One of the most publicized projects of Premier Gamal Nasser’s revolutionary government is the building of a vast water barrier at Aswan (where ... cost of Nasser’s high dam: $1.5 billion.

This new stress-free, week-long cruise takes in many of Egypt's epic treasures and starts from around £1,500, with flights ...

The Aswan High Dam, constructed in 1971 with the assistance of the Soviet Union, is a crucial part of Egypt's infrastructure. It regulates the flow of the Nile, prevents floods, and generates 10 ...

Few plants are more celebrated in Egyptian mythology than the blue lotus, a stunning water lily that stars in some of ...

Nile basin ministers’ tour of mega Ethiopian dam leaves sour taste for Egypt Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia | RONALD ...

Philae temple was picked up brick by brick and moved to higher ground as its original location would have been flooded by the Aswan High Dam (Picture: Getty Images/iStockphoto) ‘When it comes to ...

Noting that electrical loads reached a peak of 37.2 gigawatts in August 2024, up from 33.8 gigawatts in 2022 and 34.2 ...

Electricity and Renewable Energy Minister Mahmoud Esmat told the Senate this week that his ministry’s work programme, along ...

The final stop is Aswan where we visit the famous dam, which is Egypt’s modern marvel of engineering, as well as a Nubian ...

Aswan is my favourite destination and takes us from ancient to more modern history. Here, highlights include visiting the engineering marvel that is the Aswan Dam (construction started in 1960 to ...