Meena Longjam's 'Andro Dreams' garners international accolades, selected for Iran International FICTS FestivalFilmmaker Meena Longjam's documentary 'Andro Dreams' has been selected for the 13th Iran International FICTS Festival. The film tells the s...
Summer Solstice 2024: Which day will be longest in 2024? Here is everything you need to knowSummer Solstice 2024: Solstices mark the changing of seasons with longest and shortest daylight hours. The June solstice signifies the begi...
Climate 'loss and damage' talks end in failureA crucial meeting on climate "loss and damages" prior to COP28 has ended without an agreement. The meeting aimed to establish a fund to ass...
Tourists eager to explore cruiser where Agatha Christie wrote 1937 novel 'Death on the Nile'The SS Sudan towers over the traditional wooden sailing boats in Aswan.
Agatha Christie made waves on this boat, and it still sails onThe SS Sudan, which towers over the traditional wooden sailing boats in Egypt’s southern city of Aswan, inspired the British author sometim...
Kick off 2020 in vogue: Japan's floating hotels, Seychelles's private submarine refine luxe cruisingRoyal Caribbean is opening the second phase of its $250 million Perfect Day at CocoCay island in January.
60 injured in train accident in EgyptThe train, which was coming from Aswan to Cairo, was derailed and two of its compartments overturned near el-Shennaweya village in Beni Sue...
The Oberoi Group launches second luxury Nile cruiserThe luxury cruise will feature 22 cabins and suites along with food and beverage options of western, Asian and middle eastern cuisine.
Travel Trade Talk: Tourism experts say what marketing strategies workTourism Experts speak to ET about promotional strategies for the Indian Market at a travel mart held in Mumbai recently.
Egypt Air to operate three weekly direct flights to Delhi"The direct flights between India and Egypt will provide important boost to tourism, trade and investment linkages," the Ambassador said.
- Egyptian cabinet in emergency meeting; 2 killed, 800 injured
Thousands of protesters today clashed with riot police for the control of the iconic Tahrir Square here with violence spreading to three ot...
- Egypt unrest toll touches 150; thousands of prisoners flee
Egypt was in the grip of increasing lawlessness as gangs of armed men helped free thousands of prisoners and looters rampaged malls, banks ...
Modern Egypt: As good as the oldEven as Hugh & Colleen Gantzer marvelled at the magnificence of the High Dam at Aswan, the temples at Abu Simbel demonstrated how keenly mo...
- Oberoi group set to launch cruiser Zahra on the Nile
: Hospitality major Oberoi group is all set to launch its luxury cruiser on the Nile, The Oberoi Zahra, in October this year.
- History flows by
We floated joyously down thousands of years of Egyptian history.
- God given
You cannot help noticing ancient cultural similarities with India as you journey to Aswan and beyond to see Egypt’s gods and goddesses in s...
- Etched in stone
From the Temple of Abu Simbel’s huge statues of Ramses II to the perfumes of Aswan and the charm of a Nubian village marvelled at the sheer...