Abu Simbel, two temples built by the Egyptian king Ramesses II in Aswan, is another must-do – known for the four colossal ...

1912: The Aswan Low Dam begins operating on the River Nile. On the same day, the Indian Revolutionary Underground attempt to assassinate Viceroy of India Lord Hardinge, by throwing a homemade bomb ...

THE mighty sand-coloured ­Philae Temple rises up from Agilkia Island, as if floating on the River Nile. The huge structure is certainly a sight to behold. I had caught a boat to the tiny island ...

From the Temple of Dendur to Van Gogh's masterpieces, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met) is home to some a vast ...

Somalia President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed have agreed to get into technical talks over ...

Andrew Van Dam writes the Department of Data column each week for The Washington Post. He has covered economics and wrangled data and graphics for The Post and the Wall Street Journal. He got his ...

One of the biggest conflicts in the Middle East and Eastern Africa is brewing over natural resources. In this case—the water ...

Identify specific mitigation policies during prolonged droughts The study developed a set of policies – P1 to P7 – aimed at ...

On December 10, 1902, the first Aswan Dam, constructed by British engineers, was ceremonially opened in Egypt. The world's largest structure at the time was intended to ensure year-round ...

One of the biggest conflicts in the Middle East and Eastern Africa is brewing over natural resources. In this case—the water from the Nile River and how upstream damming affects the countries Ethiopia ...