Egypt Today “We no longer advise against all but essential travel to the southern part of South Sinai governorate and Fayoum governorate”, the United Kingdom Embassy in Egypt said on Thursday. “This means it’s now easier than ever for the hundreds of thousands of Brits who visit Egypt every year …
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Nevine al-Aref – Ahram Online “An Egyptian archaeological mission unearthed the remains of an ancient mining workshop dating to Ancient Egypt’s Middle Kingdom in South Sinai”, the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) announced on Monday. The edifice was unearthed in the Wadi Al-Nasab area in South Sinai, six kilometres West …
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Egypt Today Nabil Habashy Salama, 62, a Coptic Egyptian, was executed by terrorist criminals in a video released on Sunday. IS militants threatened Egyptian Christians and warned them that their fate will be like their elderly victim. Salama said in the video that he had “been in IS’s captivity for …
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Egypt Independent The Egyptian Environmental Affairs Agency announced that “under a new set of regulations, some diving activity may resume for tourist boats and cruises in some locations of South Sinai on 1 December”. The decision was made in coordination with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and local authorities …
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Nevine el-Aref – Ahram Online An ancient cave decorated with distinctive engravings depicting scenes of animals has been discovered at Wadi Al-Zulma in North Sinai. “The newly discovered cave is the first of its kind to be discovered in the area,” said Aymen Ashmawi, head of the ancient Egyptian antiquities …
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Ahram Online Egypt’s National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics announced that an earthquake measuring 4.3 on the Richter scale has hit East Nuweiba in South Sinai. According to the institute, its National Seismic Network recorded early on Sunday the earthquake 20 km away from East Nuweiba city on …
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Egypt Today The construction of three tunnels designed to connect the South Port Said are to Sinai has been finalised over the course of four consecutive years; the tunnels are set to be inaugurated soon by President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi. Statistical information about the tunnels: 1- First, a total of …
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Sama Osama – Ahram Online South Sinai governorate organised the fifth St Catherine forum on religious tolerance, “Here We Pray Together,” on 10-12 October. Governor of South Sinai Khaled Fouda received the ministers of tourism, antiquities, culture, religious endowments, immigration, supply, local development, youth who attended the forum. Thirty-two …
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Egypt Today Saudi Arabia supports Egypt’s fighting terrorism efforts; including the latest military operations carried out by the Egyptian Army and security forces in North Sinai, an official source at the Saudi Foreign Ministry told Saudi Press Agency on Saturday. The official asserted his country’s full support for brotherly …
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Ahram Online Egyptian ministry of petroleum announced a new oil discovery in Abu Rudeis-Sidr area in South Sinai by the Belayim Petroleum Company (PETROBEL). In a statement on Thursday, the ministry said Petroleum Minister Tarek El-Molla received a report from PETROBEL Chairman Atef Hassan that his company discovered a …
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