Geese raised by Ikhlas Helmy stand next to her houseboat in Cairo, Egypt on June 27, 2022. A government push to remove the string of houseboats from Cairo’s Nile banks has dwindled their numbers ...

For decades, Cairo 's houseboats occupied prime waterfront real estate, offering residents a front-row seat to the passing Nile River, with its water taxis, anglers, sport rowers and occasional ...

PHOTOS: Cairo's historic Nile River houseboats removed in govt push Soueif said her two sons had their wedding parties at her houseboat and it’s where she planned to spend the rest of her life.

Ayman Nour, the head of the General Administration for Nile Protection in Greater Cairo -- a government body responsible for removing any encroachments on the river -- told MBC, a Saudi-owned ...

For decades, Cairo’s houseboats occupied prime waterfront real estate, offering residents a front-row seat to the passing Nile River, with its water taxis, anglers, sport rowers and occasional ...

Cairo's oldest neighborhoods and landmarks were built along the Nile River, essential to the city's growth and development. Discover its rich history.

Ancient pharaohs rowed the Nile. Now Egyptians have rediscovered the practice, finding a new perspective on the river that shaped their country. By Vivian Yee CAIRO — Sunset is when the Nile ...

I had arrived via Cairo from my home in Paris to experience the Sphinx, a new Uniworld river ship. But I had also come to fulfill a childhood dream of exploring the relics of ancient Egypt. Upon ...

Now, Nile Taxi is reinvigorating an old practice of using the river for transport by offering speedboat taxi rides to commuters on the ancient waterway. "More than 50% of the time, it saves more ...

Visit tumultuous Cairo and sail the Nile River, experiencing the silence of the desert and the timelessness of the pyramids on a 12-day Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection tour.