Egypt in the News: Endangered Abydos

There’s a slow trickle of Egypt-related headlines in the international press this morning, while the front pages remain dedicated to the war in Ukraine.

In culture, New York-based nonprofit the World Monuments Fund has spotlighted Upper Egypt’s Abydos in its 2022 watchlist of the world’s 25 most endangered cultural sites, saying the ancient city is “under pressure from urban and agricultural encroachment.” Bloomberg and CNN took note. Meanwhile, Bedouins clinging to a nomadic way of life on the outskirts of Kafr El Sheikh are the subject of a Reuters feature.