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Nubian Village Of Gharb Sohail In Aswan - Egypt

Tourists visit the Nubian village of Gharb Sohail in Aswan, Egypt, November 24, 2024. Gharb Sohail, a Nubian village lying along the west bank of Nile, is a popular tourist destination in Aswan where visitors have the chance to know Nubian's unique cultures, traditions, crafts and food. Photo by Sui Xiankai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nubian Village Of Gharb Sohail In Aswan - Egypt

This photo shows a view of the Nubian village of Gharb Sohail in Aswan, Egypt, November 24, 2024. Gharb Sohail, a Nubian village lying along the west bank of Nile, is a popular tourist destination in Aswan where visitors have the chance to know Nubian's unique cultures, traditions, crafts and food. Photo by Sui Xiankai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nubian Village Of Gharb Sohail In Aswan - Egypt

This photo shows a view of the Nubian village of Gharb Sohail in Aswan, Egypt, November 24, 2024. Gharb Sohail, a Nubian village lying along the west bank of Nile, is a popular tourist destination in Aswan where visitors have the chance to know Nubian's unique cultures, traditions, crafts and food. Photo by Sui Xiankai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nubian Village Of Gharb Sohail In Aswan - Egypt

A Nubian man sits on the steps of a brightly-painted Nubian house at the Nubian village of Gharb Sohail in Aswan, Egypt, November 24, 2024. Gharb Sohail, a Nubian village lying along the west bank of Nile, is a popular tourist destination in Aswan where visitors have the chance to know Nubian's unique cultures, traditions, crafts and food. Photo by Sui Xiankai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nubian Village Of Gharb Sohail In Aswan - Egypt

A Nubian man stands on the steps of a brightly-painted Nubian house at the Nubian village of Gharb Sohail in Aswan, Egypt, November 24, 2024. Gharb Sohail, a Nubian village lying along the west bank of Nile, is a popular tourist destination in Aswan where visitors have the chance to know Nubian's unique cultures, traditions, crafts and food. Photo by Sui Xiankai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nubian Village Of Gharb Sohail In Aswan - Egypt

Nubians enjoy leisure time at a cafe at the Nubian village of Gharb Sohail in Aswan, Egypt, November 24, 2024. Gharb Sohail, a Nubian village lying along the west bank of Nile, is a popular tourist destination in Aswan where visitors have the chance to know Nubian's unique cultures, traditions, crafts and food. Photo by Sui Xiankai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Nubian Village Of Gharb Sohail In Aswan - Egypt

Children ride a camel at the Nubian village of Gharb Sohail in Aswan, Egypt, November 24, 2024. Gharb Sohail, a Nubian village lying along the west bank of Nile, is a popular tourist destination in Aswan where visitors have the chance to know Nubian's unique cultures, traditions, crafts and food. Photo by Sui Xiankai/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Train Collision Injures At Least 20 People - Egypt

This photo taken on October 13, 2024 shows the scene of a train collision in Minya province, Egypt. At least 20 people were injured in a train collision early Sunday in southern Egypt's Minya province, with no fatalities so far, the Egyptian Health Ministry said. The accident occurred when a locomotive collided with the rear of a train heading from the southern province of Aswan to the capital Cairo, separating two carriages of the train, Egypt's railway authority said. Photo by Mohamed Asad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Train Collision Injures At Least 20 People - Egypt

Rescuers work at the scene of a train collision in Minya province, Egypt, October 13, 2024. At least 20 people were injured in a train collision early Sunday in southern Egypt's Minya province, with no fatalities so far, the Egyptian Health Ministry said. The accident occurred when a locomotive collided with the rear of a train heading from the southern province of Aswan to the capital Cairo, separating two carriages of the train, Egypt's railway authority said. Photo by Mohamed Asad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Train Collision Injures At Least 20 People - Egypt

This photo taken on October 13, 2024 shows the scene of a train collision in Minya province, Egypt. At least 20 people were injured in a train collision early Sunday in southern Egypt's Minya province, with no fatalities so far, the Egyptian Health Ministry said. The accident occurred when a locomotive collided with the rear of a train heading from the southern province of Aswan to the capital Cairo, separating two carriages of the train, Egypt's railway authority said. Photo by Mohamed Asad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Train Collision Injures At Least 20 People - Egypt

