A stunning city in Egypt that boasts "mirage-like" sky-blue waters and a romantic Old Town has been named among the top places to go in Africa and ... in the heart of the desert.

Mohamed Shubek, a 47-year-old farmer living in Fayoum, nearly 100 kilometres south of Egypt’s capital ... However, the North African country’s production of olives, and its agriculture ...

Now it’s time to explore a continent, home to the famous pyramids of Egypt ... Africa is the second-driest inhabited continent after Australia and as such, provides some varied deserts.

Blue and White together form the Upper Nile, the mighty, desert ... North Africa project director for the International Crisis Group. “From a psychological point of view, Egypt is for the ...

For those who find themselves awed by arid landscapes, there’s no place like Africa ... Oasis (Egypt) The Macedonian king and military mastermind famously trekked across the desert in 332 ...