DNA Tests To Study Tiny Mummies From King Tut Tomb Aug 6, 2008
Since they were found in the tomb in Luxor as part of the 1922 King Tut discovery, the two mummies have been kept in storage at the Cairo School of Medicine and were never publicly displayed or studied, Selim said. "We want to find out the truth and facts relevant to the history of these kings," Selim told The Associated Press. (CBS News -- World)
Weather: Partly cloudy, afternoon storms likely Jul 30, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32940 Last Updated: 07/30/08 08:45:41 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 97% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
Visiting Egypt's Ancient Sites Jul 27, 2008
The only site at Luxor that has no entrance fee and no hustlers is the Colossi of Memnon ... Tickets may be purchased on site for the Luxor and Karnak Temples. (Suite101.com)
MumboJumbo Announces Fourth Quarter Releases Jul 26, 2008
Franchise titles Luxor and 7 Wonders are among the titles on horizon ... Key to the lineup are the latest installments in Luxor and 7 Wonders, the company's signature franchises ... This fall, Luxor will venture out of Egypt in an engrossing adventure that takes the player on a journey to reclaim the family's stolen treasures. (IGN PC Games)
Advice for Visiting Egypt Jul 22, 2008
Nearly all tour groups make use of the Nile River and offer cruises from Luxor to Aswan. Clients fly into Luxor, board the cruise boats, and use that as their base ... Tourists can travel from Alexandria on the Mediterranean Sea to Cairo to Luxor to Aswan. (Suite101.com)
Archaeologists Find Silos And Administration Center From Early Egyptian City Jul 2, 2008
The community, halfway between the modern cities of Aswan and Luxor, was a provincial capital an important regional center ... The administrative center was used when Egypt's political unity was lost and a small kingdom developed at Thebes (modern Luxor) and controlled most of Upper Egypt. (Science Daily)
2,500-year-old artifact returned to Egypt Jul 1, 2008
"Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, set in 1957, is loosely based on real-life skulls that, according to ancient legend, have mystical powers when united. Unearth this and six other archaeological mysteries.INTERACTIVESatellite images help scientists detect clues that lead to archaeological finds on Earth.Related storiesMost popular Most viewed Top rated Most e-mailedBy Maamoun Youssef updated 1:50 p.m. ET June 30, 2008CAIRO, Egypt - Egypt said Monday... (MSNBC -- Environment)
Uncovering evidence of a workaday world along the Nile Jul 1, 2008
The site of the recent discovery is at Tell Edfu, halfway between the modern cities of Aswan and Luxor (Thebes in antiquity). For much of Egyptian history, the central government was based in Memphis, in the north, or Thebes. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Majestic Persian capital exceeds expectations Jun 21, 2008
Persepolis has the majesty of Giza or Luxor in Egypt. And I was most struck not by the international tourists, but by the local people who travel here to connect with their Persian heritage. (CNN -- Travel)
Egypt Mummies Moved for DNA Tests; Pharaoh Among Them? Jun 7, 2008
Three mummies have been moved from the Valley of the Kings in Luxor to the Egyptian Museum in to begin extensive studies of their origins, Egyptian authorities recently announced. Two female mummies found in a tomb known as KV21 and one male mummy found outside the tomb of Pharaoh Seti II, who ruled from 1200 to 1194 B.C., will undergo CAT scans and DNA analysis. (National Geographic)
Egypt with other singles! Jun 5, 2008
Over 13 nights you will cruise the Nile, visiting Luxor, and Aswan, highlights include the Temples of Karnak and the Valley of the Kings and Queens where the tombs of the great Pharoahs lie. Enjoy bustling Cairo, shop in the bazaars and experience the Sound & Light show at the Pyramids. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
When the nukes start dropping ... Jun 5, 2008
