A unit of Russia’s Lukoil has signed a new exploration agreement in Egypt’s Eastern Desert as the North African country intensifies efforts to boost its crude oil reserves. The agreement was signed ...

A journey into Egypt's western desert. Story by The Week UK • 2h. M ost foreign visitors to Egypt stick to the Nile Valley or the Red Sea coast, but that's to miss the bulk of this huge country ...

Egypt has awarded seven new exploration licenses, as part of an ongoing government drive to boost E&P investments in the country. The winning bidders have committed to drill at least 17 exploration ...

Egypt is a vast country, with most Egyptians and certainly most visitors to Egypt tending to confine their Egyptian experience to the 5% of Egypt on the shore of the Nile and the Nile Delta ...

Most desert safari operators offer air-conditioned private vehicle transport from Cairo to the oasis town of Baharaya (home of the famous golden mummies). But if you're feeling adventurous and ...

But the Western Desert, a vast region making up more than half of Egypt's territory, has always been a security headache with arms flowing across the frontier from Libya. Militant groups have found ...

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Christian monasticism began in the Egyptian desert: in the 4th century, St Anthony – later known as the "father of all monks" – went there to live in an empty tomb, and was tempted by the devil.