All posts tagged "western desert"

The fall season comes to steal away the sultry heat of the summer. As we bid farewell...

The pre-historic wonders of Egypt’s Bahariya Oasis continue to unravel as an Egyptian team of paleontologists, led...

Isolated and idyllic, the Siwa Oasis sits spun with sand and stone. Its water is clear, near-mythic,...

As with many excursions in Egypt, the journey begins with my blearily-eyed group stumbling from our hostel...

Noticing an improvement in security conditions in Egypt, the Japanese embassy in Cairo stated that it would...

A newly-emerged militant group with ties to al-Qaida claimed on Friday responsibility for the October 21 attack in Egypt’s Western Desert that killed at least 16 policemen. In a statement, the group calling itself Ansar al-Islam (Arabic for Supporters of Islam) said that the attack marked the beginning of a holy war...

New natural gas discoveries were made earlier this month in Egypt’s western desert, announced Royal Dutch Shell...

Even though I’ve been avidly traveling for about five or six years, I’ve never been far away...

Photos by Bassma Khaled and Marwa Abdallah Isolated in the heart of Egypt’s Western Desert, away from...

In a press conference held on Wednesday, Mexico’s Foreign Minister Claudia Ruiz Massieu confirmed the Egyptian authorities’ findings...

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi launched Wednesday the first phase of a project aimed at expanding Egyptian farmland...

المزيكاتيا ف الطيارة – El Mazzikateya Plane Flashmobدايما لما تركب الطيارة تلاقي الناس جد جدا و كل...

Egyptian security forces bombed a group of Mexican tourists and their Egyptian guides around five times over...

The Egyptian prosecution issued on Wednesday a publication ban on the investigation being held regarding the accidental...

The following is the text of an open letter addressed to the people of Mexico by Sameh...

Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism has stated that preliminary investigations have revealed that the Mexican and Egyptian tourists...

At least 12 Mexican tourists and their Egyptian guides were killed after security forces opened fire on...