Explosion: An Egyptian policeman inspects the damaged bus after the deadly bombing in Taba. Photo: AP Sharm el Sheikh: Terrorism has returned to the wild and beautiful Sinai Peninsula, and the region that not long ago was one of Egypt’s most-visited destinations is facing a catastrophic collapse of its already fragile tourism economy. Businesses reliant on tourism – from restaurants to tour operators, dive shops and souvenir sellers – have only just weathered a deathly quiet winter season after a horror three years of political unrest. They had been counting on better times. Although the growing Islamist insurgency in North Sinai has stuck several times in the heart of...
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