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Diving in Sharm el-Sheikh suspended in wake of shark attacks
Image via Wikipedia The Ministry of Tourism on Wednesday instructed Egypt’s Chamber of Diving and Water Sports (CDWS) to suspend all diving activities in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh. The closure is expected to remain in place until the end of tomorrow. The move follows three separate shark attacks north of the Sinai... »
Tourist boat sinks in Red Sea, two missing
Two Spanish tourists were missing in the Red Sea on Thursday after their dive boat sank in rough water off Egypt’s Sinai coast, a popular beach holiday and diving destination. Fourteen other Spanish tourists and seven Egyptian crew were rescued after the boat capsized and sank near Ras Mohammed. A naval boat was looking for... »
Missing Russian divers in Red Sea survive after swimming miles
Four Russian scuba divers who were swept away by strong currents in the shark-infested waters off southern Egypt were found alive Tuesday after they managed to swim miles back to shore. The four went missing Monday after a dive in the Red Sea near Marsa Alam, one of Egypt’s top diving locations. They were found... »
CHI Hotels & Resorts to open its First Sharm el Sheikh Hotel in July
Malta based CHI Hotels & Resorts (CHI) will open its newly built 351-room ‘Tiran Hotel’, as part of the Corinthia Beach Resort Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt, on 1st July of this year. The property is owned by Mr. Abdulhafiz Ali Mansouri’s Cyrene Tourism Investment Corporation of Egypt. Situated in one of Sharm’s finest locations... »
Shark kills French tourist off Egypt's Red Sea coast
Image via Wikipedia A shark attacked and killed a French tourist diving in a remote site off Egypt’s Red Sea coast on Tuesday, in the first fatal shark attack in the Arab country since 2004, state media and a French embassy official said. The woman’s leg showed visible bite marks, and she likely bled to death... »
