shark attacks
Official: 2010 tourist arrivals expected to break 15-million mark
Business
December 14, 2010
Official: 2010 tourist arrivals expected to break 15-million mark
Measures adopted this year by the Ministry of Tourism had served to offset the adverse effects of last year’s drop…
Scientific team to release report on shark attack susceptibility
Egypt
December 12, 2010
Scientific team to release report on shark attack susceptibility
The team of scientists recruited by the Ministry of Tourism to investigate last week's spate of shark attacks near Sharm…
Egyptian expert withdraws from team studying shark attacks
Egypt
December 9, 2010
Egyptian expert withdraws from team studying shark attacks
Egyptian oceanography professor Mahmoud Hanafy has pulled out of the joint American-Egyptian team of experts mandated with studying possible reasons…
Experts say Red Sea attacks involved two different shark species
Egypt
December 9, 2010
Experts say Red Sea attacks involved two different shark species
Sharm al-Sheikh--Two different species of shark were involved in the recent spate of attacks off of Egypt’s Red Sea coast,…
Pollution, fishing possible causes for shark attacks, posits expert
Environment
December 9, 2010
Pollution, fishing possible causes for shark attacks, posits expert
Pollution, fishing and recreational boat trips all represent possible causes for the recent spate of shark attacks off the southern…
Thursday’s papers: NDP justifies victory while shark attacks fail to deter tourists
Egypt
December 9, 2010
Thursday’s papers: NDP justifies victory while shark attacks fail to deter tourists
Thursday's privately-owned and state-run newspapers focus largely on the post-election political dynamics within the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP). Egypt's…
Russian tourism declined by 20% following shark attacks
Egypt
December 9, 2010
Russian tourism declined by 20% following shark attacks
Recent shark attacks in resort city of Sharm al-Sheikh have deeply affected Egypt’s tourism sector, according to Nadezhda Nazina, Russian…
Egypt: Russian tourists injured by shark attacks will receive US$50,000
Egypt
December 9, 2010
Egypt: Russian tourists injured by shark attacks will receive US$50,000
Moscow--Egyptian tourism ministry adviser, Helmy Bedeir, on Wednesday said Egyptian authorities will financially compensate the Russian tourists injured last week…
American expert employed in search for cause of shark attacks
Egypt
December 8, 2010
American expert employed in search for cause of shark attacks
The employment of an American expert specialized in shark attacks will contribute nothing to the Egyptian scientific team’s reports, said…
Authorities admit failure to discover reasons behind shark attacks
Egypt
December 7, 2010
Authorities admit failure to discover reasons behind shark attacks
Egypt's scientific team failed to reach conclusions regarding recent shark attacks in Sharm al-Sheikh, declared Southern Sinai’s General Secretary Ahmed…