The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities denied reports claiming that the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) was granted the right to use or manage the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) for 10years in exchange for two concessional loans from the Japanese government

Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy has issued several ministerial decrees revoking the licenses of 36 travel agencies that violated the laws regulating the Hajj and Umrah trips.

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has probed cooperation opportunities with the US-based technology firm Meta to leverage the metaverse technology in digital tourism promotion.

Minister of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt Ahmed Issa and his Jordanian counterpart Makram Al-Qaisi have mulled over the establishment of a joint Egyptian-Jordanian opera.

Tourism is one of the factors that contributes to Egypt’s foreign currency resources. Therefore, Egypt is set to boost the number of tourist arrivals to reach 30 million per year by 2028, with the number expected to hit 15 million by the end of 2023, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa announced in a statement in October. The Egyptian government is working on flourishing the tourism sector and adding to it. As a result, the country has established the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza, one of Egypt's highly anticipated cultural attractions that is set to showcase the country's most impressive archaeological treasure.

Orascom Pyramids’ total final investment into the development of the pyramid plateau could reach EGP 1 billion.