Mideast tourism up 5 pct in 2017, Egypt eyes 25 pct rise in 2018: UN official

Zurab Pololikashvili (2nd L), Secretary-General of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), attends the 44th meeting of the UNWTO Commission for the Middle East and UNWTO Regional Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, on May 8, 2018. The inflow of world tourism to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region increased by five percent in 2017, a record high since 2011, said Zurab Pololikashvili here on Tuesday. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)