From Alexandria in the north to Luxor in the south, with Cairo in between, just a few rounds from Israel's nuclear clip could devastate Egypt's Nile River-based population centers; over 12 millennia of human civilization in the Nile Delta would end. Once again, not speculating as to why this would happen, the report games out the results of a possible Iranian nuclear strike against the six Arab nations of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the... (Asia Times Online)
Mummy to undergo DNA test May 31, 2008
Zahi Hawass, Egypt's antiquities chief, said Thursday that the DNA test and an X-ray will be carried out on a mummy found at the site of ancient Thebes on the west bank of the Nile, what is today Luxor's Valley of the Kings, the Middle East News Agency reported ... The DNA tests on the mummy were to start Friday at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo after its arrival from Luxor. (Globe and Mail)
Egypt to identify mummy believed to belong to Thutmose I May 30, 2008
CAIRO, May 29 (Xinhua) -- An Egyptian archeological team is planning to test a 3,500-year-old mummy found at the Valley of the Kings in southern city Luxor to determine whether it belongs to Thutmose I, the official MENA news agency reported Thursday. The mummy, discovered outside the tomb of King Seti II during the last century, will be moved to the Egyptian Museum Friday to undergo DNA tests and CT scans, Zahi Hawwas, Secretary General of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), was... (Xinhuanet, China)
Ancient Egyptian City Unearthed in Sinai May 29, 2008
Abdel-Maqsoud said the new discoveries corresponded to the inscriptions of the Way of Horus found on the walls of the Karnak Temple in Luxor which illustrated the features of 11 military fortresses that protected Egypt's eastern borders. Only five of them have been discovered to date. (Newsmax)
Archaeologists discover statues of Cleopatra, Aphrodite May 27, 2008
Egypt's antiquities chief Zahi Hawass arrives to the Valley of the Kings close to Luxor. Slideshow. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Sand and Sea May 24, 2008
The Egypt Air domestic flight from Luxor ("Upper" Egypt) to the resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh on the Red Sea was $36, one-way. Where did you stay. (Syracuse.com)
Britons Involved In Fatal Bus Crash May 2, 2008
" Crash happened in Sinai Peninsula Ali Haridi, an Egyptian who was sitting near the driver when the accident occurred, said the bus flipped and he was so disoriented that he "couldn't tell where the driver was".Mr Haridi, who suffered some burns and cuts, said he was carrying several injured tourists, including a woman whose hand had been severed and another who was severely burned.Egyptian roads see frequent accidents because of speeding, careless driving and poor road conditions.At least... (Sky News)
Grandma Dies In Egypt Car Crash 03/01/08 Apr 13, 2008
Two other Britons were left unharmed in the crash, which happened between Marsa Alam and Luxor. A Foreign Office spokeswoman said: "We can confirm that one British national was killed and another injured." She said Mr Slevin was in hospital and in a stable condition. (Sky News)
Christian LouboutinShoe Designer Apr 12, 2008
Influenced mainly by the sights and sounds of Asia , the Middle East and Africa, Louboutin himself has a house in Luxor, Egypt. He is also known as a master of the fetish shoe, with sexy high heels and bondage inspired designs, using leather, metal studs, ruffles and feathers. (Suite101.com)
Cairo's greatest literary secret Apr 11, 2008
Born in Cairo in 1935, Taher spent summers in Karnak, his parents' village near Luxor ... His illiterate mother spun mesmerising tales about families and vendettas in Luxor, "her paradise lost" ... On a trip to Luxor last month, he was gratified to find it had been spared Muslim-Copt tensions, a benefit, he believes, of its constant stream of visitors. (Guardian Unlimited)
American University of Beirut appoints Dorman president Apr 4, 2008
Prior to that, he spent nine years (1988-1997) heading the Epigraphic Survey at Chicago House in Luxor, working at both Luxor Temple and the Eighteenth-Dynasty temple of Amun at Medinet Habu. From 1977 to 1988, he worked in curatorial positions in the Department of Egyptian Art at the Metropolitan Museum in New York, where he assisted with the Tutankhamun exhibition and the reinstallation of the museum s Egyptian galleries. (Univeristy of Chicago Chronicle, IL)
