In the company of scholars
On a well-earned break from a heavy work schedule, Nevine El-Aref headed south to Aswan and beyond and found that Kalabsha and Abu Simbel are perfect places to relax

Dig-days:
More dances with tomb robbers
By Zahi Hawass

A lily in the wilderness
St Catherine's monastery in the Sinai, one of the most important centres of Orthodox monasticism, celebrated 17 centuries of uninterrupted asceticism last month. Iason Athanasiadis attended the event