"At the turn of the twentieth century, the second and third stages of the construction of the Aswan Dam progressively submerged the temples of Philae for the greater part of the year. All that could ...

I recall it as clearly as if it were yesterday. I was standing on a small island in the middle of a huge and absolutely still lake. The sunrise over the desert and the silence add to the beauty of the ...

Her travels across North Africa, particularly to Nubia and Egypt, have deeply influenced her work, and she continues to advocate for the recognition of African contributions to human history. The ...

THE mighty sand-coloured ­Philae Temple rises up from Agilkia Island, as if floating on the River Nile. The huge structure is certainly a sight to behold. Impressively, the entire temple has been ...

The site where Rosetta’s Philae lander is scheduled to touch down on Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on November 12 now has a name: Agilkia. The landing site, previously known as “Site J,” is named ...

THE proposal to build a dam at Philæ, which was brought before the Egyptian Government a few years ago, at the instance of Mr. Willcocks, of the Irrigation Department of Egypt, will be fresh in the ...