The Pyramid of Giza Apr 4, 2008
It is known that these casing stones existed because a few of them still exist around the base of the pyramid (which probably looked not altogether dissimilar to the Luxor hotel in Las Vegas, which was modeled after the Egyptian pyramids). Who Built Them. (Suite101.com)
Giant Statue of Ancient Egypt Queen Found Apr 1, 2008
Steven Stanek in Luxor, Egyptfor March 31, 2008. Archaeologists have uncovered a pristinely preserved statue of a powerful Egyptian queen at the sprawling mortuary temple of Amenhotep III on Luxor's West Bank. (National Geographic)
Clinton Experience Debated Mar 25, 2008
On March 22, 1999, arrived at the Itihadiya Palace in Egypt for what her schedule said was a "courtesy call with President Mubarak." Aides blocked out 9 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Then she embarked on visits to a mosque, museum, clinic, bazaar, youth center, groundwater project, university and the Temple of Luxor. Almost exactly nine years later to the day, Clinton's trip to Egypt offers a case study of her foreign policy role during her husband's presidency. (CBS News)
"Heroism And Horrors" Mar 21, 2008
There are more than 200 ships on the Nile, some going from Aswan to Luxor, some going the other way, he said. In general, he advised, "Look for the ones that are operated by hotel chains - Sonesta ( ), Oberoi ( ), Mvenpick ( ) - as these are well managed and the food is safe.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
* World News Quick Take Mar 20, 2008
Clark County Fire Department spokesman Scott Allison said the transformer blew shortly before 8pm on Tuesday, leaving the hotel towers at Mandalay Bay, Luxor, Excalibur and Four Seasons Hotel without power for 90 minutes. No injuries were reported. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Great fares to Europe, Egypt won't last long Mar 19, 2008
Gate 1 Travel has last-minute eight-day packages from Cairo, including a three-night cruise on the Nile with calls at Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Valley of the Queens, Luxor, Edfu, Kom Ombo, the Aswan Dam and tours of Cairo. Per-person rates, based on double occupancy, start from $689 on the March 27 sailing. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Go ahead, vacation outside of the box Mar 15, 2008
The Nefertari Adventure brings you to all the major sites of Cairo, Aswan and Luxor, plus it includes a rare cruise down the fascinating man-made lake, Lake Nasser, into the territory of the ancient Nubian Kingdom, where you can see the ancient temples and tombs that were rescued and relocated during the building of the Aswan High Dam. You will travel by car, horse-drawn calesche, camel, donkey, felucca and jet aircraft, not to mention four days on a ship. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Letter from Egypt: A town grapples with overly rapid development Feb 20, 2008
The hard-sell souvenir hawking common to Cairo and Luxor has taken off ... Nageh Shabib, a chef from Luxor who works at a hotel, said he suffered from discrimination. (International Herald Tribune)
500 Days, 50 Countries: One Couple's Journey Around The World Feb 17, 2008
Left, Aswan, Egypt -- As the sun sets over the Nile River, it casts a glow on this felucca making its way toward Luxor ... Egypt, Days 185-194: Egypt was a land of legendary and mysterious energy as home of the ancient pharaohs, the temples of Luxor, the Pyramids and the Valley of the Kings ... The next morning, we docked near the surprisingly modern city of Luxor and visited Karnak Temple, a massive site that was the largest temple in Egypt. (North County Times)
Rare Egyptian "Warrior" Tomb Found Feb 16, 2008
An unusual, well-preserved burial chamber that may contain the mummy of an ancient warrior has been discovered in a necropolis in Luxor. Scientists opened the tomb found in Dra Abul Naga, an ancient cemetery on Luxor's west bank on Wednesday. (National Geographic)
Profile: Abu Hamza Feb 8, 2008
While the precise details are unclear, there are suggestions that the police and intelligence services were already watching Abu Hamza along with other militants who had been permitted to settle in the UK. According to Abu Hamza himself, MI5 first contacted him in 1997 shortly after extremists massacred 68 tourists at Luxor, Egypt. These meetings continued for some years, he told the Old Bailey, and included a warning that he was "walking a tightrope". (BBC News)
