1.3m Arab tourists visited Egypt in January-August: ETA

The number of Arab tourists who visited Egypt during the first eight months of 2016 recorded 1.3 million versus 1.2 million tourists in year earlier.

According to the latest statistics released by Egyptian Tourism Authority (ETA) Monday, Saudi Arabia topped the list of tourists visiting Egypt in January-August 2016 with 359,000 tourists.

Kuwait got the second place with 106,000 tourists visiting Egypt during the first eight months of 2016, registering a 9 percent increase, followed by Jordan (90,000 tourists), and UAE (43,000 tourists).