Visitor arrivals grows 11 percent. Europeans surpass the number of Arab nationals

The total number of visitors reached 1.7 million last year, increasing 11 percent compared to 2015, according to the Ministry of Tourism (MoT).

"The country has regained trust after the positive political and security developments," said Nada Sardouk, Director General at the MoT.

Europe was the main source of visitors last year (564,499) recording 12 percent increase compared to 2015. French visitors topped the list of Europeans (134,181) increasing nine percent, followed by Ger...

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