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Complete Egypt Trip Planner: From Visa to Nile Cruise Booking

Plan your perfect Egypt trip with this complete guide covering visa requirements, travel tips, and how to book the best Nile cruise for your itinerary.

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Sailing Through Time: The ultimate luxury experience on the Nile

A journey through Egypt’s magnificent past on one of the world’s most iconic rivers

Evening Standard

Mandarin Oriental to launch luxury river cruise along the Nile

The hotel group is also taking over two properties in Egypt, including the Old Cataract hotel where Agatha Christie is said to have penned Death on the Nile.

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Why now is the time to visit Egypt — and a Nile cruise is the perfect way to explore

Following a $50m revamp of the Pyramids and the opening of the GEM Museum, now is the ideal time to take to the Nile, as Bella Falk discovers on a 12-day cruise from Cairo to Aswan

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Refugee protection in Egypt: what’s behind the return train to Sudan

A special train left the Egyptian capital of Cairo for Aswan, a town close to the border with southern neighbour Sudan, in July 2025. The train, publicised by the Egyptian government as shiny, air-conditioned and free of charge, runs a weekly service. It is transporting Sudanese refugees who are willing…

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Ancient Egyptian rock art discovered near Aswan may be from the dawn of the first dynasty

Newfound rock art from ancient Egypt may shed light on the time just before the first dynasty.

LiveScience

The ultimate Egyptian voyage: A cultural tour of Cairo and a luxury Nile cruise with my father

A cruise down the Nile and a few days of discovery in Cairo prove to be the ultimate bonding experience for Steve King and his retired dad

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Aga Khan IV Laid To Rest In Aswan, Egypt

Learn about the life and legacy of Aga Khan IV, the spiritual leader of Ismaili Muslims, and his global impact on development work.

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Aga Khan, the leader of Ismaili Muslims, laid to rest in Egypt during private burial ceremony

The Aga Khan IV has been laid to rest in Egypt in a private ceremony

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Rock carvings of ancient Egyptian pharaohs found underwater near Aswan

Archaeologists discovered rock carvings featuring several pharaohs during an underwater expedition near Aswan, Egypt.

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Short Fuses In Egypt As Blackouts Stretch Into Sweltering Summer

At least once a day, the hum of every fan, air conditioner and fridge across Egypt goes quiet.

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'Exceptional' discovery reveals more than 30 ancient Egyptian tombs built into hillside

The more than 30 tombs include family burials, including of children buried with their parents, in a hillside in Aswan, Egypt.

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6 of the best Egypt holiday destinations

Ancient sites, sprawling cities and sweltering beach resorts await

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Sudanese fleeing to Egypt face challenges despite deep ties and interwoven histories

The exodus of more than 210,000 people from Sudan to Egypt since the war began in April highlights the deep ties that bind the countries — and Egypt's mixed legacy in Sudan.

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People fleeing Sudan face uncertain futures in Egypt, Saudi Arabia and beyond

In Port Sudan, Jeddah, Aswan and Cairo, people have sought safety from the fighting in Khartoum. After making difficult decisions and journeys, the biggest challenges for many are only beginning.

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Ancient Egypt by Train with Alice Roberts: release date, destinations, interview, episode guide and more

Ancient Egypt by Train with Alice Roberts on Channel 4 sees the presenter take a railway trip through Egypt to discover its ancient secrets.

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Gold for safe passage: How a family of 12 escaped from Sudan

Egypt seemed so close – but Raga Makawi and her relatives were stranded at the border for days after fleeing Khartoum.

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Sudanese fleeing fighting in their homeland face uncertain future, unsure of return

Tens of thousands of people have fled Sudan to its northern neighbor Egypt, amid brutal fighting between Sudan's military and powerful paramilitary force

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Sudanese flee to Egypt as Cairo works to avoid ‘refugee crisis’

Processing on the Egyptian side is slow, with some people waiting days to hear their names called so they can proceed.

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‘We’re losing our identity’: the young Egyptians fighting to save the ancient Nubian tongue

They lost the last of their ancestral lands to the Aswan Dam in the 1960s, and now their language is dying too. But a new generation is harnessing the internet to help keep Nubian alive

Al Jazeera

Egypt foils plot to steal 10-tonne statue of Ramses II

Suspects are accused of attempting to steal a statue of Ramses II from a quarry in the ancient southern city of Aswan.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Egypt Stops Bid to Steal 10-ton Ancient Statue

Egyptian authorities said Tuesday they had detained three people for trying to steal a millennia-old 10-ton statue of the pharaoh Ramses II with a crane. The public prosecutor's office said in a statement it had "ordered three defendants be held in custody for four days pending investigations", accusing them "of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tourists Killed in Egypt Minibus-truck Collision

At least two tourists were killed and five others seriously injured Thursday after a mini-bus collided with a truck in southern Egypt, authorities said. In a statement, the Egyptian authorities said one of the victims was a Chinese national and the other an Italian. The two victims, aged 27 and…

Evening Standard

Why 2022 is perfect for an extraordinary cruise down the Nile

What better way to mark the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamun than with a luxury cruise — from Aswan to Luxor. Melissa Twigg sets sail

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tombs of Nobles, Qubbet El Hawa to Host Visitors Soon

In preparation to open Tombs of the Nobles and the Qubbet el Hawa in Aswan infront of visitors for the first time since they were discovered, the Supreme Council for Antiques has begun implementing a project to rehabilitate and develop the sites. In a statement released this week, Dr.

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