How Egypt’s charm offensive abroad is in sharp contrast with its domestic politicsThe North Africa Journal – March 8, 2017 – Egypt is working hard to fix its crumbling image abroad. After all, Egypt’s tourism sector collapsed after a series of attacks put Egypt on the list of high-risk countries. With the military largely in control of the situation and foreign governments beginning to allow their nationals to travel there, reminding foreign tourists through an aggressive marketing campaign makes sense. There is nothing wrong with that, except that this time the bill is to be paid by the Egyptian intelligence services (General Intelligence Service). Regardless of the inner workings of the Sisi administration, Egypt is firing up on all cylinders.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 08, 2017 18:00 UTC