K. Unmarried couples can share the same room as long as both have Western passports. A Western woman cannot share a room with an Egyptian, whatever the hotel.

Who bombed Egypt?

The violent Islamic insurgency during the 1990s targeted police and government officials but also civilians including tourists. Al-Gamaa al-Islamiyya was the primary perpetrator of the attacks, but Egyptian Islamic Jihad also was involved.

How old is the Egyptian race?

To find out, they compared the mummies genomes to that of 100 modern Egyptians and 125 Ethiopians. “For 1,300 years, we see complete genetic continuity, Krause said. The oldest mummy sequenced was from the New Kingdom, 1,388 BCE, when Egypt was at the height of its power and glory.