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Was there a hidden river under the Great Pyramid of Giza, Egypt: New evidence rewrites history

It is easy to picture the Great Pyramid of Giza standing isolated against sand and heat, as if it had always belonged to a desert that never changed. That image has shaped how the monument is discussed for centuries, especially the question of how such heavy stone blocks ever reached…

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The Nile’s hidden shift over 4,000 years may have saved an entire ancient African city and preserved Napata for thousands of years

For a city that stood at the heart of an ancient African empire, Napata has long carried an unusual silence around it. Ruins remain scattered beneath the shadow of sandstone cliffs in modern-day Sudan, and the Nile still bends through the same dry landscape it crossed thousands of years ago.…

The Times of India

How a shifting Nile landscape shaped the rise of the ancient empire of Kush in Sudan

When I first became co-director of an archaeological project at Jebel Barkal in northern Sudan in 2018, I was amazed by the site’s pyramids, temples and palaces. It had been an urban center in the ancient empire of Kush, which dominated the Nile Valley off and on for over 2,000…

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Exploring the 9 longest rivers in the world, from the Nile to the Congo

Rivers, nature's vital arteries, shape landscapes and history. From the Nile's ancient reign to the Amazon's immense volume, these waterways are crucial. China's Yangtze, North America's Missouri-Mississippi, Siberia's Yenisey, and the Yellow River, cradle of civilization, highlight their global significance. Russia's Ob-Irtysh, South America's Rio de la Plata, and the…

The Times of India

Can you still book Middle East cruises – and is it safe?

IS IT SAFE MIDDLE EAST CRUISE: Cruise editor Marc Shoffman explores the current state of cruising in the Gulf

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Complete Egypt Trip Planner: From Visa to Nile Cruise Booking

Plan your perfect Egypt trip with this complete guide covering visa requirements, travel tips, and how to book the best Nile cruise for your itinerary.

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2,000-year-old round temple discovered in Pelusium reveals how ancient Egyptians worshipped nile water

This remarkable discovery provides vital insights into regional religious practices.The excavation at the Tell el-Farama site in northern Sinai by an Egyptian archaeological team has concluded and resulted in the discovery of a rarely-seen round temple within the ruins of the ancient city of Pelusium, which also has a new…

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Archaeologists discover perfectly circular ancient Egyptian temple that may have been used for sacred water rituals

The temple included a network of water infrastructure, revealing the importance of the ancient city and the Nile.

LiveScience

Buried for 2,500 years: giant lost structure discovered beneath Egypt’s Nile Delta

Archaeologists have uncovered a huge mud-brick building, 2,500 years old, that has been buried underneath the silty deposits and waterlogged sediments of the Nile Delta, Egypt, for thousands of years, using non-invasive geophysical methods such as magnetometry and electrical resistivity tomographic techniques. The structure was located as part of a…

The Times of India

‘The fish fled’: Nile fisherman earning more from collecting plastic than fish

Mohammed Ahmed Sayed Mohammed is among those redeploying his skills for a local recycling company that is cleaning up the Nile

The Guardian - UK

Sailing Through Time: The ultimate luxury experience on the Nile

A journey through Egypt’s magnificent past on one of the world’s most iconic rivers

Evening Standard

Everything we know about the Mandarin Oriental’s luxury Nile river cruises

The offering will be launched in partnership with travel brand the Garranah Group

The Independent UK

Mandarin Oriental to launch luxury river cruise along the Nile

The hotel group is also taking over two properties in Egypt, including the Old Cataract hotel where Agatha Christie is said to have penned Death on the Nile.

Euronews

How to spend 48 hours in Cairo

Egypt’s vibrant capital is charming and chaotic in equal measure, says Radhika Aligh

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Lost sacred Nile tributaries in Egypt discovered beneath Karnak after 4,000 years

Ancient Karnak arose from a topography moulded both by water and stone. For more than a century, excavations have concentrated on temples, walls, and inscriptions, while the ground beneath them has received little attention. A recent geoarchaeological investigation has shifted the focus. Researchers drilled dozens of sediment cores over Karnak…

The Independent UK

Egypt and Sudan welcome Trump's offer to mediate Nile River dam dispute

Egypt and Sudan welcome President Trump's offer to resume U.S. mediation with Ethiopia over the Nile River water dispute

LiveScience

18 of Earth's biggest river deltas — including the Nile and Amazon — are sinking faster than global sea levels are rising

Worldwide, millions of people live in river deltas that are sinking faster than sea levels are rising, research suggests. This exacerbates the risk of catastrophic coastal flooding and land loss.

The Conversation

We discovered an ancient ‘party boat’ in the waters of Alexandria – here’s what might have happened on board

Beneath the shifting waters of Alexandria’s eastern harbour, on Egypt’s Mediterranean coast, lie the drowned remnants of a once-splendid city – ports, palaces and temples swallowed by the sea. Submerged by earthquakes and a rising sea level, these lost monuments have become the focus of survey and excavations by the…

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The Guardian - UK

The town on the banks of the Nile that turned floods into fortune

After record flooding submerged Bor in South Sudan in 2020, the emergency response ended up turning it into a beacon of climate crisis adaptation

The Independent UK

Why now is the time to visit Egypt — and a Nile cruise is the perfect way to explore

Following a $50m revamp of the Pyramids and the opening of the GEM Museum, now is the ideal time to take to the Nile, as Bella Falk discovers on a 12-day cruise from Cairo to Aswan

Euronews

Troubled waters: Why is a Nile dam causing such tension?

In September, Ethiopia inaugurated the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, hailing it as “a generational victory,” but Sudan and Egypt have denounced it as an “existential threat.” Euronews explores why it was built and what it means for the region.

The Guardian - UK

New Mr Poirot and Little Miss Marple books to be published

Agatha Christie’s popular detectives feature in new Mr Men and Little Miss stories – Mischief on the Nile and Muddle at the Vicarage

The Independent UK

Tui River Cruises expands Egyptian excursions including Giza pyramids and tea in Death on the Nile hotel

Tui River Cruises is offering six new excursions on the Nile

The Guardian - UK

Jewels of the Nile: how a new exhibition finally gives Egyptian artists their due

They may not have called themselves artists but, as a new exhibition explores, the mostly anonymous painters, sculptors and craftspeople working under the pharaohs still made their mark in distinctive style

The Conversation

Trump’s dip into the Nile waters dispute didn’t settle the conflict – in fact, it may have caused more ripples

President Donald Trump chided the United Nations on Sept. 23, 2025, for failing to resolve dangerous international conflicts around the world. “All they seem to do,” he groused during his address to the General Assembly in New York, “is write a really strongly worded letter and then never follow that…

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