Treasure Pyramid Feb 7, 2008
Were not talking about tourist traps like the Sphinx and Luxor. Were talking about the places nobody has seen since Pharaohs ruled the world, where gold and jewels flow like the Nile and danger lurks around every corner. (USA Today -- Tech)
The Boy King, Tutankhamun, faces the world after 3,000 years Feb 2, 2008
King Tut s mummified face which has been seen only by about 50 people since the British archaeologist Howard Carter opened the tomb exactly 85 years ago was revealed to the world in a climate-controlled glass display case in an antechamber of his own tomb in the valley near Luxor, where generations of Egyptian pharaohs were buried. Everyone is dreaming of what he looks like. (Yahoo News -- Anthropology and Archaeology)
French President Marries Former Model Feb 2, 2008
The French president and his singer-girlfriend spend Christmas holidays in Luxor. Photos. (CBS News -- World)
The Valley of the Kings Feb 1, 2008
"The rooms were small," she remarked about the ride on the train that lasted eight hours and took them from Cairo to Luxor ... Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor, Aswan - names that will stick out in Marlow's head for a long time as places she would like to someday revisit. (Storm Lake Pilot Tribune, IA)
Egypt asks to stop film, MP3 downloads during Internet outage Jan 31, 2008
Secondary Navigation. 2 hours, 59 minutes ago. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
9 comments Jan 31, 2008
If the Egyptian government planned to build a dam to submerge, say, the Luxor treasures or the Giza Pyramids, would you blame that on CIA's support of Mubarak and other nonsense. What has your discourse to do with the point I am making in the article. (Human Events Online)
Can Egypt Copyright the Pyramids? Jan 16, 2008
But the bill will not target the Luxor Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, which boasts a high-tech, pyramid-shaped structure modeled after the Egyptian pyramids. Continued on. (National Geographic)
Sarkozy and Bruni likely to marry Jan 9, 2008
Magazines have carried glossy spreads about their excursions to Luxor in Egypt and Petra in Jordan. For weeks, images of the president in blue jeans and a smiling Bruni in large black sunglasses have adorned covers. (International Herald Tribune -- Technology)
It's (almost) official: Sarkozy to marry Bruni Jan 9, 2008
Magazines have carried glossy spreads about the couple's excursions to Luxor in Egypt and Petra in Jordan. For weeks, images of the president in blue jeans and a smiling Bruni in large black sunglasses have adorned covers. (International Herald Tribune)
Nicolas Sarkozy And The 'Carla Bruni' Effect Jan 8, 2008
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his new girlfriend, former supermodel Carla Bruni, have been spotted enjoying a romantic break in Luxor, Egypt. There is no commentary on this video. (Sky News)
Ah, l'amour ... but the French aren't so sure Jan 6, 2008
The man dubbed "le President bling bling" by the French press looked like he had other things on his mind as he pranced up the stairs of the exclusive Old Winter Palace Hotel in Luxor hand in hand with Bruni. A fawning photo spread in Paris Match catalogued the couple's "baisers, fous rires, gestes tendres" (kisses, fun laughs and tender gestures) during the Egyptian jaunt, and this week Hello. (Sydney Morning Herald)
Egypt eyes cash from Tut stuff Jan 4, 2008
Proposed law with long reach back in time could bring changes to Luxor exhibit and bills to resort for royalties ... In the deep recesses of the Luxor, visitors pay $9 ... The Luxor's audio-guided tour through fake artifacts is the kind of cultural recreation for which Las Vegas is famous. (Las Vegas Sun)
Hour-by-hour forecast Jan 3, 2008
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 01/03/08 07:15:48 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 55% Visability: 10 miles (16 km). (Florida Today)
Showing Her Off Jan 2, 2008
