Print E-mail By CORALIE CARLSON The Associated Press CAIRO — The pyramid rose out of the sand before me, its smooth stone walls crumbling around the edges, but still majestic and mountainous. As I hiked around it, studying the etched hieroglyphs and pausing to pick up a small rock from the sand, I was filled with wonder. How did the ancient Egyptians build such a huge structure? What was life like 4,500 years ago when it was constructed? And … [...]
Egypt’s tourism minister said Sunday that officials have canceled a proposal requiring tourists and other visitors to apply for visas before arrival in the country. Monier Fakhri Abdel Nour told the official Middle East News Agency that he informed the Cabinet that “local and outside reactions indicated that issuing such a decision would have severe negative repercussions on the tourism movement in Egypt.” Abdel Nour said the Cabinet had not issued any decision regarding the new rules, calling it only [...]