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MOSTAFA LOTFY - the Founder, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, gives us a summary of the last year, which has been difficult for many and he looks forward to the coming year.

Everyone associates Egypt with the year round sunshine. The warm sunshine, spectacular pyramids, vast desert, tall palm trees, and colorful coral reefs are probably the first things that you think of when thinking about this country. However, not everyone has the opportunity to visit Egypt during winter. For those who live in Egypt for longer, winter is expected, however, for tourists, they are surprised in many ways by the change in season.

UNESCO included the Egyptian manual textile industry of the Upper Egypt region in the list of intangible cultural heritage sites in need of urgent preservation.

Get inspiration for your Egypt vacation by taking a look at the photos taken by our photographer. Make the most of your trip to Egypt by taking great pictures, to be able to look at time and time again, recreating your memorable trip to the land of the Pharaohs. 

This was the passport of Pharaoh Ramesses II. This is not a joke!

As the nights are drawing in and the weather is getting colder, there’s nothing more comforting than a hearty dish of pasta bechamel. The tasty meal is a favorite with Egyptian families and is perfect for family get-togethers as a little goes a long way.

For millennia, Egyptians were the rulers of the Nile, but these times are now gone forever. On the river, around two thousand miles from Cairo, a gigantic dam is being built, known as the Dam of the Great Rebirth of Ethiopia. For Addis Ababa it is an object of national pride and a chance for civilization development. For Egypt it is an existential threat. The project can no longer be stopped and despite the disagreement, the dam reservoirs begin to fill. Is Africa on the brink of a war of water?

What makes the Rosetta Stone unique are the three inscriptions of identical content: written in Egyptian in hieroglyphic and demotic and easy to read in ancient Greek. The key to understanding the top two passages can be found in the last lines at the bottom of the stele. There you can read that the three types of writing are used so that everyone can understand the priests' decree, which means that the two previous parts must have the same content as the Greek text.

We hear about the pharaohs in ancient Egypt being worshipped along with the gods but little is known about the animals that were also respected and worshipped in the same way. Read on to understand the role of a cat in the ancient Egyptian times and how they lived…..and died!

The ancient Egyptians believed that their life on earth was only one part of their journey. The eternal journey ended not in death but in everlasting joy and life. Read on to understand the reasons behind this and the processes in place to make sure that they were as prepared for the afterlife as their life on earth

A very popular, hearty dinner dish, especially in the colder months, is shorbaat aads. This delicate red/orange lentil soup is served ideally with a little lime. Do you want to know how the Egyptians prepare and cook this delicious soup at home?

Egypt is a special place that once you have visited, will stay in your heart forever and its people will be your friends for life!