the three—kilometre—long walkway connects the temples of karnak and luxor.led the route each year, as nickjohnson reports after more than seven decades of excavation work, egypt celebrates the public reopening of its ancient path of god. nearly three kilometres long, the highway connects the temples of karnak and luxor in the southern nile city. the sandstone—paved path is flanked on each side by hundreds of ram—headed sphinx statues, dating back more than 3,000 years, which were buried beneath the desert for centuries before they were uncovered and restored. the ancient road has been opened by egypt's president abdul fattah al—sisi, who hopes this will give a much—needed boost to the country's tourism industry. two million egyptians are employed in tourism, which generates more than 10% of the country's income. but tourists have been kept away in recent years, largely due to a decade of political turmoil, as well as the coronavirus pandemic. but with a procession of mummified pharaohs through the streets of cairo earlier this year and another museum opening

the three kilometre long walkway connects the temples of karnak and luxor.the route each year, as nickjohnson reports after more than seven decades of excavation work, egypt celebrates the public reopening of its ancient path of god. nearly three kilometres long, the highway connects the temples of karnak and luxor in the southern nile city. the sandstone—paved path is flanked on each side by hundreds of ram—headed sphinx statues, dating back more than 3,000 years, which were buried beneath the desert for centuries before they were uncovered and restored. the ancient road has been opened by egypt's president abdul fattah al—sisi, who hopes this will give a much—needed boost to the country's tourism industry. two million egyptians are employed in tourism, which generates more than 10% of the country's income. but tourists have been kept away in recent years, largely due to a decade of political turmoil, as well as the coronavirus pandemic. but with a procession of mummified pharaohs through the streets of cairo earlier this year and another museum opening pla

president abdel fattah al sisi — to mark the reopening of the 3000—year—old avenue of sphinxes in luxorhe three kilometre ancient walkway. the route, which will be lined with hundreds of sphinxes, connects the city s two greatest temples of karnak and luxor. the opening ceremony incorporates elements of a three thousand—year—old ancient festival which travelled down the walkway each year. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @sipusey hello. the first named storm of the season is approaching, and it's set to bring us some fairly disruptive weather over the next couple of days. storm arwen, as named by the met office, will be developing particularly later friday into saturday, bringing not only widespread gales, some sleet and snow mainly over the high ground in the north — and it is likely to cause a bit of disruption because of that combination of the strong winds, the cold weather, and the sleet and snow we'll see over the higher ground. so for friday morning, then, we've got the cloud and patchy rain across much of england and wales, which pushes its way southeastwards. then we're left w

programme: egypt puts on an elaborate ceremony to mark the reopening of the ancient path of god in luxormediately. the murder ofjohn kennedy is a disaster for the whole free world. he caught the imagination of the world — the first of a new generation of leaders. margaret thatcher is resigning as leader of the conservative party and prime minister. before leaving number ten to see the queen, she told her cabinet, "it's a funny old world." angela merkel is germany's first woman chancellor, easily securing the majority she needed. attempts to fly a hot air - balloon had to be abandoned after a few minutes, _ but nobody seemed to mind very much. as one local comic put it, "it's not hot air we need, it's hard cash." l cuba has declared nine days of mourning following the death of fidel castro at the age of 90. castro developed close ties with the soviet union in the 1960s — it was an alliance that brought the world to the brink of nuclear war with the cuban missile crisis. this is newsday on the bbc. i'm mariko oi in singapore. our headlines... britain has banned arrivals from six african co

still to come, egypt puts on an elaborate ceremony to mark the ancient path of god in luxor. >> tanzaniaifted a ban on prnant schoolgirls being able to go to school. the law passed in 2002 will no longer be implemented. the world bank estimates 5000 girls per year leave school in nzania due to pregnancy. our correspondent told us about the reaction. >> there has been a big reaction. e world bank has reacted to this saying that it is a good move and it shows that the government is committed toward a girls education and that tanzania is going to be in inspiration to the region. there are also other stakeholders saying that it is a od move, but others want more actions taken by the president. they wanted to be implemented into a law so that it can be dealt with smoothly. >> let's return to our top story on covid. a warning from scientists about a new variant. most of the cases detected so far are in south africa. we're going to johannesburg to talk to our correspondent. there is still a lot to know about this variant. there clearly -- clearly concerned about how quickly it spreads. >> that

taken place in egypt to mark the opening to the public of the 3000—year—old avenue of sphinxes in luxorfore we start the papers, let's just remind you of the breaking news tonight. a travel ban is to be imposed on six african nations due to rising concerns over a new variant of the virus which causes covid—19, which officials have dubbed "the worst one we've seen so far". it means flights to england from south africa, namibia, lesotho, botswana, eswatini and zimbabwe will be suspended from midday friday and all six countries will be added to the red list. let's speak to paul charles, who advises numerous high—profile airlines and is a former boss at virgin atlantic. thank you forjoining us on bbc news. just tell us what this means. the government is acting as soon as possible when it gets information that gives it cause for concern. but i think the concern in the travel sector tonight, affecting the wider economy is the government is yet again falling back on blanket country measures. rather than looking at a system of individual risk. they're basically saying anyone coming from any of

