EGYPT needs huge investment in the tourism sector to meet anticipated demand for facilities, a top official has said. “The country is experiencing continued investment in hotel development and on-site innovation, with properties across the destination working to increase their hosting capacities,” said Amr el-Ezabi, chairman of Egyptian Tourism Authority. …

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that the country is ready to re-establish full diplomatic ties with Egypt. He told reporters at Tehran’s Mehrabad Airport that Tehran’s “preparedness to reopen its Embassy in Egypt signals Iran’s good will.”

UNITED NATIONS (AP)–Egypt, Angola and Qatar easily won seats on the U.N. Human Rights Council Thursday despite opposition from human rights groups, but Belarus trailed and was forced into a second round of voting.