Aswan

IFC closes $653 million financing for Egypt solar plants

Dubai - Muslimchronicle

International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, on Sunday said it had completed a $653 million debt package to finance building 13 solar power plants near Aswan in Egypt, planned to be part of the largest solar park in the world. Generating up to 752 megawatts of solar power, the Nubian Suns Feed-in-Tariff Financing Program isRead more

Aswan prepares for tourist winter season

Aswan - Esraa Ebeida

The city of Aswan witnessed a tourist boom and a remarkable activity after the return of tourism movement again with the beginning of the winter tourist season which attracts tourists. Aswan governorate received 780 foreign tourists of different nationalities through charter flights from their country to Aswan airport to visit the tourist attractions and archaeological sites. Head of Tourist ChamberRead more

Egyptian cinema and tourism marketing

Cairo - Mohamed Ammar

The presentation of "Grand Hotel" series, in Ramadan 2016, raised a lot of questions about the role of art in supporting tourism, where the series was filmed in the eternal city of Aswan. In contrary to many artworks, the series highlighted the beauty, instead of focusing on slums and soiled places, what made the audience asking an important question aboutRead more

Aswan to celebrate discovery of Abu Simbel Temple

Cairo – Arabs Today

Egypt is full of great monuments that have existed for thousands of years and are still in excellent condition to this day. Perhaps the most prominent of these monuments is the temple of Abu Simbel. To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the discovery of Ramses II Temple in the tourist city of Abu Simbel, Aswan Governorate is stepping up itsRead more

Zamalek’s footballer denies his refusal

Cairo - Al Khateeb Jamal

Egyptian player of Zamalek football team Ali Fathy stressed that he did not participate in the training with his team upon orders of medical staff, saying that he fells pain in rear muscle due to the increasing pressures and physical overloads. He added that the medical staff decided to give him a break to restore his fitness. He added, inRead more

Egyptians to run along Nile in Aswan for children’s’ hearts

Egypt - Arab today

Once again the sports community in Egypt has proven that it can be a mighty tool for the good of the community as they associate their next marathon with a cause for children's hearts The event, dubbed Aswan42 in homage to the marathon distance of 42 km, will provide participants with a great experience of running for the firstRead more

When the stone speaks of artistic diversity: The Aswan Sculpture Symposium

Aswan - Arab today

For two decades, sculptors from different backgrounds have been gathering by the Nile in Aswan for a unique annual event – a symposium dedicated to the challenge of working in granite. The 22nd annual Aswan International Sculpture Symposium took place this year, beginning in 21 January and finishing on Saturday, and located, as always, across the Nubian Museum in Aswan.Read more

Underprivileged children in Magdi Yacoub's heart

Aswan - Arab today

In front of two small buildings in the centre of Aswan, with a little garden and waiting area, tens are waiting from all age groups, holding their hearts in their hands… literally! The start and the progress Aswan Heart Center was established in 2009 through the Magdi Yacoub Foundation, after 11 years of engagement with Egyptian children through AbulRead more

Exploring Egypt: Aswan, the great winter escape

Aswan - Arab today

Once the overnight train rolls out of Cairo, it’s about another 13 hours until you reach Egypt’s stunning southern city of Aswan. As the sun rises you realise you’re almost in a different world as you pass through the verdant greenery of the Nile Valley in Upper Egypt and its countless and close-to-identical villages. The train experience A tea andRead more

Running for Lives: 1,000 runners join Aswan Marathon

Cairo - Arab Today

It is 5:30 am and the quiet city of Aswan witnesses around 1,000 men, women and children marching along the scenic Nile corniche to reach Doret El-Nil garden in front of the Aswan Governorate building. Far from any usual Friday morning, the first-ever marathon to take place in the Upper Egyptian capital was due to start, honored by the presenceRead more