Herodotus, often called the "Father of History," once emphasized the critical role rivers played in the development of civilizations. Among these rivers, none were more important to ancient ...

The Nile River is the longest river in the world and is located in the continent of Africa. It splits the land of Egypt from south to north to be divided into two branches that flow into the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Dobson is a full-time luxury travel writer based in Italy. The Nile River has long been one of the most mysterious, glamorous, ...

Ethiopia has begun generating electricity at its new 5,000-MW roller-compacted concrete gravity-type dam on the Nile River. The first 375 MW went to the national grid on Feb. 20. Prime Minister Abiy ...

(Reuters) - Egypt has been at odds with upriver nations over their efforts to overturn colonial era-treaties granting it a lion's share of the river's flow. Six Nile basin countries signed a deal last ...

ALEXANDRIA, Egypt (Reuters) - Ministers of water resources from Nile Basin countries are meeting in Alexandria, Egypt on July 27-28 to discuss cooperation and a conclusive Nile River framework ...

Cruising leisurely down the Nile River is one of the most popular tourist activities in Egypt. Yes, you can see ancient and remarkable temples with almost no effort. Yes, you can see miles of ...

Earlier this month, Travel Agent journeyed to Egypt for the christening of Viking’s two new, 82-passenger river vessels—Viking Sobek and Viking Hathor. They’re identical sister ships to the Viking ...

Nine years of talks and several fragile agreements over how to share the water of the world’s longest river were almost thrown out of the window last week — all because of a bout of heavy rain.