Sharm el-Sheikh prepares for antiquities museum opening - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Amr Emam

Amr Emam

Jun 9, 2020

Tourists enjoy the water on a beach at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Dec. 15, 2018. — REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh

Israeli air carrier requests to fly to Sharm el-Sheikh

Rina Bassist

In Paris, reporting on Israeli politics and European affairs

SHARM EL SHEIKH, EGYPT - APRIL 03: A man walks in front of a new hotel under construction in Nabq district on April 3, 2016 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Prior to the Arab Spring in 2011 some 15million tourists would visit Egypt each year. The resort town of Sharm El Sheikh was built around tourism however tourist numbers have plummeted after recent terrorist attacks with flights from major UK carriers being suspended and foreign offices around the world warning citizens of the 'High threat from terrorism' Sha

Egypt surrounds Sharm el-Sheikh resort with wire fence for protection from terrorists

David Awad

Policemen walk along a promontory overlooking (R to L) the Great Pyramid of Khufu (Cheops), the Pyramid of Khafre (Chephren), and the Pyramid of Menkaure (Menkheres) at the Giza Pyramids necropolis on the southwestern outskirts of the Egyptian capital Cairo on October 20, 2020 before an official ceremony launching the trial operations of the site's first environmentally-friendly electric bus and restaurant as part of a wider development plan at the necropolis. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALE

Egyptian PM’s visit to archaeological site set to boost tourism

Mohammad Hanafi

Mohammad Hanafi

This picture taken on June 20, 2020 shows a view of an EgyptAir Airbus A320neo aircraft on the tarmac at Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport, in the Red Sea resort city at the southern tip of the Sinai peninsula. (Photo by Khaled DESOUKI / AFP) (Photo by KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images)

Did Egypt move too fast to receive tourists in light of COVID-19?

Alaa Omran