Breaking news and local reporting across the Red Sea coast.
A minor earthquake was recorded near Hurghada with no damage reported, and the Red Sea Governor has activated the governorate's emergency plan to monitor any effects, according to eciks.org and Al-Shorouk.
3 August 2026
Authorities in north Hurghada have begun removing encroachments on road right-of-way land, giving violators 72 hours to comply, according to Al-Ahram Gate.
2 August 2026
Thirty-six international flights landed at Marsa Alam International Airport, a sign of recovering European tourism demand, according to Sada El-Balad.
2 August 2026
Construction has started on a plant in the north of the city designed to deliver 10,000 cubic meters of drinking water a day — and the governorate says it will be in service within three months.
1 August 2026
Fares Hosny of Egypt's tourism professionals' syndicate says the two Red Sea resorts still lead the Czech market — as Prague talks target luxury travel and combined itineraries.
1 August 2026
Steel-and-sheet-metal structures covering 450 square meters were torn down after the owners ignored a legal deadline — part of a widening enforcement push in the fast-growing north of the city.
1 August 2026
Occupancy in Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh is holding above 75% despite regional tensions, says the tourism chambers' chief — who wants a Hurghada–Ras Banas expressway to open up the far south.
1 August 2026
Around 40C has filled Hurghada's beaches — 50 pounds at the family beaches, 70 to 150 at the private ones, extra lifeguards on the sand — while 137 international flights landed in a single day and the Cultural Palace lines up 41 free shows for August.
1 August 2026
Safaga's electricity department and the city's local unit have removed illegal connections across several new residential subdivisions, confiscating non-compliant wiring and referring violators for legal action, Sada El-Balad reported.
1 August 2026
Water reaches some Red Sea homes only once every six to ten days, Al-Masry Al-Youm reported, as the governor inspected a Hurghada site for a new desalination plant.
1 August 2026
The Ministry of Labour's Hurghada job fair opened on Saturday 25 July with 1,198 vacancies, salaries advertised from EGP 8,000 to EGP 32,000 a month, and 80 posts reserved for people with disabilities plus 150 for people with mild disabilities.
1 August 2026
Three men used AI software to fake electronic payment confirmations and walk out of Hurghada shops with goods they had not paid for, Shorouk News and Veto Gate report. They were traced to Sharqia, arrested, and the goods recovered.
1 August 2026