Luxor, Egypt News

Two weeks ago, the two candidates widely acknowledged as Egypt's presidential front-runners - the Islamist Abdel Moneim Abol Fotouh and ex-foreign minister Amr Moussa - faced off in the country's first-ever televised debate.

The pleasure boats sit idle on the Nile, the hotels are empty and the magnificent temples have precious few admirers these days.

I took these photos while visiting Upper Egypt on a Nile Cruise tour in the beginning of May.

A composite of archive pictures shows the Egyptian presidential candidates, who include former foreign minister and Arab League chief Amr Mussa, moderate Islamist Abdel Moneim Abul Fotouh, head of the Muslim Brotherhood's Freedom and Justice Party Mohamed Mursi, last prime minister to serve under Hosni Mubarak Ahmad Shafiq, independent Nasserist ... (more)

Min, the ancient Egyptian god of phallus and fertility, might have brought some worldy advantages to his male worshippers, but offered little protection when it came to spiritual life.

Not far from the banks of the Nile, in the Egyptian city of Luxor, located some 400 miles south of Cairo, a tour guide stoops down beside his frail horse.

Min, the ancient Egyptian god of phallus and fertility, might have brought some worldy advantages to his male worshippers, but offered little protection when it came to spiritual life.

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The birthday of Howard Carter, who discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922, is celebrated in the latest Google doodle , a colourful graphic depicting the British archaeologist admiring an array of ancient Egyptian treasures.

During the January 25 Revolution Egyptians were calling for several things, including the right to decent housing and infrastructure.

Former Minister of Civil Aviation and Air Force Commander Ahmed Shafik has had a extensive career in aviation.

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Life pulses with uneasy tension in the land of the pharaohs. Ever since last year's Arab Spring forced out Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, daily life in Egypt turned stressful.

The Night of Witness, staged at Westminster Cathedral, is being organized by the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need, amid fears that persecution is threatening the survival of Christianity in a number of countries, particularly in the Middle East.

TIME Hotels Management , the new UAE-based hotel group, announced at Arabian Travel Market that they have signed a contract with Edris Group - a major Egyptian-based travel and tourism company - for the management of the Tuthotel property in Luxor, Egypt.

Deadly clashes erupted Wednesday near the Defense Ministry in Cairo, where unidentified assailants attacked a sit-in by supporters of a disqualified candidate.