SINAI - South Sinai Governor Abdul Fadil Shosha has issued a decree banning all hunting and fishing activities in Ras Mohamed Natural Park, which is considered one of the most Important Bird Areas (IBA) of Egypt, an official said Friday.
Mohamed (...)
SHARM EL-SHEIKH - The coral reef and outstanding environment of the Red Sea on the shores of the coastal resort of Sharm el-Sheikh are facing severe danger, the Chamber of Diving Tourism and Marine Activities warned.
“We call on the Ministry of (...)
CAIRO - Prosecutors in South Sinai ordered the detention of a Jordanian driver, who is accused of smuggling precious antiquities. He is initially being detained for three days while further investigations are planned.
Karim Hosni Abdel-Fattah, a (...)
SHARM EL-SHEIKH - Ousted President Hosni Mubarak and his family are under the Army's close watch in his residence in the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, a senior official has said.
“Mubarak and his family are living in a private residence in Sharm (...)
SHARM EL-SHEIKH - South Sinai Governor Mohamed Abdul Fadil Shousha declared seven areas of Sharm el-Sheikh as shark-free, allowing divers to resume their activities in the world's top diving destinations.
Governor Shousha decreed that beaches off (...)
SHARM EL-SHEIKH - South Sinai Governor Abdul Fadil Shousha Wednesday banned diving off a number of hotels in Sharm el-Sheikh with the exception of six regions.
Governor Shousha decreed that the divers and snorkellers would be banned from practising (...)
SHARM EL-SHEIKH - Egyptian authorities have ordered reopening beaches of the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, which were closed on December 5 after shark attacks killed one woman and injured four foreigners.
Governor of South Sinai Abdel (...)
EGYPT has taken great leaps forward to develop its snorkelling or diving industries, which have been upgraded from the individual level to an institutional level, a worldrenowned expert told a meeting in the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh (...)
SHARM EL-SHEIKH - Multi-national tourists brought Christmas joy to the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, flocking in large numbers to the beaches, streets and shopping malls.
The beaches have attracted hundreds of cheerful tourists, who (...)
SINAI - A global e-poll, conducted by the world renowned travel agency Lonely Planet, has indicated that Egypt's Sinai will be next year's top sports-based tourist destination in the world, an official said recently.
Ziyad el-Bassel, the chief (...)
CAIRO - Thousands of Christian tourists and Muslims, led by South Sinai Governor Abdul Fadeel Shousha and ambassadors in Egypt, gathered Saturday at the foot of Mount Sinai to celebrate and pray at St. Catherine's Festival, reports.
Governor Shousha (...)
SHARM EL-SHEIKH (Updated) - A shark killed a German tourist in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh Sunday, the fourth attack in days, an official in the Southern Sinai Governorate said.
Rennette Seifferte, 71, was attaced off Hyatt Regency resort (...)
SHARM EL-SHEIKH - Egypt's Ministry of Environment Saturday issued new regulations for hotels and diving centres in Southern Sinai Governorate, including allocating a diver on beaches to catch any sharks and alerting tourists on areas of predators (...)
SHARM EL-SHEIKH (Egypt) - More than 40 professional hunters have combed the waters off the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh to ensure that they were clear of sharks after attacking four divers in two separate incidents on Tuesday and Wednesday, a (...)
SHARM EL-SHEIKH (Update) - As the Governor of Southern Sinai said a shark thought to be responsible for four attacks along the coastline of the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh was caught, another senior official denied the report saying that (...)
CAIRO - Egypt's Chamber of Diving Tourism and Marine Activities has introduced fundamental changes into tests for professional diving, which qualify divers to get a licence to professionally practise diving.
According to the latest changes, the exam (...)