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Announcement by French School: We have to announce that the French School will NOT hold its traditional Christmas Bazaar this year. Due to the current situation and uncertainty of the H1N1 flu virus, we have found it prudent to postpone the bazaar for the time being. We are planning to hold the bazaar at a later date. As our traditional Christmas Bazaar cannot take place this year as Christmas Bazaar, we are hoping to host the bazaar on our annual “Journee de la Francophonie” in March. Our tombola will, however, take place. Tickets can be purchased from next week onwards, [...]

An illegal dump site was discovered within the boundaries of the St. Catherine National Park, in an exceptional beautiful enclosure close to the Dahab road. What makes that even worse: These tons of garbage come exclusively from the airport! The Government set up strict environmental laws, which forbid illegal dumping and special laws to protect the National Parks. And a garbage disposal company working for a governmental institution is dumping wild, just to get it done cheap? That cannot be true… Unfortunately it is, as these pictures proof. The whole ‘raison d'être’ of the airport is the tourism, and tourists [...]

Dahab open forum invitation The board of the Chamber of Diving and Watersports (CDWS) is inviting representatives from member operations in Dahab  to an open forum meeting on Monday 23rd November at the Nesima Resort from 6pm to 8pm. The open-forums were launched earlier this year to enable CDWS members to meet with the board and discuss the work being done by the chamber on a national and local level. Each two-hour open forum for CDWS members follows the board’s general meeting.   CDWS members from other resorts are also welcome to attend. IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION ABOUT CDWS - THIS [...]

SURVIVORS of a shipwreck in Sharm El-Sheikh (Egypt) have been called upon to give witness statements in front of a judge. The boat was carrying 15 Spaniards – including a tour guide - and around 10 Egyptian tourists out on a diving excursion in the Red Sea off the coast of the popular holiday town on the Sinai peninsula. After it capsized on Thursday, 33-year-old couple Israel Pérez and María Lourdes González have never been found. They belong to the well-known Dolphin diving club in Jávea (Alicante), whose owner (pictured at Valencia airport en route to Sharm El-Sheikh) is the [...]

Join the Clean Sharm Initiative on the Clean Up Day. Meeting point: 3rd Entrance (Cafeteria Area), Royasat Date: Saturday, 12 December 2009 Meeting time: 10:00

The first cases of swine flu in Sharm el Sheikh are resulting in closure of schools by the Ministry of Education. Up to today St. Joseph's school and the Sharm el Sheikh College are closed for a limited time. Parents are worried that those closure times will be extended, as cases of swine flu will increase towards the winter. The French School decided to not hold its traditional Christmas Bazaar this year. Parents are currently discussing the effects of limited education for their kids. Join our discussion on the forum: https://www.sharmwomen.com/wb/pages/forum.php?Pgm=Forum/viewtopic.php&f=7&t=906 Do you want to address an open letter to [...]

Two Spanish tourists were missing in the Red Sea on Thursday after their dive boat (Coral Princess) sank in rough water off the coast of Naama Bay. Fourteen other Spanish tourists and seven Egyptian crew were rescued after the boat capsized and sank near Ras Mohamed. A naval boat was looking for the missing tourists, but had not spotted them more than five hours after the accident, the official said. The privately-owned boat left the resort of Sharm el-Sheikh heading to Ras Mohamed, home to abundant coral reefs and the wreck of the Thistlegorm that is a popular dive site. [...]

The Center for Documentation of Cultural and Natural Heritage, Cultnat, in Cairo affiliated to Bibliotheca Alexandrina, hosts a photography exhibition: “Sea of Wonders” By: Canoë Segeren & Mark Doherty from Sharm. Canoë Segeren & Mark Doherty are two photographers who share a passion for the underwater world and are living in Sharm since many years. Their work intends to "show the beauty that lies beneath the surface of the seas in the hope of creating an awareness of a fragile and threatened eco-system." Canoë was born in the Netherlands and has been living in Egypt since 2002. Mark is from [...]

The first cases of Swine flu have been diagnosed in Sharm. We would like to know your opinion on it.What do you think about the vaccine? Would you get vaccinated (when available) or you might have doubts? Are you agreeing that schools are closing again or do you think there should be other ways to isolate the infected children and minimize spreading. Also we received the following comment: The following announcement has been made on the Pin Board. 12 November 2009: "A curiosity: it is true that the grapes, a cluster per day may be useful advance against influenza A [...]

After the successful meeting at Soho Square last year, the Sharm Women Club is again organizing the November meeting at Soho Square. The meeting is open for all women living or planing to live in Sharm or Sinai As usual it will be on the first Monday of the month, on 2 November 2009. The meeting will start at 8pm (please be on time) at the Cafe Chino (Soho Square). Guest is Dr Ehab Al Sawi (Consultant OB&GYN). At 9pm we will have the pleasure to enjoy the Culturama. Dinner (for those who would like to stay) is at the [...]

The Egyptian Gazette, the Middle East's oldest English-language newspaper is now distributed in Sharm el Sheikh,  grab your freshly printed copy available at El Joker newsstand & stationery shop in Old Market opposite Tiran Mall. http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette The Egyptian Gazette, the Middle East's oldest English-language newspaper, first appeared on January 26, 1880. It was set and printed in Alexandria as a four-page weekly tabloid. The newspaper was founded by five Britons including Andrew Philip as Editor, and Moberly Bell who later became Managing Editor of The Times of London.   In the 1930s, Cairo became more important as a news centre [...]

In addition to our regularly updated Web site SharmWomen.com is now available as a live feed that can be accessed using any RSS news reader. We let you get your information how you want it, when you want it. To receive our RSS feed, just add the following address in your RSS newsreader or receive the RSS feed directly in your Outlook, Thunderbird, Google, Yahoo...  by clicking here New posts on PinBoard, Job Market, Real Estate, Forum and other changes on http://feeds2.feedburner.com/SharmWomen Following a short description how to receive the news in: Thunderbird: Add a new account RSS Blog & [...]

Due to the rising problems of street animals or puppies and kittens searching for a home we decided to open an additional section. All animals have to be free of charge to give away. Also posts of missing animals can be posted here! https://www.sharmwomen.com/wb/pages/pets.php next to the Pin Board on upper menu bar Animal posts on the Pin Board will not be published anymore.

For all German speakers: A documentation about Shark Protection will be on German TV ZDF on Tuesday, 3 November at 20.15. Well-known German actor Hannes Jaenecke wants to set awareness for a wider audience. Produced in Hawaii, Costa Rica, Spain and Germany surely it is also of interest for Sharmers, especially the non-divers. For more info: hannesjaenicke.zdf.de/ZDFde/inhalt/11/0,1872,7919755,00.html  

CLEAN SHARM met with the new SES manager, an important figure in Sharm's struggle with the ever-expanding amount of garbage: Mr. Ahmed Boghdady knows Sharm since many years and was involved early as a technical advisor for building utilization and recycling. It was him, who made the first outline of how a garbage company can work in Sharm el Sheikh, and he was responsible that the garbage burning in Hay el Nour stopped about 10 years ago. Some facts and future plans of SES, about which Mr. Ahmed informed us: Sharm Ecological Services, our "pink garbage company" has app. 300 [...]