From "Star Wars" film sets to baboons in Saudi Arabia, here's how to experience the "eclipse of the century" in style on Aug.

Far from Cairo’s bustle, Egypt’s minority communities are fighting to preserve their ancient languages against the tide of ...

Siwa is the archetypal oasis where fresh springs give life to olive trees and ... Siwa: An Egyptian oasis. 3 August 2010. Share ... But this ancient festival is far more than just a raucous good ...

When people think of Egypt, visions of the towering Pyramids of Giza, sailing the Nile River, and the ancient ruins of Luxor tend to come to mind. But there's far more to Egypt than those typical ...

The 13th-century edifice, called Shali or home in the local Siwi language, was built by Berber populations atop a hill in the pristine Siwa oasis, some 600 kilometres (370 miles) southwest of Cairo ...

The sublimely isolated oasis of Siwa, on Egypt’s Libyan border, is luring a new crowd of groovy travelers (and Prince Charles too). A dispatch from the land that time forgot.

Siwa is the archetypal oasis where fresh springs give life to olive trees and date palms. Here, it is about sitting back and letting the halcyon days wash over you. Siwa: An Egyptian oasis - BBC ...