This photo taken on October 13, 2024 shows the scene of a train collision in Minya province, Egypt. At least 20 people were injured in a train collision early Sunday in southern Egypt's Minya province, with no fatalities so far, the Egyptian Health Ministry said. The accident occurred when a locomotive collided with the rear of a train heading from the southern province of Aswan to the capital Cairo, separating two carriages of the train, Egypt's railway authority said. Photo by Mohamed Asad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Train Collision Injures At Least 20 People - Egypt

This photo taken on October 13, 2024 shows the scene of a train collision in Minya province, Egypt. At least 20 people were injured in a train collision early Sunday in southern Egypt's Minya province, with no fatalities so far, the Egyptian Health Ministry said. The accident occurred when a locomotive collided with the rear of a train heading from the southern province of Aswan to the capital Cairo, separating two carriages of the train, Egypt's railway authority said. Photo by Mohamed Asad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Train Collision Injures At Least 20 People - Egypt

This photo taken with a mobile phone on October 13, 2024 shows the scene of a train collision in Minya province, Egypt. At least 20 people were injured in a train collision early Sunday in southern Egypt's Minya province, with no fatalities so far, the Egyptian Health Ministry said. The accident occurred when a locomotive collided with the rear of a train heading from the southern province of Aswan to the capital Cairo, separating two carriages of the train, Egypt's railway authority said. Photo by Mohamed Asad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Train Collision Injures At Least 20 People - Egypt

This photo taken with a mobile phone on October 13, 2024 shows the scene of a train collision in Minya province, Egypt. At least 20 people were injured in a train collision early Sunday in southern Egypt's Minya province, with no fatalities so far, the Egyptian Health Ministry said. The accident occurred when a locomotive collided with the rear of a train heading from the southern province of Aswan to the capital Cairo, separating two carriages of the train, Egypt's railway authority said. Photo by Mohamed Asad/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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EGYPT-ASWAN-CHINA-SOLAR ENERGY PARK

(240619) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), June 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A worker cleans solar panels at the Benban Solar Energy Park in Aswan, Egypt, on April 21, 2024. Located in the desert of Aswan, a southern province of Egypt, the park covers an area of 37 square km and is planned to have a total installed capacity of two gigawatts. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese company helps to galvanize Egypt's clean energy development

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EGYPT-ASWAN-CHINA-SOLAR ENERGY PARK

(240619) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), June 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A worker cleans solar panels at the Benban Solar Energy Park in Aswan, Egypt, on April 21, 2024. Located in the desert of Aswan, a southern province of Egypt, the park covers an area of 37 square km and is planned to have a total installed capacity of two gigawatts. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese company helps to galvanize Egypt's clean energy development

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EGYPT-ASWAN-CHINA-SOLAR ENERGY PARK

(240619) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), June 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A worker checks solar panels at the Benban Solar Energy Park in Aswan, Egypt, on April 21, 2024. Located in the desert of Aswan, a southern province of Egypt, the park covers an area of 37 square km and is planned to have a total installed capacity of two gigawatts. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese company helps to galvanize Egypt's clean energy development

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EGYPT-ASWAN-CHINA-SOLAR ENERGY PARK

(240619) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), June 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Workers check solar panels at the Benban Solar Energy Park in Aswan, Egypt, on April 21, 2024. Located in the desert of Aswan, a southern province of Egypt, the park covers an area of 37 square km and is planned to have a total installed capacity of two gigawatts. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese company helps to galvanize Egypt's clean energy development

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EGYPT-ASWAN-CHINA-SOLAR ENERGY PARK

(240619) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), June 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- A worker checks solar panels at the Benban Solar Energy Park in Aswan, Egypt, on April 21, 2024. Located in the desert of Aswan, a southern province of Egypt, the park covers an area of 37 square km and is planned to have a total installed capacity of two gigawatts. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese company helps to galvanize Egypt's clean energy development

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EGYPT-ASWAN-CHINA-SOLAR ENERGY PARK

