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News Egypt » South Sinai: Egypt pushing to turn South Sinai reserves into global ecotourism destinations

News channel or source: https://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/1238/571182/Egypt/Tourism/Egypt-pushing-to-turn-Sharm-ElSheikh-reserves-into.aspx

Published on: Thursday 18 June 2026

Egypt's environment ministry is moving forward with a series of environmental investment projects in Sharm El-Sheikh and South Sinai, aimed at positioning the region as a leading ecotourism ...

News Egypt » South Sinai: Egypt building 'enclosure' for displaced Gazans in Sinai: report, NGO

News channel or source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2024/02/egypt-building-enclosure-displaced-gazans-sinai-report-ngo

Published on: Thursday 15 February 2024

A satellite picture shows machinery building a wall along the Egypt-Gaza Strip border in Rafah, Egypt — Handout Egypt is constructing a walled camp in the Sinai Peninsula to receive displaced ...

News Egypt » South Sinai: Egypt's military posture in Sinai and what it means for Israel

News channel or source: https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/egypts-military-posture-sinai-means-165631313.html

Published on: Sunday 21 September 2025

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smoke rises in Egypt Egypt's goal is to make sure that the Gaza war doesn't spill over into Sinai. Egypt is making moves in the ...

News Egypt » South Sinai: How Egypt gained the Sinai Peninsula

News channel or source: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/how-egypt-gained-the-sinai-peninsula/vi-AA27f6tZ

Published on: Sunday 05 July 2026

This video explores how Egypt established and retained control over the Sinai Peninsula. It examines the region’s historical significance, military conflicts, international agreements, and strategic ...

News Egypt » South Sinai: Egypt drawing up plans for south Sinai land after UAE mega-deal

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/egypt-drawing-up-plans-south-sinai-land-after-uae-mega-deal-2024-02-27/

Published on: Tuesday 27 February 2024

Preparations started, no negotiations yet held -official Saudis in 2018 said Egypt had committed land in south Sunai Saudi king in 2016 announced bridge plan near site Saudis building huge NEOM ...

News Egypt » South Sinai: Egypt's Sinai mountain megaproject threatens the people of St Catherine

News channel or source: https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2025/12/egypts-sinai-mountain-megaproject-threatens-people-st-catherine

Published on: Wednesday 03 December 2025

On Mount Sinai in the Saint Catherine valley, hotels are under construction as part of Egypt's new tourism megaproject — Bahira AMIN Atop one of Egypt's Sinai mountains, near where the three Abrahamic ...

News Egypt » South Sinai: Egypt to allow Iranians visas on arrival in Sinai as regional tensions ease

News channel or source: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/egypt-allow-iranians-visas-arrival-sinai-regional-tensions-ease-2023-03-28/

Published on: Tuesday 28 March 2023

CAIRO, March 28 (Reuters) - Egypt will soon allow Iranians travelling with tour groups to obtain visas on arrival in the south of its Sinai peninsula with a view to extending access to other parts of ...

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