All posts tagged "Alexandria"

Frescoed ceilings and artisanal corner crowns embellish the high ceilings of Ras al-Tin. The majesty of bygone...

On the outskirts of Cairo is a 60 kilometer desert depression called Wadi el-Natrun. A safe refuge...

On Thursday 7 April 2022, the Ministry of Interior announced on its official Facebook page the arrest...

There’s salt on the brow and upper lip when one enters Alexandria’s Cecil Hotel. It’s the 1940s,...

  A tangible memory that has faded away with the era of digitalization, postcards were an expression...

To veteran-sleuths and skeptics alike, Atlantis is a well-worn—arguably worn-out—name. Across centuries, it has come to embody...

Imagine a city with all the knowledge in the world, a wealth of writers, artists, scientists and...

“Somehow, when you’re a girl that’s living by herself, everyone knows. People take liberties that they shouldn’t...

The longest river in the world is grand in more than just kilometers covered: from elaborate fauna,...

After Alexandria announced school suspension and port closures on Sunday and Monday due to unstable weather conditions,...

An archive of knowledge said to be so expansive, so awe-worthy, that upon its ruin the Queen...

When the word library comes to mind, several images rise alongside it: commanding structures, brooding masterpieces of...

Guarding the coast, bathed in sun-scarring and salt, stood one of Egypt’s most daunting structures: the Pharos...

Chicken with teen shooki (prickly pear) sauce and chicken with harankash (gooseberry) sauce are just some of...

Residents of Cairo and numerous other cities in Egypt felt the tremble of an earthquake today at...

“Cycling is possibly the greatest and most pleasurable form of transport ever invented. Ride through a city...

If you Google “tourist attractions in Egypt”, you will most likely end up with lists featuring the...