Daily power cuts have been plaguing Egypt during an extraordinarily hot summer. Now the blackouts may be temporarily suspended, but the damage to confidence in the government has already been done.
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Heat Waves Are Pounding Egypt, and Often There’s No A.C.
Daily power cuts have been plaguing Egypt during an extraordinarily hot summer. Now the blackouts may be temporarily suspended, but the damage to confidence in the government has already been done.
Sudanese Refugees Desperate for Safety Flee to Egypt
The war between two generals for power in Sudan has separated family members and driven tens of thousands to flee. Many had returned after the 2019 revolution with hopes for a more democratic future.
Plagues Strike Egypt: Sudden Floods, Then Scorpions Called Deathstalkers
Swept from desert burrows, hundreds, if not thousands, of scorpions skittered into villages, stinging at least 503 people.
The 11th Plague: Four-Inch Scorpions Called Deathstalkers Descend on Egypt
Driven from underground by what seemed like a storm of biblical fury, hundreds or maybe thousands of the angry arthropods attacked humans with their storied stingers.
A Nile Journey Guided by 19th-Century Women
In the late 1800s, women explorers sailed the Nile, sending back vivid accounts of Egypt’s riches. A 21st-century writer travels in their wake.