(240619) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), June 19, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Photo taken on April 21, 2024 shows solar panels at the Benban Solar Energy Park in Aswan, Egypt. Located in the desert of Aswan, a southern province of Egypt, the park covers an area of 37 square km and is planned to have a total installed capacity of two gigawatts. Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese company helps to galvanize Egypt's clean energy development

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EGYPT-ASWAN-CHINA-SOLAR ENERGY PARK

(240619) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), June 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Workers check solar panels at the Benban Solar Energy Park in Aswan, Egypt, on April 21, 2024. Located in the desert of Aswan, a southern province of Egypt, the park covers an area of 37 square km and is planned to have a total installed capacity of two gigawatts. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese company helps to galvanize Egypt's clean energy development

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EGYPT-ASWAN-CHINA-SOLAR ENERGY PARK

(240619) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), June 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker checks solar panels at the Benban Solar Energy Park in Aswan, Egypt, on April 21, 2024. Located in the desert of Aswan, a southern province of Egypt, the park covers an area of 37 square km and is planned to have a total installed capacity of two gigawatts. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese company helps to galvanize Egypt's clean energy development

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EGYPT-ASWAN-CHINA-SOLAR ENERGY PARK

(240619) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), June 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker cleans solar panels at the Benban Solar Energy Park in Aswan, Egypt, on April 21, 2024. Located in the desert of Aswan, a southern province of Egypt, the park covers an area of 37 square km and is planned to have a total installed capacity of two gigawatts. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese company helps to galvanize Egypt's clean energy development

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EGYPT-ASWAN-CHINA-SOLAR ENERGY PARK

(240619) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), June 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker cleans solar panels at the Benban Solar Energy Park in Aswan, Egypt, on April 21, 2024. Located in the desert of Aswan, a southern province of Egypt, the park covers an area of 37 square km and is planned to have a total installed capacity of two gigawatts. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese company helps to galvanize Egypt's clean energy development

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EGYPT-ASWAN-CHINA-SOLAR ENERGY PARK

(240619) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), June 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A worker checks solar panels at the Benban Solar Energy Park in Aswan, Egypt, on April 21, 2024. Located in the desert of Aswan, a southern province of Egypt, the park covers an area of 37 square km and is planned to have a total installed capacity of two gigawatts. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese company helps to galvanize Egypt's clean energy development

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EGYPT-ASWAN-CHINA-SOLAR ENERGY PARK

(240619) -- ASWAN (EGYPT), June 19, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Photo taken on April 21, 2024 shows solar panels at the Benban Solar Energy Park in Aswan, Egypt. Located in the desert of Aswan, a southern province of Egypt, the park covers an area of 37 square km and is planned to have a total installed capacity of two gigawatts. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa) TO GO WITH Feature: Chinese company helps to galvanize Egypt's clean energy development

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EGYPT-ASWAN-ELEPHANTINE ISLAND-ANCIENT RUINS

(240423) -- ASWAN, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 22, 2024 shows a stone carving on the Elephantine island in Aswan, Egypt. Elephantine island contains many archaeological sites. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-ASWAN-ELEPHANTINE ISLAND-ANCIENT RUINS

(240423) -- ASWAN, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- This photo taken on April 22, 2024 shows a stone carving on the Elephantine island in Aswan, Egypt. Elephantine island contains many archaeological sites. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-ASWAN-ELEPHANTINE ISLAND-ANCIENT RUINS

(240423) -- ASWAN, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the ruins of Khnum Temple on the Elephantine island in Aswan, Egypt, April 22, 2024. Elephantine island contains many archaeological sites. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-ASWAN-ELEPHANTINE ISLAND-ANCIENT RUINS

(240423) -- ASWAN, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the ruins of an ancient city on the Elephantine island in Aswan, Egypt, April 22, 2024. Elephantine island contains many archaeological sites. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240423) -- BEIJING, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A crocodile breeder displays a crocodile inside his house at the Nubian village of Gharb Sohail in Aswan, Egypt, April 21, 2024. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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8th Aswan int'l women film festival opens in Egypt

