I've lived in Egypt for 30 years. The pyramids are great, but visitors shouldn't miss these 6 gems.

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A woman standing in front of hot-air balloons in Luxor, Egypt.
As an Egyptian citizen who has lived here for 30 years, one of my favorite things to do is hot-air ballooning in Luxor.

Nadine Arab

I planned a trip to the Middle East this week. I can't get refunds because it's not dangerous enough.

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Chelsea Hudson
Chelsea Hudson wasn't able to get a refund for her trip to Egypt despite violence erupting in the region after the US and Israel began striking Iran.

Chelsea Hudson

I've been to 25 countries. Picking a favorite feels impossible, but there are 3 I'd gladly return to again and again.

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Hannah poses in front of one of the Pyramids of Giza.
Egypt is one of the countries I want to visit again.

Hannah Kennedy

I've been to 25 countries. Picking a favorite feels impossible, but there are 3 I'd gladly return to again and again.

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Hannah poses in front of one of the Pyramids of Giza.
Egypt is one of the countries I want to visit again.

Hannah Kennedy

I've been to Africa multiple times. Here are the best things I did in Zimbabwe, South Africa, Morocco, and Egypt.

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Aerial view of Victoria Falls
Victoria Falls was incredible to see while in Zimbabwe.

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Vintage photos show what it was like to visit Egypt 100 years ago

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Tourists Ride Camels in the Sahara
Tourists ride camels in the 1920s.

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A 2,000-year-old temple is being restored to its original spectacular colors, adding new meaning to its ancient Egyptian inscriptions

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Tourists examine inscriptions in the Temple of Horus in Edfu
The interior walls of the temple of Edfu have been covered in grime, but now it's newly restored.

Reuters/Goran Tomasevic

Egypt looks elsewhere to get the stealth fighters the US reneged on

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J-31 stealth fighter of Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force
Egypt is looking beyond the US to try to acquire a fifth-generation fighter jet like China's FC-31 Gyrfalcon.

REUTERS/Alex Lee

Ex-congresswoman compares Biden drop-out push to overthrow of Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak

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President Joe Biden and former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak
Former Rep. Jane Harman warned against swiftly pushing Biden out, pointing to what came after Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak was overthrown.

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Top US diplomat says Hamas is moving the goalposts on a cease-fire

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image of Blinken speaking into microphone
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.

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