temples
Two cabriolet owners in Aswan fined LE1,000 for not using manure catchers
Life & Style
November 7, 2019
Two cabriolet owners in Aswan fined LE1,000 for not using manure catchers
Major General Ahmed Ibrahim, the governor of Aswan, issued a number of instructions aimed at street maintenance, road reconstruction, and…
Israeli police detain Jewish suspects with sacrificial goats
Middle East
April 19, 2019
Israeli police detain Jewish suspects with sacrificial goats
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say they detained four suspects involved in an attempt to smuggle two baby goats into…
Palmyra, the ancient pearl of Syria’s desert
Archaeology
August 24, 2015
Palmyra, the ancient pearl of Syria’s desert
Palmyra, the ancient Syrian city that has fallen to the Islamic State jihadist group, has withstood the last 2,000 years…
Muslim protesters torch Buddhist temples, homes in Bangladesh
World
September 30, 2012
Muslim protesters torch Buddhist temples, homes in Bangladesh
COX'S BAZAR, Bangladesh — Hundreds of Muslims in Bangladesh burned at least four Buddhist temples and 15 homes of Buddhists…
Cruising Lake Nasser: When Egypt’s past and present collide
Life & Style
January 20, 2011
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…
6,000 tourists watch sun rise on Ramses II
Egypt
October 23, 2009
6,000 tourists watch sun rise on Ramses II
On Thursday, some 6,000 tourists looked on as the first rays of the morning sun shone down the entire length…