Mussa al-Nahas sat outside his fragrance and spice shop overlooking the Red Sea beaming at the sight of Russian tourists, who are beginning to flood back to Sharm el-Sheikh six years after a terror attack. "The return of Russian flights has spurred other countries to also open up," he added. Nahas, 42, has spent half of his life in the idyllic, sun-drenched Red Sea resort which was badly hit economically after the 2015 downing of a Metrojet plane that killed 224 mostly Russian passengers. Tourists are also happy to be back in the largest Arab country with plenty to explore from the pyramids in the north to the beauty of the Red Sea corals. - 'We've missed it a lot' -Russian tourists have also been lining up for Sharm's marine activities from snorkeling and diving to jet-skiing.

Source: The North Africa Journal October 31, 2021 19:08 UTC