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Egypt
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Urban & Transport
3/1/2026 2:58:58 PM
Egyptian airports received 22 diverted international flights on Saturday, 12 at Cairo International Airport and 10 at Sphinx, Alexandria, Hurghada, Sharm El-Sheikh, and Luxor Airports, due to the closure of airspace in some neighbouring countries amid the ongoing military escalation in the region.
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Arts & Culture
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Stage & Street
3/1/2026 10:52:56 AM
Across Egypt, from Assiut and Luxor to Kafr El-Sheikh and Sharqiya, Ramadan nights come alive with celebrations of arts, literature, and heritage, bringing communities together through music, poetry, visual arts, and cultural workshops.
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Life & Style
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City Lights
2/12/2026 5:54:06 PM
The Korean Cultural Centre (KCC) in Egypt launched the 2026 Korea Culture Caravan at Misr Public Library in Luxor, marking the start of a nationwide initiative aimed at strengthening cultural exchange and people-to-people ties between Egypt and South Korea.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
2/9/2026 11:52:00 PM
Some of Egypt’s most ambitious archaeological and conservation efforts are unfolding in Luxor, including a major project at the Ramesseum and the renovation of the Luxor Museum, reports Nevine El-Aref
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Egypt
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Tourism
2/7/2026 6:49:59 PM
Tiffany Trump, daughter of US President Donald Trump, visited Luxor on Saturday as part of a private tourist trip with her husband, businessman Michael Boulos, and other family members, amid heightened security measures.
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Egypt
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Society
1/14/2026 4:40:53 PM
The Ministry of Agriculture has vaccinated and neutered more than 2,700 stray dogs across Egypt since the start of January, including through a targeted campaign at major archaeological sites in Luxor, as part of efforts to improve public safety and strengthen the country’s rabies control programme.
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Egypt
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Health
1/4/2026 11:21:56 AM
A British tourist praised the quality of healthcare in Egypt during a visit by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly on Saturday to inspect Karnak International Hospital in Luxor and review several development projects under the presidential initiative, Haya Karima.
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Egypt
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Tourism
12/22/2025 1:41:12 PM
An Italian tourist died following a collision between two Nile cruise boats near the Esna lock in Luxor governorate, authorities said on Sunday.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
12/20/2025 5:09:10 PM
The recently discovered tomb of King Thutmose II, located on the West Bank of Luxor, has been ranked among the top 10 archaeological discoveries of 2025, according to Archaeology magazine, one of the world’s leading publications in the field.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Heritage
12/19/2025 3:02:20 PM
The Funerary Temple of Amenhotep III on the West Bank of the Nile at Luxor has reclaimed much of its original grandeur with the re-erection of two of the king’s colossal statues.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
12/14/2025 4:58:55 PM
Two colossal alabaster statues of King Amenhotep III have been reinstalled at their original location in his mortuary temple on Luxor’s West Bank, following decades of careful restoration, reassembly, and scientific conservation, marking a landmark moment for Egypt’s cultural heritage.
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Life & Style
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City Lights
12/10/2025 10:30:17 PM
The United States embassy in Egypt has launched a new nationwide outreach initiative, Pop-Up USA, in Luxor, while highlighting US-funded heritage and economic development projects in the nearby city of Esna.
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
11/13/2025 9:51:59 PM
Grand Imam of Al-Azhar and Chairman of the Muslim Council of Elders, Prof. Ahmed El-Tayeb, received on Thursday world-renowned economist and thinker Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Centre for Sustainable Development at Columbia University in the United States, at his residence in Al-Qurna, Luxor.
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Egypt
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Society
11/10/2025 5:32:39 PM
In Luxor, a viral online debate over Egypt’s traditional galabeya has spilled into the streets, as residents and artists prepare to march to Luxor Temple in a show of pride, reclaiming the garment as a living symbol of Egyptian identity.
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
10/21/2025 8:03:47 PM
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has dismissed recent foreign media claims suggesting that the Tomb of King Tutankhamun in Luxor is at risk of collapse due to cracks and rising humidity.
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Multimedia
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In Pictures
10/6/2025 10:51:24 PM
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Egypt
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Tourism
9/19/2025 7:17:01 PM
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain concluded on Friday their four-day state visit to Egypt with an extensive tour of Luxor’s iconic sites, exploring the city’s rich historic and archaeological heritage and learning about Spanish contributions to its preservation.
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Egypt
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Tourism
9/19/2025 1:50:16 PM
King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia of Spain inaugurated on Thursday a new monument night-lighting system at the Temple of Hatshepsut in Luxor, accompanied by Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy.
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Egypt
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Health
9/15/2025 1:52:10 PM
Doctors at Horus International Hospital in Luxor have performed the first awake brain surgery in Upper Egypt, removing a tumour in a six-hour operation that cost just EGP 482 under the Universal Health Insurance System (UHIS).
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Egypt
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Foreign Affairs
8/29/2025 6:59:55 PM
Egypt and China will celebrate their long-standing partnership with a series of landmark cultural events in Cairo and Luxor this September, ahead of the 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations in 2026.
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