STORY: 8th Aswan int'l women film festival opens in Egypt SHOOTING TIME: April 20, 2024 DATELINE: April 22, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:36 LOCATION: ASWAN, Egypt CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of the opening ceremony of the eighth edition of the Aswan International Women Film Festival 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HASSAN ABU-ELA, AIWFF director 3. various of the opening ceremony of the eighth edition of the Aswan International Women Film Festival 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): HALA KHALIL, Egyptian film director STORYLINE: The eighth edition of the Aswan International Women Film Festival (AIWFF) opens Saturday night in Egypt's city of Aswan, located by the Nile River. The annual red-carpet ceremony, attended by dozens of Egyptian and foreign artists, filmmakers and critics, uses filmmaking to shed light on women's causes and rights in Egypt and the Middle East region. This year's festival runs until Thursday. Seventy-six feature and short films from 35 countries will compete in various competition sections.

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EGYPT-ASWAN-NUBIAN VILLAGE-CROCODILE BREEDING

(240422) -- CAIRO, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A crocodile breeder displays a crocodile inside his house at the Nubian village of Gharb Sohail in Aswan, Egypt, April 21, 2024. Raising crocodiles in the village of Gharb Sohail in Aswan is considered a popular ritual for locals to attract tourists. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-ASWAN-NUBIAN VILLAGE-CROCODILE BREEDING

(240422) -- CAIRO, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A crocodile breeder displays a crocodile inside his house at the Nubian village of Gharb Sohail in Aswan, Egypt, April 21, 2024. Raising crocodiles in the village of Gharb Sohail in Aswan is considered a popular ritual for locals to attract tourists. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-ASWAN-NUBIAN VILLAGE-CROCODILE BREEDING

(240422) -- CAIRO, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Crocodile breeders display a crocodile inside his house at the Nubian village of Gharb Sohail in Aswan, Egypt, April 21, 2024. Raising crocodiles in the village of Gharb Sohail in Aswan is considered a popular ritual for locals to attract tourists. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-ASWAN-NUBIAN VILLAGE-CROCODILE BREEDING

(240422) -- CAIRO, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A crocodile breeder displays a crocodile inside his house at the Nubian village of Gharb Sohail in Aswan, Egypt, April 21, 2024. Raising crocodiles in the village of Gharb Sohail in Aswan is considered a popular ritual for locals to attract tourists. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-ASWAN-NUBIAN VILLAGE-CROCODILE BREEDING

(240422) -- CAIRO, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A crocodile breeder displays a crocodile inside his house at the Nubian village of Gharb Sohail in Aswan, Egypt, April 21, 2024. Raising crocodiles in the village of Gharb Sohail in Aswan is considered a popular ritual for locals to attract tourists. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-ASWAN-NUBIAN VILLAGE-CROCODILE BREEDING

(240422) -- CAIRO, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A crocodile breeder displays a crocodile inside his house at the Nubian village of Gharb Sohail in Aswan, Egypt, April 21, 2024. Raising crocodiles in the village of Gharb Sohail in Aswan is considered a popular ritual for locals to attract tourists. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-ASWAN-NUBIAN VILLAGE-CROCODILE BREEDING

(240422) -- CAIRO, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A crocodile breeder displays a crocodile inside his house at the Nubian village of Gharb Sohail in Aswan, Egypt, April 21, 2024. Raising crocodiles in the village of Gharb Sohail in Aswan is considered a popular ritual for locals to attract tourists. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-ASWAN-NUBIAN VILLAGE-CROCODILE BREEDING

(240422) -- CAIRO, April 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A crocodile is seen at the Nubian village of Gharb Sohail in Aswan, Egypt, April 21, 2024. Raising crocodiles in the village of Gharb Sohail in Aswan is considered a popular ritual for locals to attract tourists. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-ASWAN-WOMEN FILM FESTIVAL-OPENING

(240421) -- ASWAN, April 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guests attend the opening ceremony of the eighth edition of the Aswan International Women Film Festival (AIWFF) in Aswan, Egypt, April 20, 2024. The eighth edition of AIWFF opened Saturday night in Egypt's city of Aswan by the Nile River with a red-carpet ceremony. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-ASWAN-WOMEN FILM FESTIVAL-OPENING

