Tour guides and travel companies in Egypt, Jordan, and Lebanon report on the impacts of the Israel-Hamas war on travel to Middle East countries that border Israel.
A controversial renovation project at Egypt's Menkaure pyramid has recently sparked a social media backlash, raising questions about the protection of Egypt’s heritage sites. The Supreme Council of Antiquities initiated the project to stabilize the pyramid's eroding limestone casing, which involves replacing missing stones with custom-made granite blocks. While the Supreme Council of Antiquities touts
Even after so many years, the world has never let go of the splendour and marvel of the pyramids in Giza. Rising high above the desert sands, the iconic site is listed once again on TIME’s 2023 World’s Greatest Places to visit, along with the historically-rich site of Saqqara. Out of 50 others, the two