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In the Arab Republic of Egypt, a new attempt has been made to protect tourists on excursions to Luxor and the pyramids of Giza from very persistent traders.
Any person who molests travelers “for the purpose of begging or selling a good or service” will be fined 10,000 Egyptian pounds ($567).
This measure has received a variety of responses. For example, former Minister of Antiquities and Egyptologist Zahi Hawass said that there would be few penalties to prevent the persecution of tourists. “The law should include a prison term because the practice of intrusive harassment of tourists is detrimental to all Egyptian tourism.”
Representatives of the trade industry in tourist areas saw this law as a direct attempt to get into their pockets and deprive them of their livelihood. “The new rules will only affect poor people who are struggling to feed their families,” Ahmed, a local trafficker, told The Associated Press.
The law is awaiting ratification by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.