While all rivers are important for people and wildlife who live nearby, the Nile looms especially ... which can be tricky in big, complex river systems. Scientists tend to go by the longest ...

For the 10 best Nile river cruises to book ... in a felucca (a traditional wooden vessel with sails), go to Explore. It could all come down to budget. Bigger vessels – traditionally called ...

The Nile River, the world's longest river, is Egypt's beating heart as it has served as a lifeline for Egyptians since the ...

For the next seven months, members will map and measure the river’s entire course until it reaches the Atlantic Ocean. Then, if all goes smoothly, a journey down the Nile — which might ...

Ancient Egypt might have to thank the River Nile for all its success after new research into the famous river highlights the role it played during the historic time period. A study from the ...

This was my final excursion before flying home after a week-long trip down the River Nile, a trip that felt decades ... blue skies and enjoying the all-inclusive drinks. But if you want to see ...

The Amazon is recognised as the world's largest river by volume, but has generally been regarded as second in length to the River Nile. The precise length of ... some years and the claim from Brazil ...

For many locals and foreign tourists, the brightly painted wooden houseboats dotted along the River Nile are an iconic part ... bit out of the ordinary," she goes on. "They feel romantic to ...

CAIRO (AFP) - Dozens of vibrantly coloured floating homes have for decades dotted the banks of the River Nile, rare havens of ... and many have nowhere else to go. For Ms Manar, a 35-year-old ...

They managed to trace the river all the way back to a snow-capped mountain in southern Peru and claimed that the Amazon measured 6,800km in length, making it longer than the Nile. "Today ...

Egypt wants the development to help increase the value of state assets and boost land prices through "non-traditional, ...