April 20, 2017
2:29 am

Foreign tourists visit the Hatshepsut Temple, in Luxor, Egypt.(photo credit: AP/Nasser Nasser)

Egypt unveils massive restored statue of Ramses II

From the web When the 75-ton bust of the most celebrated of the ancient Pharaohs was discovered in 1958 and 1960, it was in 57 pieces, Reuters reports

April 18, 2017
7:42 pm

Egyptian archaeologists work on a wooden coffin discovered in a 3,500-year-old tomb in the Draa Abul Nagaa necropolis, near the southern Egyptian city of Luxor, April 18, 2017. (AFP/Stringer)

Mummies, over 1,000 statues discovered in 3,500-year-old tomb in Egypt

Ancient burial chambers of a nobleman named Userhat near Luxor include colorful sarcophagi and other ritual items

By Mohamed Abdel Aziz

November 13, 2016
8:43 pm

Illustrative: the ancient ruins of the Karnak Temple in Luxor, Egypt, November 30, 2014. (AP/Hassan Ammar)

Millennia-old mummy found in Egypt tomb

Ancient sarcophagus belonging to a nobleman discovered near the southern town of Luxor

By AFP

October 30, 2016
7:36 am

An Egyptian vendor sits outside his shop in the tourist area of Al-Hussein in the capital Cairo, October 24, 2016. (AFP/MOHAMED EL-SHAHED)

Egypt tourism in limbo a year after Russian plane bombing

Foreign visitor numbers have not bounced back, slashing revenues in cash-strapped economy

By Haitham el-Tabei

August 12, 2015
2:56 pm

An Egyptian farmer carries an electric fan as she walks through a Cairo street , Egypt, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Scorching Egypt heatwave kills at least 42

As temperatures top 104 degrees Farenheit, casualties include German resident, psychiatric patients and prisoners

By AP

June 10, 2015
10:30 pm

Egyptian security forces and civilians stand at the scene where assailants attempted to carry out a suicide bomb attack, on June 10, 2015, in the Karnak temple in Luxor, a town 700 kilometers (435 miles) south of Cairo. Police said one attacker detonated a bomb and two other assailants died in a firefight close to the famed Karnak temple. A source at the interior ministry said no tourists were hurt. (AFP PHOTO / STR)

‘Massacre’ averted in Luxor, Egyptian police say after bombing

Security measures ramped up at tourist sites in wake of foiled attack on famed Karnak temple, as crucial industry struggles to survive

By AFP

June 10, 2015
1:09 pm

Suicide bomber hits ancient Egyptian temple in Luxor

Police say they stopped two others attackers who also planned to blow themselves up at the historical site

By AP

December 14, 2014
11:35 pm

A tourist takes a picture of two colossal statues of Pharaoh Amenhotep III in Egypt's famed temple city of Luxor, December 14, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/Radwan Abu Elmagd)

Colossal statue of Amenhotep III unveiled in Egypt

43-foot bust of Pharaoh was toppled in an earthquake some 3,000 years ago in Luxor

By AFP

June 24, 2014
8:21 pm

Illustrative image of a church in Luxor (photo credit: Shutterstock)

Egyptian Christian jailed for contempt of religion

Kerolos Ghattas, 30, sentenced to six years for posting pictures offensive to Islam on his Facebook page

By AP

October 13, 2013
3:22 pm

An Egyptian MiG-21 jet fighter on display outside Hurghada, on the Red Sea coast (photo credit: CC BY RHL Images/Flickr)

Egyptian MiG-21 jet fighter crashes near Luxor

Mechanical failure cited; pilot bails out safely, but one villager was killed and three others wounded

By AP

June 28, 2013
2:16 am

A journalist photographs Egyptian Salafi Muslims, unseen, during a protest in support of bearded police officers who were prevented from carrying out their work in the interior ministry, in front of the Shura Council, the upper house of Parliament, in Cairo, Egypt. (photo credit: AP/Amr Nabil)

