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Website: M.i.N. Museums in the Nile Delta
Far away from the main tourist routes along the Nile are countless interesting objects waiting to be discovered, most of which were found within the ruins of some of the most important cities of ancient Egypt such as Tanis and Bubastis. M.i.N. stands for “Museums in the Nile Delta”, a project founded in order to... »
Ancient city discovered near Cairo
A team of archaeologists has discovered parts of what was a city of great commercial importance dating from Dynasty XXVI (625-664 BC) in the city of Ismailiya, 120 kilometers east of Cairo. The Supreme Council of Antiquities said in a statement that the fortress, found in the archaeological site of Tel Dafna has a... »
Egyptian Officials, Farmers Debate Effect Of Climate Change on Fertile Nile Delta
Image by alpoma via Flickr Climate change could irreversibly affect the northern Delta region, Environment Minister George Maged said told a parliamentary committee earlier this year. Government and independent analysts alike are warning that if action is not taken to curtail global warming and climate change, Egypt will be facing a disaster on unprecedented levels—one... »
