Egypt Independent The Egyptian Ambulance Authority contracted the Suez Canal Authority to manufacture six marine ambulance boats last Thursday. The boats will operate around Egyptian coasts in the Red Sea and South Sinai governorates to serve the tourism sector, cruises, fishing trips and various marine activities. “The vessels will include …
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Egypt Independent For the second time in less than four months, divers from the Red Sea city of Marsa Alam spotted the rare and endangered ocean sunfish (also known as Mola Mola) on Sunday. The ocean Sunfish is usually found in the deeper layers of waters, however, it was spotted …
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Mai Ghandour – Ahram Online “Ahead of the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27), Egypt is launching several environmentally friendly projects, which include solar energy plants, a new central park in Sharm El-Sheikh, and a robust transportation system”, the Egyptian cabinet announced on Wednesday. “The two new plants will …
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Egypt Today Hurghada International Airport received earlier on Monday its first Moscow outbound Russian flight, after nearly six years of suspension since the 2015 plane crash. The airport staff greeted the 300 Russian tourists with roses, souvenirs, and information flyers about Egyptian tourist destinations in the Russian language. “The Russian …
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Egypt Independent Sharm El-Sheikh welcomed 45 tourism bloggers from Russia, Ukraine, the Netherlands, Greece, the US, Italy, Armenia, and other countries, as part of a tourism and entertainment initiative on Sunday. During their visit, the bloggers toured the Sharm El-Sheikh Museum of Antiquities, in which many expressed their admiration for …
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Egypt Independent The Egyptian Ministry of Oil and Mineral Resources has signed two production-sharing contracts (PSC) with Royal Dutch Oil Company (Shell) for areas in the Mediterranean and Red Sea on Sunday. The agreements extend to a total area of 3,097 square kilometres (SKm) in the Red Sea, and 4,550 SKm …
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Egypt Independent Safari and adventure trips are booming at the Hurghada desert in the Red Sea region. Adventurers and desert lovers alike, flocking in to experience the mountains for themselves. Tourists poured in to celebrate the International Mountain Day, held annually on 11 December. The Red Sea mountains enjoyed moderate temperature …
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Egypt Independent Under the supervision of an international diving organization, 50 volunteer divers on gathered to participate in a campaign to clear litter from the Red Sea on Friday. The divers, who include foreign divers, all met on the shores of the Red Sea resort city of Hurghada. The campaign …
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Egypt Independent There is a stark difference in the monetary value between a shark in the Red Sea and one at the fishing market. While a kilogram shark neat fetches E£50 at the fish markets, a single shark in its natural habitat in the Red Sea makes a return of …
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Ahmed Eleiba – Ahram Online “Eight Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) peacekeepers lost their lives and one was injured in a helicopter crash on Thursday”, the MFO stated. An informed source told Ahram Online, “the crash took place near Tiran Island in the Red Sea”, denying reports that “the accident …
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