the restored road connecting two ancient egyptian temples in karnak and luxor was unveiled in a lavisheremony aimed at raising the profile of one of egypt's major tourist spots. it's it is 2:30am. a mosaic has been discovered in a muddy farmer's field in rutland, in the east midlands. it depicts a scene from homer's epic poem, the iliad, and although a handful like it have been unearthed in other parts of europe, it's the first of its kind ever discovered in the uk. our midlands correspondent, phil mackie, has been to meet the man who stumbled upon a piece of history. hidden for more than a millennium—and—a—half — a mosaic so rare, nothing like it's ever been found in the uk before, and it's part of a much bigger roman villa complex from the third or fourth centuries. excavations were carried out this summer in a farmer's field in rutland, but the discovery was made in 2020 by the farmer's son, jim irvine. it was amazing, really. i mean, the level of preservation. he found some pottery fragments, then checked satellite imagery and noticed the outline of what looked like ancient buildin

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it was a new wind political change. tourists visiting egyptian heritage sites in luxor came under attack. we don't have the bomb explosions struck the u. s. embassies in kenya and tanzania. i'll kaba claimed responsibility . america responded by attacking a pharmaceutical plant in sudan saying it had links without chi that the sudanese government vigorously denied. the claim also reported at the time was the aftermath of the oslo accords agreements between israel and the palestine liberation organization. al jazeera reporting of the arab israeli conflict broke new ground airing, not just palestinian opinion, but also israeli views with what does it bother with home to look, any modern technology enabled al jazeera camera crews to be present at key events throughout the middle east. from southern lebanon to iraq, where weston imposed sanctions were linked to increased malnutrition. among children. al jesse retained prominence during the so called operation desert fox, the joint u. s. and u. k. bombing campaign against iraq. alger 0 was the only news network to have reporters on the ground

is unveiled an ancient walkway that dates back thousands of years that lay buried near the city of luxor until it was discovered in the late 19 forties has been restored to its former glory. after decades of work by archaeologists, kathy lopez oberon has been a glamorous ceremony to unveil egypt latest archaeological treasures. it's an ancient pathway call the avenue of sphinxes and it dates back more than 3000 years. pilgrims, it's believed walked along the 3 kilometer promenade, mark, in a procession from the famous carnac temple to the nearby looks or temple. lots on it, then october, good luck. so deserves this. and mo, the city has the most important antiquities in the world. for centuries, this ancient track was buried under sand, but that changed in 1949, when an egyptian archaeologist discovered one of several statues for decades, morris with ations and renovations followed. ah, president abdel font, i'll cc who attended the ceremony is eager to revamp egypt, struggling tourism industry. it was hit hard by years of political turmoil. and the corona virus pandemic has made things

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the restored road connecting two ancient egyptian temples in karnak and luxor, was unveiled in a lavisheremony aimed at raising the profile of one of ceremony. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk welcome to hardtalk. i'm stephen sackur. india is the world's biggest and arguably noisiest democracy. newspapers, news channels and online platforms are filled with political argument 21w. but is this real media freedom or a misleading veneer? what happens to journalists who speak uncomfortable truths to power? well, my guest is rana ayyub, an investigative reporter and author who has faced threats, intimidation and legal action after digging deep into the past and present of india's prime minister, narendra modi. is freedom of expression on life support in india? rana ayyub in mumbai, welcome to hardtalk. thank you so much for having me, stephen. it's a pleasure having you on the show. at the last count, and it's a little confusing, but the last count, i think you are now facing four different legal actions. given the legal constraints upon you right now, has your voice, in effect, been silenced?

the avenue of the sphinxes was unveiled during a glamorous ceremony in the city of luxor. it was buried on the sand for centuries until it was on earth by an archaeologist in 1949. ah, this is our desert, are these are the top stories were falling breaking news from kroger's son where the security services are saying they've followed what the calling a coup attempt at least 15 people have been detained, including politicians and former officials. so i'm to say they're concerned that a new corona virus, very undetected in south africa, could spread more easily and be more resistant to vaccines. several countries, including the united kingdom, israel and singapore, and imposing travel restrictions. we will be suspending all flights from 6 southern african countries and we were adding those countries to the travel read list. those countries are south africa, namibia.

