Egypt hopes to encourage tourists from new markets like China, Japan and Ukraine, a year after Russia and Britain suspended flights to the land of the Pyramids, the country's tourism minister said. Egypt's tourism industry, a crucial source of hard currency, has struggled to rebound since a mass uprising in 2011. The attack prompted Russia to halt all flights to Egypt and Britain to suspend flights to Sharm al-Sheikh, a resort on the Red Sea. Since then, Egypt has made significant efforts to improve airport security and persuade the world it is safe, said Yehia Rashed, the country's tourism minister. "Terrorism is hitting tourism hard everywhere in the world, not just Egypt," he said.

Source: Egypt Independent October 24, 2016 11:15 UTC