In Egypt, skepticism trumps religion in politics

After a year of Muslim Brotherhood rule, Islamic religiosity is no longer the key political selling point for Egyptians voters

By MAGGIE MICHAEL

June 17, 2013
11:53 pm

Foreign tourists visit Hatshepsut Temple, in Luxor, Egypt. Stunned tourist workers vow to block the newly appointed Islamist governor of Luxor province from taking office. The reason: He belongs to a former militant group that killed nearly 60 tourists visiting a Pharaonic temple there in the 1990s. (photo credit: AP/Nasser Nasser)

Islamist governor riles southern Egypt

Luxor residents outraged by Morsi’s appointment of man connected to former terrorist group that killed 60 tourists at iconic site

June 1, 2013
12:26 am

Iranian tourists visit Egypt under tight security

Cairo adamant about warming ties it sees as economic boon, despite Salafist opposition to Shiites’ arrival

By Haggag Salama

May 29, 2013
6:48 am

The Chinese words "Ding Jinhao visited here" are seen on bas-relief in the 3,500-year-old Luxor temple in Luxor, Egypt in a picture taken on May 6. (photo credit: AP)

Egypt temple vandal sparks soul-searching in China

Photo of graffiti scrawled by Nanjing teen on Luxor wall spreads shame back home as tourists ask how to rehabilitate image abroad

By Gillian Wong

May 28, 2013
10:40 am

An Egyptian man plays snooker by candlelight at a club in the Mohandessin district, in Giza, Egypt, on Saturday, May 25, 2013. (photo credit: AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Regular power outages add to Egypt’s woes

President says country can only produce 80 percent of electricity needs as blackouts become increasingly common

By Tony G. Gabriel

Topic: Luxor

Egypt unveils massive restored statue of Ramses II

From the web When the 75-ton bust of the most celebrated of the ancient Pharaohs was discovered in 1958 and 1960, it was in 57 pieces, Reuters reports

Mummies, over 1,000 statues discovered in 3,500-year-old tomb in Egypt

Ancient burial chambers of a nobleman named Userhat near Luxor include colorful sarcophagi and other ritual items

Millennia-old mummy found in Egypt tomb

Ancient sarcophagus belonging to a nobleman discovered near the southern town of Luxor

Egypt tourism in limbo a year after Russian plane bombing

Foreign visitor numbers have not bounced back, slashing revenues in cash-strapped economy

Scorching Egypt heatwave kills at least 42

As temperatures top 104 degrees Farenheit, casualties include German resident, psychiatric patients and prisoners

‘Massacre’ averted in Luxor, Egyptian police say after bombing

Security measures ramped up at tourist sites in wake of foiled attack on famed Karnak temple, as crucial industry struggles to survive

Suicide bomber hits ancient Egyptian temple in Luxor

Police say they stopped two others attackers who also planned to blow themselves up at the historical site

Colossal statue of Amenhotep III unveiled in Egypt

43-foot bust of Pharaoh was toppled in an earthquake some 3,000 years ago in Luxor

Egyptian Christian jailed for contempt of religion

Kerolos Ghattas, 30, sentenced to six years for posting pictures offensive to Islam on his Facebook page

Egyptian MiG-21 jet fighter crashes near Luxor

Mechanical failure cited; pilot bails out safely, but one villager was killed and three others wounded

In Egypt, skepticism trumps religion in politics

After a year of Muslim Brotherhood rule, Islamic religiosity is no longer the key political selling point for Egyptians voters

Islamist governor riles southern Egypt

Luxor residents outraged by Morsi’s appointment of man connected to former terrorist group that killed 60 tourists at iconic site

Iranian tourists visit Egypt under tight security

Cairo adamant about warming ties it sees as economic boon, despite Salafist opposition to Shiites’ arrival

Egypt temple vandal sparks soul-searching in China

Photo of graffiti scrawled by Nanjing teen on Luxor wall spreads shame back home as tourists ask how to rehabilitate image abroad

Regular power outages add to Egypt’s woes

President says country can only produce 80 percent of electricity needs as blackouts become increasingly common

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