New Egypt tourism threatens Red Sea coral

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In turquoise waters off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, scuba divers ease among delicate pink jellyfish and admire coral. Yet a rebounding tourism sector threatens the fragile marine ecosystem. The Red Sea is a top scuba diving destination, but Egypt’s tourism sector was buffeted by a wave of security shocks through much of this decade, before a partial recovery since 2017.

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