Sharm El-Sheikh

Tourism minister: sector losing LE1 billion per month
Egypt

Tourism minister: sector losing LE1 billion per month

  The tourism sector has lost LE1 billion per month this year as compared to the same period in 2010,…
Cairo-Sharm el-Sheikh tourists’ trips canceled after protests block road
Egypt

Cairo-Sharm el-Sheikh tourists’ trips canceled after protests block road

Tour organizers said Sunday that 27 tours were unable to travel due to protests that erupted in South Sinai on…
Sharm el-Sheikh’s new lagoon causes worry over area’s natural wonders
Environment

Sharm el-Sheikh’s new lagoon causes worry over area’s natural wonders

If you discern a giant crystal lake looming in the horizon of Sharm el-Sheikh’s sizzling desert, don’t think it is…
Dozens of Bedouins protest for right to own tourist shops in Sharm el-Sheikh
Egypt

Dozens of Bedouins protest for right to own tourist shops in Sharm el-Sheikh

Dozens of Bedouins from the Muzayenna tribe organized a sit-in outside the Sharm el-Sheikh City Council building Tuesday to demand…
Sharm el-Sheikh emergency responders put resort fire under control
Egypt

Sharm el-Sheikh emergency responders put resort fire under control

Emergency responders have controlled a massive fire that erupted in a resort near Sharm el-Sheikh Airport. The smoke caused visibility…
Spring vacations bring more tourists to Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh
Egypt

Spring vacations bring more tourists to Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh

Thousands of tourists poured into Egypt this week, officials said, showing signs that tourism rates are recovering after last year’s…
Sinai bridge project puts Red Sea ecosystem at risk, say experts
Environment

Sinai bridge project puts Red Sea ecosystem at risk, say experts

The proposed causeway linking Saudi Arabia to Egypt could seriously damage the Red Sea’s marine life and disrupt communities in…
Aviation Ministry borrows US$318 mln to renovate Sharm el-Sheikh Airport
Egypt

Aviation Ministry borrows US$318 mln to renovate Sharm el-Sheikh Airport

Civil Aviation Minister Hussein Massoud has said that the African Development Bank approved a loan of US$318 million to the…
Sharm el-Sheikh crash leaves 10 dead, 5 injured
Egypt

Sharm el-Sheikh crash leaves 10 dead, 5 injured

Ten people were killed and five injured Thursday when an East Delta Company bus hit a truck on the road…
Police thwart armed robbery attempt in Sharm el-Sheikh
Egypt

Police thwart armed robbery attempt in Sharm el-Sheikh

Police on Wednesday thwarted an attempted armed robbery at the Credit Agricole Bank in Naama Bay in the Red Sea…
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