Lower Egypt Travel Guide

Guardian live news blog Daily News Egypt Al Masry Al Youm The Arabist Al Jazeera live feed Follow the #Jan25 hash tag on twitter. As well as the publications mentioned above, there are loads of good tweeters. Here’s 10 to start you off: @3arabawy @Sarahcarr @Jilliancyork @ianinegypt @bencnn @fustat @RamyRaoof @Tom_El_Rumi @tomgara @beleidy Picture from ARTIFICIALEYES.TV ... Read More

Given the uprising in Egypt, it’s not surprising that governments are issuing warnings to their citizens to avoid non-essential travel to the country. Here is the current advice from the US State Department, from the UK Foreign Office, and from the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Many governments are also arranging flights to evacuate their citizens from the country. At present, the situation is volatile and subject to sudden... Read More

Here’s my pick of the best craic going down in Cairo this week. For fuller listings, check out iCroc.com (also available on your mobile), the Cairo Live Events Guide, and Cairo360.com. Monday Cairo-based band Bikya playing a mixture of acoustic sounds and electronica at the Cairo Jazz Club. 10:30pm – free. Tuesday West German Radio Choir performing with the Horus Piano Duo, the Coptic Bassem Darwish Ensemble, and the Sufi Madih Ensemble, at the Cairo... Read More