Islam is the predominant religion. All types of Christianity are also represented, especially the Coptic Christian Church. Full IDD is available. Coverage is limited to Cairo, Alexandria and along the north coast line of the Red Sea from Suez to Sham el Sheikh and the major towns along the Nile. International telegram services are available from the Central Post Offices in Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor and Aswan and main hotels.
Tourists can also access the Internet in hotels.
The postal system is efficient for international mail. Airmail to western Europe takes about five days. All post offices are open daily 0900-1400 except Friday, and the Central Post Office in Cairo is open 24 hours. The English-language daily newspaper is the Egyptian Gazette . The Middle East Observer is the main weekly English-language business paper.