They also made a stop in the resort city of Luxor, where they stripped down to their bathing suits to take a swim. Sarkozy was in Egypt on an official trip to meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak. (Fox News)
SARKOZY IN LOVE... Jan 1, 2008
Egypt: The couple are holidaying in Luxor. But according to Borini, Sarkozy has seen beyond her supermodel looks and appreciates her artistic side. (The Drudge Report)
Infotainment Dec 31, 2007
Adrien Brodylas vegas: Adrien Brody, (R), attends the red carpet event at the CatHouse nightclub grand opening in the Luxor hotel-casino. ap. (Daily Times, Pakistan)
French President Makes No Secret of His Relationship With Singer Dec 30, 2007
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and Italian top model and singer Carla Bruni visit the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, Egypt Wednesday, Dec. 26, 2007. Dressed in casual clothes and riding in a 26-car motorcade, Sarkozy left his hotel in the Egyptian historic site of Luxor and visited the Valley of the Kings, burial site of Egypt's Pharaohs ... For a so-called "private visit," French president Nicolas Sarkozy's trip to Luxor on the Nile this week has been one of the most photographed, most public... (ABC News)
Egyptian Pols Blast Sarkozy, Girlfriend on Morals Dec 29, 2007
Dec. 25: French President Nicolas Sarkozy and former model and singer Carla Bruni arrive at Luxor airport, Egypt ... Independent deputy Gamal Zahran said in parliament Thursday that it was improper for Sarkozy and his new companion, supermodel-turned-singer Carla Bruni, to stay in the same room during their visit to the southern city of Luxor, reported the independent dailies al-Dustour and al-Badeel ... In Luxor itself, however, inhabitants seemed very happy with the visit of Sarkozy and Bruni... (Fox News)
Sarkozy And Bruni Face Backlash In Egypt Dec 29, 2007
Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni in Luxor ... In Luxor locals seemed happy with the celebrity couple's visit, where they were followed by dozens of Egyptians all hoping to have pictures taken with them ... French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his new girlfriend, former supermodel Carla Bruni, have been spotted enjoying a romantic break in Luxor, Egypt. (Sky News)
* Egypt considers copyrighting pharaonic antiquities Dec 29, 2007
The draft bill comes amid recent complaints in Egyptian media about money being made by the pyramid-shaped Las Vegas Luxor casino in the US.. But Hawass said Las Vegas' Luxor -- and other parks and malls around the world with ancient Egyptian themes -- would not be affected by the copyright law. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
French president offers to assist Egypt's nuclear program Dec 29, 2007
Sarkozy spent Christmas with his new companion, supermodel-turned singer Carla Bruni in the ancient Egyptian city of Luxor and is also visiting the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheik. He is due to meet with Mubarak on Sunday. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Sarkozys Egyptian holiday with top model triggers controversy Dec 29, 2007
French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his model-turned-singer girlfriend Carla Bruni in Luxor, Egypt, on Thursday. Paris: French President Nicolas Sarkozy s idyllic Egyptian holiday with his new love, singer and former top model Carla Bruni, came in for some sharp criticism from members of the opposition in France who claimed he was compromising the dignity of the presidential office. (Hindu)
More of this story Dec 27, 2007
Sarkozy, girlfriend arrive at Luxor hotel. French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his model-turned-singer girlfriend, Carla Bruni, arrived holding hands in Luxor Tuesday, kicking off a private visit to Egypt ... Heavy security prevented media from approaching Sarkozy's entourage at the airport and the couple was whisked off in a convoy of Egyptian presidential security cars to Luxor's famed Old Winter Palace hotel on the east bank of the Nile. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
French Pres., gf in Egypt Dec 27, 2007
