Get away from it all
 A new resort, Cataract Pyramids resort, opened this week in Giza on the road to Saqqara. The LE250 million resort, writes Rehab Saad, built on an area of 20 feddans overlooking Marioutiya Lake, is characterised by its serene mix of simplicity and luxury. Palm trees are scattered everywhere, as are swimming pools and different food outlets.
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 "Thoth is burning"
In his second article of an occasional series, Zahi Hawass reminisces about the two years he lived in a rest house in the middle of the desert "surrounded by solitude and silence, accompanied only by the evening songs of frogs"
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Ancient stables, churches and routes
Past months have seen a great deal of archaeological activity as numerous ancient sites continue to be unearthed. Nevine El-Aref highlights some recent finds
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