Dahab Reopens Its Beaches!

Raghad Khaled

Dahab Officially Reopens Its Beaches!

A few days ago, tourists reported a shark sighting near the tourist promenade beach in Dahab, which prompted fright of another Shark Attack, similar to the one that tragically took place in Hurghada.

The Ministry of Environment took precautionary measures of closing the beaches in order to conduct an official and extensive inspection.

Head of the Nature Protection Authority at the Ministry of Environment, Mohamed Sallam stated in an announcement that “It was decided to close the area from all activities, whether swimming, diving or fishing in any way, as a precautionary measure to prevent any damage from occurring,” referring to the Shark attack accident that took place in Hurghada. 

He pointed out that no accidents were reported, while the duration of the beach’s closure to its visitors was not specified, until the completion of inspections of the situation and the identification of the type of shark observed in the area. 

On Thursday, the authorities in Egypt reopened a beach in the city of Dahab in the South Sinai governorate, after making sure that there were no dangers from frequenting it, as confirmed by a local official to Sky News Arabia.

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