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With tourism in decline, Egypt hopes to repurpose former hotspot

An Egyptian member of parliament has completed a study on the establishment of a free trade zone in the tourist city of Sharm el-Sheikh, which many criticized for its potentially harmful effects on tourism.

FILE PHOTO: A general view of Naama bay and a swimming pool of a hotel during sunset in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, November 7, 2015.    To match Special Report EGYPT-POLITICS/SINAI     REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih/File Photo - RTS14RT1
A general view of Naama Bay and a hotel swimming pool at sunset in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, Nov. 7, 2015. — REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih

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