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45 international bloggers promote Egyptian tourism

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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Russia resume flights to Hurghada and Sharm

Mohamed Soliman – Ahram Online Russia will resume its first direct flight to the Egyptian seaside resort towns of Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada on 28 February. Flights to Egypt were suspended in 2015, following a Russian flight crash in Sinai in October 2015. The announcement was made by the head …

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Two minor 2.2 Richter quakes near Sharm El-Sheikh

Egypt Independent “The Egyptian National Seismic Network recorded two earthquakes 120 km from the city of Sharm El-Sheikh at dawn on Friday”, said Mohamed Gad al-Qady, head of the National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NRIAG). Al-Qady explained, “the two tremors in the Gulf of Aqaba had a magnitude …

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Sisi inaugurates 3 new museums on Saturday

Ahram Online Egypt’s President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated the Royal Vehicles Museum, Sharm El-Sheikh Museum and the Kafr El-Sheikh Museum via videoconference on Saturday. Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled El-Anany said, “17 museums have been inaugurated or developed throughout the past six years”. “The opening of the Sharm El-Sheikh Museum is …

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Sharm el-Sheikh to install vehicle tracking system

Egypt Independent South Sinai Governor Khaled Fouda held a meeting with representatives from the Egyptian Company for Tracking Services and Information Technology (ETIT) on Thursday. The meeting discussed the supply, installation, operation and maintenance of an integrated electronic tracking system. Officials hope the new system will enhance the safety and security …

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Hurghada museum displays Tutankhamun artefacts

Nevine el-Aref – Ahram Online Around 20 items, from the ‘Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh’ exhibition’s 166 pieces, will be displayed at Hurghada Museum and Sharm El-Sheikh Museum. The exhibition has been touring abroad for the past two years. Due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic and the …

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Egypt resumes international tourism in July

Cairo – Times of Egypt: Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anany announced, on Monday, the resumption of international tourism on 1 July 2020. “The main summer destinations in Egypt: Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada and Marsa Matrouh will be the first to open on this date, while other destinations will follow …

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Sharm becomes environment friendly ‘green city’

Egypt Independent   At a meeting of the Chamber of Tourism Establishments in South Sinai on Wednesday, the region’s Governor Khaled Fouda said that the resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh is now will become a “green city.” Fouda said that a factory will be established to manufacture environmentally friendly paper …

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Sisi inaugurates World Youth Forum in Sharm

Ahram Online  Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah Al-Sisi inaugurated the third round of the World Youth Forum (WYF) held in Sinai’s Sharm El-Sheikh on Saturday night. Prior to the opening ceremony, Sisi received world leaders participating in the forum. Heads of state and government, international young leaders, inspiring youth from various fields, prominent …

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Famous robot Sophia invited to WYF Sharm

Egypt Today  World-famous robot Sophia was invited to be one of the key speakers at the third edition of the World Youth Forum (WYF) hosted by the Red Sea resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh from 14 to 17 December.  Sophia’s invitation is a result of the forum’s great interest in …

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