Russian lawyer Alexei Navalny by Egypt's Pyramids

CAIRO – 21 April 2018: Famous Russian lawyer and political activist Alexei Navalny posted a picture on Instagram riding a camel in the Egyptian desert by the Pyramids with his wife and children.

Navalny gained his fame in Russia, through social media and writing articles in many newspapers like Forbes.

Russian flights to Cairo were resumed on April 12 after more than two years of suspended flights on the back of the downing of a Russian airliner over Sinai in late 2015.

Russian tourists visiting Egypt are expected to reach one million by the end of year, former head of Egypt's Federation of Tourism Chambers, Elhamy al-Zayat, said.