the path is located near the city of luxor and lay buried until its discovery in the late 19 forties. katya lopez, her dionne has more, ah, a glamour of ceremony to unveil egypt latest archaeological treasure. it's an ancient pathway call the avenue sphinxes and dates back more than 3000 years. pilgrims, it's believed walked along the 3 kilometer promenade, marking a procession from the famous corner of temple to the nearby looks or temple lost only to set up totally good luck. so deserves this, and mo, the city has the most important antiquity in the world. for centuries, this ancient track was buried under sant, but that changed in 1949 when an egyptian archaeologist discovered one of several statutes. for decades, morris with ations and renovations followed. ah, president of dell font, i'll cc who attended the ceremony is eager to revamp egypt, struggling tourism industry. it was hit hard by years of political turmoil. and the corona virus pandemic has made things worse. ah, it's been described as a largest open air museum in the world. now egypt, pope's, the countries rich archaeo

and egypt has celebrated the public re—opening of its 3000—year—old avenue of sphinxes in luxor withish ceremony. it's taken more than 70 years of stop—sta rt attempts hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me arejessica elgot, deputy political editor of the guardian, and claire cohen, women's editor at the daily telegraph. before our chat, a quick look at some of the front pages. the guardian leads with the new coronavirus variant, saying the red list has six countries added following the �*significant threat�* from the new variant. the times — more talk of the new covid variant as it �*halts travel�* to africa. the telegraph also has the same story, and also has an interview with a man who fears his wife drowned in the channel tragedy after 27 people died trying to cross to the uk. the financial times says there�*s a clash between britain and france following the incident in the english channel. the metro leads with the desperation of people arriving to the uk by boat, with a young boy pictured wrapped in a blanket at dover. the da

egypt — my former patch — has just opened to the public a 3,000—year—old avenue of sphinxes in luxor.yptian are hoping the event will breath new life into its their long suffering tourist sector. which has taken another hit during the pandemic. and that would certainly entice me to go back. thanks for watching, will see you next week. hello. thursday was a quiet cold day, but the first named storm of the season is heading to the uk right now. this is heading to the uk right now. this is storm arwen and it will sweet gale sound from the north late on friday into saturday, some snow mainly over northern hills as well. some disruption is expected. this is how we start friday though with the overnight rain and clearing away, leaving us with sunshine and showers, they could be heavy, tiny wintry northern ireland, some snow in northern parts of scotland over the mountains, pleasant as well because winds are really picking up later on in the day. —— blizzards as well. the winds are going to be stronger. this is where we have the amber went warning from the met office, and eastern scotland an

. >> jimmy: ever stayed in one of those rooms as at the luxor? on the top of an old house. they converted an attic. so when you would walk in, when you walked in, you had to walk right down the middle of the roof. and then it expanded to the living room area. yeah, i lived there with my brother. we had a little tv. i remember sneaking, because he used to -- wouldn't let me watch his tv. so i was taking time off of the tube. so i was watching the pistons versus the lakers in '88. i heard his car pulling in, and i shut it off. he came upstairs and put his hand on the back of the tv, you've been watching my tv! we didn't have money, you know? so it was a lot of fights over nothing. >> jimmy: you were going on tour the beginning of next year. >> i've been on the road the last seven out of eight weeks. 85% of the people are totally cool. it's like extreme left, extreme right have lost their minds. everybody else is just sitting there. >> jimmy: you're right. >> like when are mom and dad going to stop yelling at each other about gender neutral bathroom

there's a beautiful titanic exhibit in las vegas at the luxor.nt to save a little money for i don't know gas or thanksgiving turkey, just go to las vegas, go to that exhibit. it's beautiful. for even cheaper come you can watch the titanic. >> first-class tickets on the actual titanic was $400. this is slightly more. i'm glad there wasn't some sort of sequel or prequel to the 1997 classic. the winslet girl should've gotten off that door and may be taken. julie dicaprio, that sounds good. >> we would have the same initials. >> nobody wants a sequel more than julie banderas. >> i want to be rose. >> thanks to everyone. here is "america reports." happy thanksgiving. >> sandra: fox news alert. chilling new details are emerging in the waukesha christmas parade attack. alleging the suspect showed no emotion as he intentionally ran down that crowd, even driving in a zigzag pattern, we are told, to hit as many people as possible. hello, everyone. welcome. i'm sandra smith in new york. >> trace: hello to you. good day. i'm trace gallagher in los angeles an

the three kilometre long walkway connects the temples of karnak and luxor.h, but it's believed there could be up to 900 of them in the wider reef. the trip is part of the great reef census — one of the world s largest marine citizen science projects. extremely rare honeybees have been discovered in ancient woodland in the grounds of oxfordshire's blenheim palace. 50 miniature nests were found in tree cavities within the estate. this new subspecies appear to be the descendants of native bees that — until now, were presumed to have been completely wiped out by disease and competition from imported species. but conservationists say the lack of chemical pesticides and managed honeybee populations on the estate have aided their survival. now it's time for a look at the weather with darren storm arwen it's expected to be so severe that the met office have issued a red warning for north east and it is that the uk. these coastal areas of the north—east of scotland covered by the warning. please stay away from these areas if you can, there will be some very large dan