Les charmes de l'Orient
Among the special events to mark the 200th anniversary of Egyptian-French cultural relations, exhibitions will be held in France devoted to the Islamic and Ptolemaic periods. Nevine El-Aref reports
Away from it all
The highway from Giza to the farthest oasis of the Western Desert, Farafra, leads via 6 October City and Bahariya Oases. But short of the destination, 50 kilometers from Qasr Al-farafra, writes Salwa Al-Anani
A new church on a martyr's tomb
The church of Saint Abu Qastur is the only survivor of the six ancient churches that once stood in the village of Bardnauha to the north of Minya. Now, after years of neglect, the site has been granted a new lease of life. Samir Naoum makes his own particular pilgrimage
Digging up a bumper year
The ancient town of Bakchias, in Fayoum, was the scene of excavation and discovery towards the end of last year. Work will continue when the 1998 archaeological "season" begins in October. Samir Naoum reports
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