UNBELIEVABLE: Nile - The Untold Story

A look at how Ethiopia’s wars, sea ambitions and Nile dam fuel fears of wider conflict

Renewed fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region is unfolding alongside a worsening confrontation between Ethiopia and Eritrea, former allies whose relations have deteriorated

The Independent UK · Oct 19

Viking continues to expand fleet with tenth Nile river cruise ship

Viking Sekhmet is named after the Egyptian goddess of war

The Independent UK · Oct 2

Egypt for Indian Travellers: Cairo, the Nile Cruise, and What the Trip Actually Requires

The Visa, the Currency, and the First Things to SettleIndian passport holders need a visa to enter Egypt. The good news: Egypt offers a visa-on-arrival at Cairo International Airport for most Indian travellers, currently priced at USD 25. It is valid for 30 days, single entry. The process at the…

Times Life · Sep 28

Ancient Egyptians mummified thousands of crocodiles at Kom Ombo. Modern DNA has finally revealed where the sacred reptiles came from

For more than 2,000 years, the Temple of Kom Ombo on the banks of the Nile stood as one of ancient Egypt's most important centres of crocodile worship. Dedicated to Sobek, the crocodile-headed god associated with the Nile, fertility and royal power, the temple attracted pilgrims who offered mummified crocodiles…

The Times of India · Aug 3

The Amazon is the world's largest river, yet not a single bridge crosses its main channel

Stretching across the heart of South America, the Amazon River is the largest river on Earth by water discharge and one of the planet's most extraordinary natural systems. It flows through vast tropical rainforests, supports unrivalled biodiversity and sustains millions of people. Yet despite spanning more than 6,400 kilometres (4,000…

The Times of India · Jul 9

The fish that changed Lake Victoria forever: How Nile perch triggered one of history’s biggest ecosystem disruptions in the 1950s

For generations, Lake Victoria supported one of the world’s richest freshwater ecosystems. Beneath its surface lived hundreds of species of cichlid fish, many found nowhere else on Earth. These small, colourful fish had evolved over thousands of years to occupy different parts of the lake, from rocky shorelines to deeper…

The Times of India · Jul 9

Nile Crocodiles appearing in Egyptian drains and villages hundreds of kilometres from their natural habitat, residents feared they were spreading north; later, wildlife experts proposed a very different explanation.

Reports of Nile crocodiles in northern Egypt caused concern among residents. Experts determined these were not wild migrants but illegally traded pets. Many owners release juvenile crocodiles when they grow too large. Northern Egypt lacks suitable habitats for long-term crocodile populations. These sightings highlight consequences of the illicit wildlife trade.

The Times of India · Jul 7

Pyramids, pharaohs and pure pleasure: Four Seasons Cairo at Nile Plaza

Besides it’s ancient giants, Egypt has the brand new Grand Egyptian Museum to show off its treasures and Four Seasons Cairo at Nile Plaza is the perfect base from which to witness these wonders

Evening Standard · Jun 26

Egypt uncovers 5,000-year-old tombs that may reveal the birth of the pyramids

The pyramids of Egypt are so iconic that it's easy to forget they had to be invented. Somebody, at some point, had to figure out how to build increasingly ambitious stone structures and that process of trial and error didn't happen overnight. A new discovery on the eastern bank of…

The Times of India · Jun 22

Egypt's lost underwater city reveals gold jewellery, silver treasures, and a forgotten temple after 2,000 years

Roughly 7 kilometres off the coast of modern Egypt, beneath the shallow waters of the Bay of Aboukir, lies a city that most of the world has forgotten existed. Known in antiquity as Thonis-Heracleion, it was for centuries the largest port on Egypt's Mediterranean coast, the gateway through which merchants,…

The Times of India · Jun 11