Islamic Parties emphasise support for tourism

There has been concern in Egypt (and then exaggerated by the western media) that if the Islamic parties have a majority in the new parliament, they might cut back on tourism as un-Islamic. This announcement has been made today in an attempt to allay these fears.
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