The invention of the shaduf was very important in the story of Ancient Egypt. It helped people to easily access the water from the River Nile. They built a system of canals to bring the water to ...

While the same tombs and temples are there to admire after thousands of years, and remote river scenery is much the same as it has been for millennia, Egypt’s Nile cruise experience has changed.

It almost never rains in Egypt, where approximately 95% of the land is desert. For that reason, almost all the drinking water and water required for farming comes from the Nile River. If you know that ...

5. Get a balcony cabin, if you can afford it. If not, choose a ship with a cabin with a big picture window, so you can watch the Nile float past easily from your room. 6. If you have mobility ...

Egypt is trying to strengthen its diplomatic and military clout in Africa amid an escalating dispute with Ethiopia over the building of a huge dam on a tributary of the River Nile, writes Egypt ...

As Ethiopia celebrated rains which began filling a controversial dam on a tributary of the River Nile, Egypt was fuming. The North African nation had long been opposed to any development on the ...

One of the newest Viking river ships to grace the Nile ... topics ranging from medicine in ancient Egypt to the significance of the Nile. They were both informative and entertaining, presented ...

Sail along the historic Nile river from Aswan to Luxor, surrounded by the timeless beauty of Egypt's ancient landmarks, including the Valley of the Kings, the Temple of Karnak, the Temple of Luxor ...

Sissi, also speaking at the United Nations in September, put it in simpler terms: “The Nile River must not be monopolized by one state. For Egypt, the Nile water is an existential matter.” ...