosen as the opening picture for this year's Hurghada Youth Cinema Festival.
15 August 2026