Abu Simbel
Cruising down the river: A leisurely Nile cruise also takes in Abu Simbel’s Sun Festival
Life & Style
December 2, 2012
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
October 22, 2012
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
June 3, 2012
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
March 22, 2012
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
February 21, 2012
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
January 8, 2012
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
December 28, 2011
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
June 14, 2011
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
March 24, 2011
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
February 23, 2010
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…