Egypt is a nation that constantly suffered from wars, attacks and military problems, however some years ago we can say that it is safe for tourists, especially the big cities. Being your main source of income, tourism is taken care of by the police to such an extent that there is the tourist police.
This is especially responsible for ensuring that the traveler is safe at all times, which is why since the attacks in Luxor of November 17, 1997 on a group of tourists in the excursion to Abu Simbel this and other road excursions are carried out under police escort.
Despite the care that tourism receives, there are areas that it is better to avoid since the presence of uniformed people is scarce, the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs considers it especially important to avoid the areas of Assiut, Sohag, Minya and Quena.