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Nile cruise goes wrong after tourist boat runs aground in Aswan

A tourist ship carrying 28 tourists of various nationalities on a Nile River cruise ran aground on Saturday in Aswan Governorate, southern Upper Egypt. The Aswan Operations Room received a notification of the incident occurring at the Mansouriya Marina in Kom Ombo. Authorities in the governorate successfully deployed the necessary equipment to move the tourist …

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Egypt Independent March 17, 2025

Archaeology Magazine lists Aswan necropolis among top 10 discoveries in 2024

The American “Archaeology Magazine” listed the necropolis discovered around the Aga Khan Mausoleum west of Aswan, which dates back to the Late Period and Greco-Roman eras, as one of the 10 most important archaeological discoveries of 2024. It hailed the discovery of the Aswan necropolis as an important historical addition to the Aswan archaeological area, …

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Egypt Independent January 15, 2025

Egypt reveals truth behind video showing “missile fall” in Aswan

A recent social media hoax claiming a missile had struck a village in Aswan, Egypt, has been debunked by the Egyptian Ministry of Interior. In a statement, the Ministry said, “Upon investigation, the person responsible for publishing the video was identified and arrested,” noting that he is “a mobile phone repair technician residing in Qalyubia …

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Egypt Independent January 3, 2025

Aswan Governor reassures citizens amidst intestinal flu outbreak

Aswan Governor Ismail Kamal said on Sunday that the number of cases infected with intestinal flu in the governorate’s hospitals ranges from 20 to 30 cases. During a phone interview with the privately-owned Sada el-Balad satellite channel, Kamal expected that these cases would be stable by the beginning of next week and the rate would …

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Egypt Independent September 30, 2024

Excavations in Aswan uncover 33 ancient tombs

The Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities on Monday announced the discovery of 33 archaeological tombs, dating back to the Late Period of ancient Egypt and the Greek and Roman eras near the Aga Khan Mausoleum in Aswan governorate. “The joint Egyptian-Italian archaeological mission working in the vicinity of Aga Khan Mausoleum, west of Aswan, …

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Egypt Independent June 26, 2024

Archaeological sites and museums offering 20% discounts in Qena, Luxor and Aswan until August

Minister of Tourism and Antiquities in Egypt Ahmed Issa announced a 20 percent discount in ticket prices for archaeological sites and museums in the governorates of Qena, Luxor, and Aswan, during the months of June to August. The announcement came during a meeting for the Board of Directors of the Supreme Council of Antiquities on …

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Egypt Independent June 5, 2024

Aswan Prosecution investigates the discovery of an ancient mummy thrown in the street

The Aswan Public Prosecution began its investigations into finding an archaeological mummy, near the veterinary slides at the end of Airport Street in the city of Aswan. The prosecution summoned antiquities officials to question them about the incident, determine the mummy’s time period, and clarify its archaeological value. Security forces found the mummy near the …

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Egypt Independent May 25, 2024

Aswan Open Water Swimming Championship return after 40-year-hiatus

After a 40-year hiatus since the last swimming championship in the Nile, the “Aswan Open Water Swimming Championship” has returned to Egypt at the tourist walkway in the New Aswan City Corniche. A total of 120 male and female swimmers – including the Egyptian national long swimming team, and representatives of a number of sports …

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Egypt Independent October 6, 2022

Three people dead, 11 injured in Aswan bus accident

Three people were killed and 11 others were injured in a passenger bus accident on Abu Simbel Road in Aswan. Aswan Ambulance Facility received a notification of the accident, after which ambulances and security services immediately moved to the scene. The dead were transferred to the morgue and the injured to hospital, while prosecutors were …

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Egypt Independent September 9, 2022

Aswan governor discusses establishing huge industrial complex for fertilizers

Aswan Governor Ashraf Attia met with Amr Fayed, representative of the Indian IVL Dhunseri Polyester Company, as well as officials of the Misr Phosphate Company, to review the establishment of the largest industrial complex for fertilizers in the Phosphate Industrial Zone in Wadi Hilal. In a press statement, Aswan Governor stressed that the complex is …

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Egypt Independent August 25, 2022