More than just desert
A family journey over Egypt's White Desert is as rewarding as the landscape is sparse.
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Egypt's White Desert
The endless expanse of Egypt's vast and unusual White Desert has its own breathtaking charm.
Egypt's deserted pyramids a 'revolution' special
Coralie Carlson had a Wonder of the World all to herself when she visited Dahshur this northern summer.
Making sense of the evil women do to other women
The Independent's Yasmin Alibhai-Brown on the shocking realities of human trafficking.
Transformers 3: More mystery on the dark side
The new Transformers film is better, says its director, and not just because it's embracing 3D technology - it's more intriguing. Sandy Cohen reports.
Editorial: Bin Laden's death symbolic victory for US
If there is a day that a 'war on terror' can end, it might have been yesterday.
Irfan Yusuf: Terror myth clouds reality of Egypt revolution
There is also nothing moderate about a government instituting a system of torture against political dissidents.
Middle East unrest doesn't equal revolution - professor
The wave of protests across the Middle East and North Africa don't yet constitute revolution and real democratic change may be decades away, Auckland University associate professor Stephen Hoadley says.
Desert living inspires photographer
A photo exhibition about flowers is the result of a life-changing experience for Joanne Cunningham.
Power of brutality and its limits
Lessons from an extraordinary uprising - for protesters and police alike.
Egyptian military calls for end to strikes, protests
The Egyptian military has reinforced its efforts to try to return the country to normal.
Will Egypt's military hand over power when time comes?
A Kiwi in Egypt says it's becoming clear Hosni Mubarak's resignation was a military coup, and wonders how keen the military will be to create a real democracy.