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A large cargo vessel,  the CSCL Hamburg has gone hard aground on Woodhouse Reef, in the northern Red Sea. read more »

Dolphina (aka Dolphinella) Sharm El Sheikh is the first, finest and the only dolphin's amusement park in South Sinai. Our intelligent dolphins have been trained to perform a number of tricks, jumps, and making fun and many intelligent activities dolphins love to do in an open air theater.
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An overview of the upcoming IDC courses in Sharm. A PADI Instructor Development Course (IDC) is divided in two parts. The first portion is the Assistant Instructor (AI) course followed by the Open Water Scuba Instructor program, both conducted by a PADI Course Director, concluding with a two days Instructor Examination (IE) by PADI Evaluators. read more »

...the other side of the globe of Sharm is in the Pacific Ocean. The earth seen from that side shows the most of ocean and the least of land. It's the straight middle between Austalia and South America.

The Best Fashion Moments from the 2012 Cannes Film Festival

Liz Mitchell, lead singer with Bony M, who has been performing in Sharm El Sheikh at SOHO Square, took time out from singing to be honoured at the Virgin Megastore at City Stars in Cairo.

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Sharm El Sheikh is located on the South Sinai Peninsula of Egypt. It is a magical place steeped in awesome natural beauty and ancient history.Extensive mountain ranges, fringed by desert that ease into crystal-clear waters and stunning coral reef systems that have made it one of the worlds top diving hot spot for years.Sharms popularity has spread from its origins of appealing solely to the diving fraternity through to the classic family holiday vacation and onto the younger generation of clubbing holiday seekers which has lead to an influx of hotels and amenities springing up .The Savoy, Sharm El Sheikh is one of those hotel erected in the last 10 years to cater to the rise of holiday...

First Lady's ChoiceOn March 31, 2012, Michelle Obama attended Nickelodeon's annual Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles wearing a metallic Wes Gordon top.

Harvey Milk was not the first openly gay person to be elected to office in the U.S. (That was Elaine Noble, who was elected to the Massachusetts house of representatives in 1974.) But his election to the San Francisco board of supervisors in 1977 proved that the gay community could be organized into an electoral constituency. Milk's political acumen and provocative style made him a hero. But it also earned him enmity -- and made him the gay-liberation movement's first great martyr.

Popular Red Sea liveaboards including MY Typhoon, MY VIP One, MY Hyatt and Sweet Dream have been destroyed by fire while undergoing routine maintenance in dry dock in the Suez.
No-one was injured in the 30 January blaze, which is believed to have started on MY Typhoon before spreading to other vessels in strong winds.
Firefighters tried to control the fires during fierce winds caused by recent storms across the Red Sea, however, they were unable to rescue the four boats. read more »

Despite a turbulent time for Middle Eastern tourism, the multi award winning Royal Savoy has gone from strength to strength and most recently has enjoyed tremendous benefits from the outstanding facilities offered at SOHO Square. Breaking Travel News catches up with Dieter Geiger, the hotel’s general manager, to find out what’s new at the property.

Valencia needs to spend close to $1 million a year simply to maintain the City of Arts and Sciences. That will be difficult for a local government that has to raise 500 million euros through the sale of short-term bonds at rates higher than Greece.

The UK flagship carrier British Airways has been one of the very few direct flight operators between London and Egypt.

Each hotel, diving center and restaurant has a page with a map showing the exact location and all details. Find them with the interactive map or the search function (see the tabs on this page).

A 70-year-old German tourist has died in a shark attack off the coast of Sharm el-Sheikh – the latest in a series of shark attacks in the Red Sea over the past five days. A number of tour operators have cancelled all water sports and boat trips following the attacks, which have sparked a panic akin to the movie “Jaws”.