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Egypt hopes Chinese visitors can make up for Russian tourism decline

Egypt's tourism sector is working to attract the largest possible number of tourists to offset its recent heavy losses, especially in light of the sharp decline in Russian tourism.
A Chinese tourist poses for a photo in front of the Sphinx at the Giza Pyramids on the outskirts of Cairo, Egypt March 2, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RTX29A7C
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CAIRO — Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov told Sputnik News Feb. 22 that the missiles fired from the Sinai Peninsula toward the Israeli Red Sea city of Eilat could further complicate any decision to resume Russian tourist flights to Egypt. 

Following the Russian plane crash in Sinai on Oct. 31, 2015, Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a proposal by the Russian Federation's Federal Security Service to suspend flights to and from Egypt.

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