(240421) -- ASWAN, April 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Guests attend the opening ceremony of the eighth edition of the Aswan International Women Film Festival (AIWFF) in Aswan, Egypt, April 20, 2024. The eighth edition of AIWFF opened Saturday night in Egypt's city of Aswan by the Nile River with a red-carpet ceremony. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-ASWAN-DAILY LIFE

(240421) -- CAIRO, April 21, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A boy jumps into the Nile River to cool himself in Aswan, Egypt, on April 20, 2024. (Xinhua/Ahmed Gomaa)

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EGYPT-SUDANESE REFUGEES-REBUILDING LIVES

(240417) -- CAIRO, April 17, 2024 (Xinhua) -- People fleeing from Sudan are pictured at a bus station in Aswan, Egypt, on April 25, 2023. Displaced by the civil war in Sudan a year ago, asylum-seeking Sudanese citizens have been trying to rebuild their lives in neighboring Egypt, but the task is by no means easy. TO GO WITH "Feature: Sudanese displaced by conflict strive to rebuild lives in Egypt" (Photo by Radwan Abu Elmagd/Xinhua)

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XINHUA PHOTOS OF THE DAY

(240223) -- BEIJING, Feb. 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Great Temple of Abu Simbel during the Sun Festival in Aswan, Egypt, Feb. 22, 2024. During the Sun Festival, which falls on Feb. 22 and Oct. 22 every year, rays of the morning sun would reach the innermost shrine of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel and illuminate the inside sculptures. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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Egypt's Abu Simbel Temple welcomes solar alignment

STORY: Egypt's Abu Simbel Temple welcomes solar alignment SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 22, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 23, 2024 LENGTH: 0:00:36 LOCATION: ASWAN, Egypt CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of exterior of Abu Simbel Temple 2. various of interior of Abu Simbel Temple illuminated by sunlight STORYLINE: Tourists witnessed the solar alignment over Abu Simbel Temple in Aswan, Egypt, as rays of the morning sun reached the innermost shrine and illuminated inside sculptures on Thursday. The solar alignment, a rare phenomenon, takes place twice a year on Feb. 22 and Oct. 22. Locals believe the dates mark the coronation of King Ramses II and his birthday respectively. Abu Simbel Temple is one of the largest temples carved in rocks in the world and was built by Ramses nearly 3,300 years ago. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Aswan, Egypt. (XHTV)

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EGYPT-ASWAN-ABU SIMBEL-SUN FESTIVAL

(240222) -- ASWAN, Feb. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Great Temple of Abu Simbel during the Sun Festival in Aswan, Egypt, Feb. 22, 2024. During the Sun Festival, which falls on Feb. 22 and Oct. 22 every year, rays of the morning sun would reach the innermost shrine of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel and illuminate the inside sculptures. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-ASWAN-ABU SIMBEL-SUN FESTIVAL

(240222) -- ASWAN, Feb. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Great Temple of Abu Simbel during the Sun Festival in Aswan, Egypt, Feb. 22, 2024. During the Sun Festival, which falls on Feb. 22 and Oct. 22 every year, rays of the morning sun would reach the innermost shrine of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel and illuminate the inside sculptures. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-ASWAN-ABU SIMBEL-SUN FESTIVAL

(240222) -- ASWAN, Feb. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Great Temple of Abu Simbel during the Sun Festival in Aswan, Egypt, Feb. 22, 2024. During the Sun Festival, which falls on Feb. 22 and Oct. 22 every year, rays of the morning sun would reach the innermost shrine of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel and illuminate the inside sculptures. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)

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EGYPT-ASWAN-ABU SIMBEL-SUN FESTIVAL

(240222) -- ASWAN, Feb. 22, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Tourists visit the Great Temple of Abu Simbel during the Sun Festival in Aswan, Egypt, Feb. 22, 2024. During the Sun Festival, which falls on Feb. 22 and Oct. 22 every year, rays of the morning sun would reach the innermost shrine of the Great Temple of Abu Simbel and illuminate the inside sculptures. (Xinhua/Sui Xiankai)