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Tourism rebound whets luxury hotel group appetites

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Oberoi Hotels & Resorts is reportedly planning to open two new establishments in Egypt. A rapid increase in the number of visitors to the country has prompted the Indian giant, along with other international luxury hotel groups, to boost its presence there.

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Sisi's generals enjoy suite success from their moneymaking luxury hotels

With the Egyptian economy in crisis and the military apparatus tightening its grip, the country's generals are staking their claims on the lucrative high-end hotel sector. From building lavish establishments to signing international partnerships, the top brass fancy themselves as luxury and business tourism tycoons - and there appears little to stop them continuing.

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Colonel Walid Sami Salama (left), General Sherif Salah el-Dine (center) and General Mohamed Amin (right).

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Keir Starmer welcomes Nigerian President Bola Tinubu to 10 Downing Street, London, on 19 March 2026.
Spotlight | Africa London's Africa diplomacy tested by political instability Kenya Nairobi seeks out-of-court deal in $85m Zakhem dispute Sudan Hemeti challenges Port Sudan's currency stranglehold Africa Africa Energy Bank wraps up first fundraising round Senegal New PM Ahmadou Al Aminou Lô gets to grips with tricky fisheries file
Artisanal fishermen in Dakar, 8 June 2026.
South Africa Ramaphosa expected in Paris in bid to reset ties Morocco US firm Oliver Wyman in talks to acquire Southbridge A&I Madagascar French employers' organisation MEDEF International postpones mission to Antananarivo DRC, Rwanda Kinshasa takes Kigali to the International Court of Justice
Congolese Minister of Justice Guillaume Ngefa in Geneva, Switzerland, in September 2025.
Central African Republic Prisca Roseline Mano becomes Bangui mayor with powerful backing Morocco Italian bidder for Casablanca shipyard revealed

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