Two hotels from the Pickalbatros chain in Hurghada have been serving up buffets of endangered fish and sharks. With the corpses of the sharks, rays and parrot fish hanging from the ceiling, chefs stand by to cut and grill them to order, horrifying some tourists who sounded the alarm to the Hurghada Environmental Protection... »
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British the second most popular visitors to Egypt
The Egypt Tourism Authority has announced that 1,034,413 British holiday makers visited Egypt in 2011. This makes the UK the second most popular tourist nationality to the home of the ancient Pharaohs, topped only by Russia with Germany coming third. It has also been announced... »
Zahi Hawass: What I have been doing lately
For the last few months, I have been busy writing and working hard, as I am used to doing. Actually, being away from government has been good for me. I needed time to recover from all the trouble, and to give the friends... »
Mummy gets back her mask
The daughter of a wealthy family in ancient Egypt has been preserved in the Reading Public Museum for decades, but a key part of the exhibit has been in storage until now. More than 2,000 years ago Nefrina had a mask made to protect her... »
Egypt’s Yoga Festival “Back To Freedom”
More and more travelers are looking for both relaxation and ways of improving their health whilst being on vacation. Holiday makers can now combine these two aspects by visiting the ancient world of Egypt and its Fifth International Yoga Festival which takes place at... »
KV64 – 1,100 year-old tomb of female singer found in Egypt’s Valley of the Kings
Egyptian and Swiss archaeologists have unearthed a roughly 1,100 year-old tomb of a female singer in the Valley of the Kings. It is the only tomb of a woman not related to the ancient Egyptian royal families ever found in the Valley of the Kings,... »
Groundwater lowering project at Temple of Edfu
The Ministry of State for Antiquities (MSA) along with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) kicked-off a new groundwater lowering project at Temple Edfu. The project will construct a drainage system to lower the groundwater level that threatens antiquities in the Edfu Temple... »
