Abu Simbel

Cruising down the river: A leisurely Nile cruise also takes in Abu Simbel’s Sun Festival
Life & Style

Cruising down the river: A leisurely Nile cruise also takes in Abu Simbel’s Sun Festival

Brought up on a holiday diet of camping, caravanning and self-catering countryside cottages, my preferred mode of travel is usually…
1,300 tourists witness sun illumination of Ramses II statue
Egypt

1,300 tourists witness sun illumination of Ramses II statue

The sun illuminated the Ramses II statue in his temple in Abu Simbel Monday morning in a phenomenon that takes…
Abu Simbel farmers release tourists held over water shortage
Egypt

Abu Simbel farmers release tourists held over water shortage

Dozens of farmers in the Abu Simbel area have ended a sit-in and released 204 tourists they had held hostage…
Three tourists injured, driver dies in highway accident
Egypt

Three tourists injured, driver dies in highway accident

A driver died and three Danish citizens were injured in an accident after their tour bus turned over on the…
Aswan governor: Abu Simbel temple celebration to go on as planned
Archaeology

Aswan governor: Abu Simbel temple celebration to go on as planned

The governor of Aswan has decided to go ahead with the annual celebration to commemorate the biannual solar phenomenon at…
Tourists prevented from visiting Abu Simbel
Egypt

Tourists prevented from visiting Abu Simbel

Hundreds of villagers blocked the road to the famous Abu Simbel temples in Upper Egypt and prevented some 375 tourists…
Rift floods 15 houses near Abu Simbel
Egypt

Rift floods 15 houses near Abu Simbel

A power outage at a station in an Aswan village on Wednesday caused water from a nearby canal to flood…
Eritrea volcano cancels Egypt’s Africa-bound flights
Egypt

Eritrea volcano cancels Egypt’s Africa-bound flights

Egyptian authorities on Tuesday canceled all flights to Africa following the eruption of a volcano in Eritrea. Geological reports have…
Bus accident injures 40 Sudanese
Egypt

Bus accident injures 40 Sudanese

Forty Sudanese nationals were injured Wednesday night in a bus accident in front of Sidi Suleiman Square on the road…
Sunrise in the Abu Simbel sanctuary
Life & Style

Sunrise in the Abu Simbel sanctuary

Abu Simbel--Outside the Great Temple of Abu Simbel, a long line of people are waiting for a first chance to…
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