Lake Nasser

Aswan’s floating hotel fleet cruises toward disaster
Environment

Aswan’s floating hotel fleet cruises toward disaster

Aswan--When the M/S Eugenie first cruised the length of Lake Nasser in 1993, its passengers sipped whiskey sours on the…
Cruising Lake Nasser: When Egypt’s past and present collide
Life & Style

Cruising Lake Nasser: When Egypt’s past and present collide

Abu Simbel--In the 1960s, rising water from a new dam threatened to submerge the temples and monuments of Nubia, the…
Egypt’s crocodile hunters jump the gun
Egypt

Egypt’s crocodile hunters jump the gun

Aswan--Illegal crocodile hunting has spiked in recent months following press reports that led people to believe the animal had been…
Displaced Nubians in Italy petition Mubarak for return to Lake Nasser
Egypt

Displaced Nubians in Italy petition Mubarak for return to Lake Nasser

During President Hosni Mubarak’s visit to Italy on Wednesday, displaced expatriate Nubians presented him with a list of demands, including…
NGOs oppose the construction of new floating hotels on Lake Nasser
Environment

NGOs oppose the construction of new floating hotels on Lake Nasser

The Ministries of Environment, Irrigation, and Health, as well as several environmental non-governmental organizations (NGOs), called on the Ministry of…
Lake Nasser fishing ban begins Friday
Egypt

Lake Nasser fishing ban begins Friday

Aswan Governor Mustafa el-Sayid has decided to impose a one-month fishing ban on Lake Nasser beginning Friday. The ban also…
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