Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Luxor Turns into Ghost Town Due to Turmoil in Egypt

As Egypt witnesses sweeping political upheavals, visitors have simply vanished from the famed temple city of Luxor. Christmas used to be particularly busy, as tens of thousands of visitors thronged Luxor's famous temples, but fresh unrest that followed the army's ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in July has virtually stopped tourist arrivals. Egypt's political unrest first began with the 2011 uprising that toppled long-time ruler Hosni Mubarak ...

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