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
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
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
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
A Bedouin vendor waits for customers making their way from Mount Moses in Saint Catherine city in Egypt's, South Sinai Governorate. EPA
A Bedouin vendor waits for customers making their way from Mount Moses in Saint Catherine city in Egypt's, South Sinai Governorate. EPA
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
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
Tourists watch the sunrise outside a church on the top of Mount Moses, in Saint Catherine city in Egypt's South Sinai Governorate. EPA
Tourists watch the sunrise outside a church on the top of Mount Moses, in Saint Catherine city in Egypt's South Sinai Governorate. EPA
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
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
A tourist watches the sunrise outside a church on the top of Mount Moses, in Saint Catherine city, South Sinai, Egypt. EPA
A tourist watches the sunrise outside a church on the top of Mount Moses, in Saint Catherine city, South Sinai, Egypt. EPA
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
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
A Bedouin man waits with a camel in front of the monastery of St Catherine in Saint Catherine city, South Sinai, Egypt. EPA
A Bedouin man waits with a camel in front of the monastery of St Catherine in Saint Catherine city, South Sinai, Egypt. EPA
Tourists watch the sunrise outside a church on the top of Mount Moses in Saint Catherine city, South Sinai, Egypt. EPA
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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