As a mixed community collectively we are exposed to many different celebrations, and traditions, so why not share these experiences.  Sinainet will try to give you the heads-up on all the celebrations, but if you have some special tradition from home then drop us a line at This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it .    So we will start with ‘Guy Fawkes night’.  What’s it all about?  Guy Fawkes Night is celebrated in Britain annually on November 5th. The event is accompanied by firework displays, the lighting of bonfires, the ceremonial effigy-burning of one Guy Fawkes, and the rhyme “remember remember the 5th of November, gunpowder, treason and plot”.

Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic Hijri (lunar) calendar.  Each new month of the calendar begins when the new moon is sighted, which lasts for 29 days.  This means a year is 354 days, and why Ramadan starts approximately 11 days earlier each year when the new moon is sighted. 

Claire Newton, WADI GINAI BEACH CLEANUP REPORT, 08 JUNE 2006 (World Oceans Day); First project I coordinated with the help of the Volunteer Rangers was to organize a beach clean up at Wadi Ginai for World Oceans Day on the 8th June.

Aim: To clean up a particularly dirty area of natural beauty in Dahab – the coastal stretch down at Wadi Ginai, where there are over 6 dive sites in regular use.  The importance of removing this rubbish is to prevent it from ending up in the sea where it threatens the life of the coral reef and its inhabitants. It was also a chance to try and get the Dahab community involved as a whole.

Recent films from "The Passion of the Christ" to the fictional "Da Vinci Code" may have reignited the public's interest in matters of faith, but a newly completed movie could go far beyond the impact of both blockbusters, potentially verifying the historical accuracy of much of the Bible.

The two-hour feature documentary titled "Exodus" has been in the making for five years, and is expected to be released in the spring of 2007.

FreeDive Dahab have announced a Freediving Safari on 9th-16th July 2006. There will be a minimum of 8 people on the Safari and will cost 290 Euro's which will include a hotel stay. This week is for those of you who want to explore Dahab reefs.

Apart from diving at the local dive sites of Dahab, such as the famous blue hole and Canyon, Islands and Eel garden, there will be a camel trip to the National park of Ras Abu Galum. Here you will sleep under the stars and freedive some beautiful untouched reefs, maybe even find some new amazing dive sites... Also there will be a one day boat trip to Gabr el Bint where the reefs are also virgin. On the full moon night there will be a bedouin dinner at the beach before dving under the full moon at the Canyon.

A senior Egyptian official yesterday emphasized the significance of the proposed $3-billion Saudi-Egyptian Causeway project, saying it would help link the African and Asian continents and facilitate the traffic of pilgrims and workers to the Kingdom.

Fouad Abdul Aziz Khaleel, adviser to the Egyptian transport minister and chairman of the Arab Roads Administration, said the project could be carried out within three years with the support of specialized international companies without incurring any expenditure for Saudi Arabia and Egypt.

Khaleel expressed his hope that companies involved in the project, developing the causeway on a build-operate-transfer basis, could recuperate their investment within a decade from its completion date. He did not say whether the two countries had reached any agreement on implementing the project.

Every Thursday From 12 noon till 12 midnight At La Folie Lounge & Terrace – Iberotel Lido Buy one beer & get one free And 20% discount off all food and beverage Watch the FIFA world cup LIVE on LCD screens Transportation available for minimum 4 pax from Naama Bay entrance (next to fun town on peace road) Please contact Tarek Abd El Aziz at 012 3285385 or Tarek Gamal at 010 3920423

• Terrazzinna Beach
• La Folie, Lounge & Terrace @ Iberotel Lido
  
• Camel Bar & Roof Top
• The Tavern
  
• Ritz Carlton in the Blue Ginger & Fayrouz luxury lounges
• the 1st Floor, Oasis Roof & Dune @ the Ocean Bay Hotel
  

Ministry of Sound and Pacha, the two biggest names in dance music are working together to create the best weekly party Sharm El Sheikh has ever seen!

Ministry of Sound will be showcasing World famous DJs & producers every week,  flying them in from across the globe, bringing the cream of clubland to Sharm El Sheikh’s most exclusive venue!

Kicking off our launch party on Saturday 3rd June 2006 is ex-Radio 1 & Cream resident; DJ Yousef, playing the finest funky vocal & electro house music.

To ensure every week is more exciting than the last, Ministry of Sound have flown in two of  the UK’s favourite house DJs to be weekly residents, PK & Courtice. The Brit DJs have rocked almost every major London club; from The Brixton Academy to Turnmills. 

Taba Heights is soon to open the area’s newest championship golf course in October 2006. With the dramatic Sinai Mountains providing its backdrop, the course will overlook the azure waters of the Red Sea, offering views of Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Israel.

Designed by John Sanford, a member of the American Society of Golf Course Architects, the new 18-hole championship golf course complies with all PGA standards and regulations, offers a full practice and driving range facility, club house, bar and pro shop.

The course itself will measure 7,100 yards (6,450m) and is designed to suit and challenge golfers of all levels. As part of this philosophy, each hole will offer the option of five different tee placements, allowing golfers to either undergo exciting challenges or stick within their handicap levels. The course is considered to be the most challenging when the back tees are used and becomes progressively easier when the remaining tees are used. Golfers can expect many target fairways and approach shots over lakes, flood canals or well surrounded desert green complexes. Offering a mix of up- and downhill fairways, large undulating greens and pot-like bunkers, the diversity means that even badly hit shots can provide either a severe penalty or nice reward.