Andrew Bossone
Land issues highlight tribal festival
Life & Style
November 25, 2009
Land issues highlight tribal festival
It's easy to romanticize the lifestyle of tribes of the desert. At the annual Characters of Egypt festival, which showcases…
A Crumbling Village
Archaeology
November 25, 2009
A Crumbling Village
Sixty years ago Hassan Fathy conceived of a village in Luxor that would inspire international architects and scholars. He used…
Q&A: Salah Arafa, maven of sustainable development
Environment
November 23, 2009
Q&A: Salah Arafa, maven of sustainable development
Late last month, American University in Cairo (AUC) physics Professor Salah Arafa was chosen "Man of the Year" by Egypt's…
Luxor residents evicted for tourism
Egypt
November 22, 2009
Luxor residents evicted for tourism
The Egypt government is currently demolishing homes in a plan to turn Luxor into an archaeological tourist haven. Residents living…
Potatoes spark export row
Business
November 22, 2009
Potatoes spark export row
Some rotten potatoes are spoiling Egypt's trade relationship with Europe.By 2010, agricultural trade between Egypt and the European Union (EU)…
Tourist numbers don’t add up
Business
November 15, 2009
Tourist numbers don’t add up
This year could have been a banner year for Egyptian tourism. Cairo International Airport's new Terminal 3 opened in April,…
Little Drops, Big Damage
Egypt
November 3, 2009
Little Drops, Big Damage
Pharaohs built temples on the edge of the Nile's floodplain to protect them from water damage. Today underground water seeping…
Luxor governor discusses city future
Egypt
October 25, 2009
Luxor governor discusses city future
The city of Luxor is undergoing rapid construction to become a tourism haven of antiquities. Under the plans, the local…
Officially endangered
Archaeology
October 22, 2009
Officially endangered
An ancient ceramic mosque and one of the first modern eco-friendly villages are falling apart.This week the World Heritage Fund…