Red Sea

The first group of prospective Turkish pilgrims left Istanbul on July 5 for the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina in Saudi Arabia for the upcoming annual Hajj duty.

A container ship crosses the Gulf of Suez towards the Red Sea, before entering the Suez Canal, as fishermen work on their nets, near Ismailia port city, northeast of Cairo, Egypt on Oct. 31. (REUTERS / Amr Abdallah Dalsh)

An aerial view shows the Grand Mosque in Saudi Arabia's holy city of Mecca on June 3, 2018. AFP PHOTO / BANDAR ALDANDANI

Twenty-two Bulgarian tourists were injured in a bus crash on the Marsa Alam-Edfu Road on Monday morning.

 Several ambulances headed to the site of the crash, according to medical and security sources in the Red Sea area, to transport the injured to a one-day-surgery hospital in Marsa Alam, where they will receive treatment.

A rescue ship with hundreds of migrant children from more than 15 countries arrived in Italy, the BBC reported.

Aquarius, run by non-governmental organizations SOS Mediterranee and Doctors Without Borders, arrived with a total of 606 people aboard, including 241 children rescued Tuesday and Wednesday. Nearly 180 of the children were unaccompanied, non-governmental organizations said.

On May 3, according to a decision by the UN General Assembly of 1993, we mark the World Press Freedom Day, cited by BNR.

Israel's booming economy has made the shekel soar, local prices rise and travel fans compare what their money can buy and come to the conclusion - it's time for a vacation abroad.

Domestic prices, particularly for hotels and leisure activities, have risen sharply.

They are now unaffordable for many Israelis, whose household incomes remain toward the lower end of OECD averages.

British travel group Thomas Cook said on Feb. 9 that demand for holidays in Egypt is picking up again, after unrest in the North African nation had pushed holidaymakers into choosing rival sun spots.

A little known Egyptian group has claimed responsibility for the killing of a senior Egyptian army officer outside his suburban Cairo home.

The claim came in a statement by the "Banner of the Revolution" posted late on Oct. 22 on social media accounts known to be sympathetic to militant groups. The claim's authenticity could not be immediately verified.

The Israeli Navy conducted a major training exercise off the coast of Eilat in the Red Sea simulating several possible scenarios of terrorist attacks.

Some of the scenarios the navy has been prepared for include the hijacking of a civilian vessel by terrorists, the violation of Israeli waters and a terrorist attack on a navy ship, according to jns.org.