Egypt's new dawn: the ancient kingdom is booming

By Ute Junker
Updated March 18 2021 - 12:31pm, first published February 1 2020 - 5:00pm
The Temple of Hatshepsut near Luxor, Egypt. Picture: Shutterstock
The Temple of Hatshepsut near Luxor, Egypt. Picture: Shutterstock

For a while there, it looked like Egypt's ancient wonders might be off limits forever. Years of tumult following the 2011 revolution, as well as a number of terrorist attacks, saw Egypt's tourism industry - one of the country's main revenue generators - virtually dry up. Now, however, things are looking up.

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