The serenity of the Siwa Oasis in Egypt’s Western Desert was disturbed last weekend when top officials and foreign ambassadors flocked in to witness the inauguration of the Shali Fortress and ...

Siwa is located over 550 km from Cairo, near the northwestern boarder with Libya. The oasis, 80 kilometres in length and 20 kilometres wide, includes a 19-metre-deep depression known as the ...

Siwa is the archetypal oasis where fresh springs give life to olive trees and date palms. Here, it is about sitting back and letting the halcyon days wash over you.

Embroidery lies behind a peaceful revolution in the very traditional Egyptian oasis of Siwa. The small patch of green near the Libyan border currently holds dates as the mainstay of its economy. But ...

In Egypt's Desert, an Oasis Blooms Anew By Cathryn Drake Aug. 28, 2009 12:01 am ET Share ...

The isolated oasis of Siwa, thirty miles east of the Libyan border in Egypt’s Western Desert, has featured throughout history as a site of desire and contest.

SIWA, Egypt (CNN) -- A remote Egyptian oasis, one of the least polluted places on Earth, has introduced a leading proponent of organic farming to its unique ecosystem and to some of the problems ...