Misty vistas of Sinai - in pictures

A drive is underway to promote tourism in Egypt after visitor numbers tumbled in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic

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  Bedouin men ride camels in front of the monastery of St Catherine in Saint Catherine city in Egypt's South Sinai Governorate. Egypt has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic and received only 10,000 tourists a day in the last quarter of 2020. EPA

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  A view of the monastery of St Catherine in on the outskirts of Saint Catherine city in Egypt's South Sinai governorate. Egypt has been hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, receiving only 10,000 tourists a day in the last quarter of 2020. EPA

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  A Bedouin vendor waits for customers making their way from Mount Moses in Saint Catherine city in Egypt's, South Sinai Governorate. EPA

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  Tourists walk towards the monastery of St Catherine after watching the sunrise on top of Mount Moses, in Saint Catherine city of Egypt's South Sinai Governorate. EPA

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  Tourists watch the sunrise outside a church on the top of Mount Moses, in Saint Catherine city in Egypt's South Sinai Governorate. EPA

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  Tourists make their way towards the monastery of St Catherine, after watching the sunrise on top of Mount Moses in Saint Catherine city, in Egypt's South Sinai Governorate. EPA

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  A tourist watches the sunrise outside a church on the top of Mount Moses, in Saint Catherine city, South Sinai, Egypt. EPA

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  Tourists make their way towards the monastery of Saint Catherine, after watching the sunrise on top of Mount Moses, in Saint Catherine city, South Sinai, Egypt. EPA

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  A Bedouin man waits with a camel in front of the monastery of St Catherine in Saint Catherine city, South Sinai, Egypt. EPA

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  Tourists watch the sunrise outside a church on the top of Mount Moses in Saint Catherine city, South Sinai, Egypt. EPA

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