France's Sarkozy, girlfriend Bruni arrive at Luxor hotel holding hands ... France's Sarkozy, girlfriend Bruni arrive at Luxor hotel holding hands ... 26, 2007 12:00 AM LUXOR, Egypt - French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his model-turned-singer girlfriend, Carla Bruni, arrived holding hands in Luxor Tuesday, kicking off a private visit to Egypt. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Egypt to copyright the pyramids and antiquities Dec 27, 2007
His comments came only a few days after an Egyptian opposition newspaper, Al-Wafd, published a report complaining that many more tourists each year travelled to the pyramid-shaped Luxor hotel in Las Vegas than to Luxor itself. The newspaper proposed that the US hotel should pay some of its profits to Luxor city ... The Luxor hotel and casino boasts its own King Tut museum, which it says includes "authentic reproductions from what has been called the greatest archaeological find in the history of... (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
French President puts pleasure before business Dec 27, 2007
Nasser Nasser, LuxorDecember 27, 2007. President Nicolas Sarkozy arrives at his hotel in Luxor with girlfriend Carla Bruni ... SPORTING sunglasses and holding hands, French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his girlfriend, top model turned singer Carla Bruni, have arrived in Luxor, closing off a private visit to Egypt. (The Age)
* Sarkozy in Egypt for year-end visit Dec 27, 2007
LUXOR, EGYPT Thursday, Dec 27, 2007, Page 6. French President Nicolas Sarkozy and ex-supermodel Carla Bruni arrive at Luxor airport on Tuesday ... French President Nicolas Sarkozy flew to the Egyptian city of Luxor on Tuesday aboard a private jet accompanied by his new love, ex-supermodel Carla Bruni, to spend Christmas on the banks of the Nile. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Carla Bruni covers ELLE magazine Dec 27, 2007
Bruni, fomer supermodel and now singer, is spending a holiday with her new boyfriend, French President Nicolas Sarkozy, in Luxor, Egypt ... BEIJING, Dec. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his new girlfriend, former model Carla Bruni arrived in Luxor, Egypt, Tuesday for a private visit ... Sarkozy and Bruni, wearing sunglasses and dark casual clothes, were seen holding hands as they arrived at the Luxor airport, according to media reports Wednesday. (Xinhuanet, China)
French prez's love on a roll Dec 27, 2007
France's President Nicolas Sarkozy and his girlfriend Carla Bruni during a visit to the Valley of the Kings, near Luxor, Egypt (TOI Photo). LUXOR: French president Nicolas Sarkozy took a stroll through the Egypts spectacular Valley of the Kings on Wednesday, hand-in-hand with his new girlfriend ex-supermodel Carla Bruni ... The couple giggled and whispered together like a pair of teenage sweethearts as they toured the tombs of the pharaohs near the city of Luxor surrounded by paparazzi. (India Times, India)
Sarkozy, Ex-Model Girlfriend Arrive in Egypt Holding... Dec 26, 2007
Dec. 25: French President Nicolas Sarkozy and former model and singer Carla Bruni arrive at Luxor airport, Egypt. LUXOR, Egypt French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his model-turned-singer girlfriend, Carla Bruni, arrived holding hands in Luxor Tuesday, kicking off a private visit to Egypt ... Heavy security prevented media from approaching Sarkozy's entourage at the airport and the couple was whisked off in a convoy of Egyptian presidential security cars to Luxor's famed Old Winter Palace hotel... (Fox News)
Paparazzi throng as Sarkozy holidays with new love Dec 26, 2007
Photographers are stalking the Egyptian resort of Luxor, after Nicolas Sarkozy arrived there to holiday with his new girlfriend, former model Carla Bruni ... On their touchdown in Luxor, heavy security prevented the media approaching and an official photograph was released by local authorities ... It was reported that the couple were to visit archaeological sights around Luxor, which is on the banks of the Nile, on Christmas Day. (BBC News -- Europe)
Egypt Romance For President And Ex-Supermodel Dec 26, 2007
Mr Sarkozy is spending a few days in Luxor on a private holiday before making a formal state visit to Cairo at the end of the month. President Sarkozy and Carla Bruni arrive in Luxor ... His spokesman has declined to comment on his trip to Luxor, saying it is a personal affair. (Sky News)
