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University professor says upland rice can be cultivated in Egypt
Egypt
February 22, 2023
University professor says upland rice can be cultivated in Egypt
Professor of lands and water resources at Cairo University Nader Noureddine said on Tuesday that the idea of cultivating Egyptian…
Africa’s ‘Great Green Wall’ shifts focus to hold off desert
World
November 13, 2021
Africa’s ‘Great Green Wall’ shifts focus to hold off desert
KEBEMER, Senegal (AP) — The idea was striking in its ambition: African countries aimed to plant trees in a nearly…
India fights to save its heritage havelis in the desert
World
April 5, 2019
India fights to save its heritage havelis in the desert
The resplendent mansions of Bikaner once hosted royalty and wealthy merchants passing through India’s deserts with their caravans, but centuries…
Rhythms of slavery draw tourists to Moroccan village
Culture
October 28, 2018
Rhythms of slavery draw tourists to Moroccan village
KHAMLIA, Morocco,(Reuters) – In a village hut in Morocco’s southwestern desert, a group of white-clad locals sat and played the…
Is Saudi Arabia the next big heritage tourism destination?
Travel
October 14, 2018
Is Saudi Arabia the next big heritage tourism destination?
(CNN) ̶ Leaning out of a helicopter’s open door, 500 feet above the ground, David Kennedy is treated to bird’s…
Egyptian Bedouin trackers: the irreplaceable guide for security forces
Egypt
October 26, 2017
Egyptian Bedouin trackers: the irreplaceable guide for security forces
Controversy surfaced in Egypt’s social media sphere last week in the wake of clashes that lead to the death of…
Egypt to build its first smart green city in Aswan
Egypt
October 5, 2017
Egypt to build its first smart green city in Aswan
The governor of Aswan, Major General Magdy Hegazy, announced the start of the designing of a smart model green city…
Fayoum natural reserve unit rescues two Italian tourists, 14 Egyptians lost in desert
Egypt
July 27, 2017
Fayoum natural reserve unit rescues two Italian tourists, 14 Egyptians lost in desert
A natural reserve unit located in Fayoum managed on Wednesday to rescue two Italian tourists and another 14 visitors after they were…
19 illegal Egyptian immigrants found dead in Libyan Desert
Egypt
July 9, 2017
19 illegal Egyptian immigrants found dead in Libyan Desert
The Egyptian Foreign Affairs Ministry said on Saturday that the Egyptian Embassy in Libya’s capital of Tripoli, currently undertaking operations…
Where was ‘Wahet El Ghoroub’ filmed? Discover Siwa through a fish-eye lens
Features/Interviews
June 10, 2017
Where was ‘Wahet El Ghoroub’ filmed? Discover Siwa through a fish-eye lens
It’s only during the month of Ramadan that friends and families gather around the television once again to enjoy the…