The local Egyptian press is reporting a plan to build the first public sector solar panel energy producing park in Egypt at a budgeted cost of 91.6 Million USD. The suggested site to be in the Red Sea Governorate, at the site of the current wind farm, north of Hurghada, on the road to El Gouna. The plan was discussed by Mr. Ahmed Abdallah, Governor of the Red Sea, in a meeting with concerned parties, last Monday, at the Red Sea Governorate's offices. Discussions centered around an estimated initial production capacity of 20 Megawatts. The Solar Energy Farm would be built on a total surface of half a million square meters from an overall available area of 2.5 million square meters, at the current wind farm site. The discussions also covered the role played by the Hurghada based Information Technology Center for Renewable Energy to achieve optimum use of land available. The Solar Energy producing station would be built under the agreement reached by President Abdul Fatah El S...

The Rotary Club of Red Sea - El Gouna, held their handover ceremony on Tuesday 19th July to mark the start of the new Rotary Year. Club President 2015-16 Sherif Abdel Aziz welcomed new President 2016-17 Dr Rafeek Ramzy who spoke about the plans for the year ahead for the Red Sea Club. A video was produced to review the projects organised in 2015-16, and also to highlight one of the new year activities which includes celebrating the centennial of The Rotary Foundation (TRF). The video is viewable in the video section of Gouna News.  TRF is responsible for organizing all the district and global grants for Rotary projects, and to celebrate their 100th anniversary they are asking all Rotary Clubs around the world to use the following hashtag on social media to highlight all the work and activities achieved:  #100ActsofGood 

EL GOUNA HOSPITAL IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE Professor Dr. Engy Salah Abu Taleb Assistant lecturer Orthodontics (Braces), El Ahram Canadian University Will visit our hospital From Wednesday 15 th   till Friday 17 th  of March 2017 Examinations will be held in outpatient clinic times from 6.00 PM to 9.00PM For more information please call: Tel: 065 358 0011 EXT (inside Gouna): 32222, 32201, 32202 Facebook Visit our web site: www.elgounahospital.com.eg E- mail:  info@elgounahospital.com.eg

The Rotary Club of Red Sea - El Gouna invited 45 orphans from El Nakib Primary and Taha Hussein School in Hurghada to enjoy Iftar at sunset during the last few days of Ramadan 2016. The excited children traveled together by bus to McDonald's restaurant at Senzo Mall south of the city. The McDonald's clown Ronald was there to greet the children together with Rotary Club members. Happy Meals were served as the children enjoyed the outside seating and play area.

Starting 30 october 2016, Jetairfly (TUI) will resume flights from Brussels to Sharm El Sheikh, and on 27 October to Marsa Alam, for the 2016-2017 winter season. The airline will also change their brandname to Tuifly in October. For more information and bookings https://www.jetairfly.com/nl Source: Jetairfly Jetairfly (TUI) hervat vluchten naar Sharm el-Sheikh en Marsa Alam Vanaf 30 oktober 2016 zal Jetairfly (TUI) zijn vluchten van Brussel naar Sharm El Sheikh hervatten en vanaf 27 Oktober ook naar Marsa Alam voor het winterseizoen 2016-2017. De luchtvaartmaatschappij veranderd zijn merknaam in Tuifly per Oktober Voor meer informatie en boekingen https://www.jetairfly.com/nl Bron: Jetairfly