Guides and Directories

The Index on Africa - Egypt - Includes set of categorized and annotated links to web resources from the Norwegian Council for Africa (NCA).
http://www.afrika.no/index/Countries/Egypt/

BBC News - Country Profile: Egypt - Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/country_profiles/737642.stm

Hejlah - The Country and People of Egypt - Provides general information from a Columbia University source along with a directory of categorised web links.
http://www.hejleh.com/countries/egypt.html

US Library of Congress - Portals to the World: Egypt - Annotated directory of selected online resources.
http://www.loc.gov/rr/international/amed/egypt/egypt.html

Wikipedia - Egypt - Hyperlinked encyclopedia article covers the history, government and politics, geography, economy, demographics, language and culture of the North African country.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt

Rigby's World of Egypt - Virtual tour of Egypt, with photos and paintings, and historical information.
http://homepage.powerup.com.au/~ancient/index.html

CIA - The World Factbook: Egypt - Features map and brief descriptions of the geography, people, government, economy, communications, transportation, military and transnational issues.
https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/eg.html

Asfory - Links to Egyptian web sites and internet services.
http://www.asfory.com/

NationMaster - Egypt - Profile includes information for various aspects of the country, with a special emphasis on statistics and rankings.
http://www.nationmaster.com/country/eg-egypt

EgyCalendar - Monthly listing of events, including festivals, conferences, seminars and public occasions. Also includes directories of useful resources.
http://www.egycalendar.com/

University of Pennsylvania - African Studies Center: Egypt - Annotated directory of links to resources.
http://www.africa.upenn.edu/Country_Specific/Egypt.html

US Department of State - Egypt - Country portal offers a map and links to Background Notes, USAID page, the US embassy and the current ambassador, press releases, fact sheets, annual Human Rights Reports and other major reports including Country and Industry Market Reports.
http://www.state.gov/p/nea/ci/c3729.htm

Columbia University Libraries - African Studies: Egypt - Directory of categorized and annotated links.
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/lweb/indiv/africa/cuvl/Egypt.html

ArabNet - Egypt - Offers an overview with information about the country's history, geography, business, culture, government, transport and tourism.
http://www.arab.net/egypt/

Omeldonia - Portal offering news and feature articles, and database of celebrities, movie and music information.
http://www.omeldonia.com

Egypt - A Country Study - Includes a country profile (geography, society, economy, government and politics.); a summary of Egyptian history, from predynastic antiquity to President Mubarak; and tables, bibliography, and glossary; from the Library of Congress.
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/egtoc.html

al-Bab - Egypt - Offers links to resources about Egypt including the media and news, travel, maps, politics and government, people, economy and environment.
http://www.al-bab.com/arab/countries/egypt.htm

EgyptSites.com - A categorized directory of web-sites related to Egypt.
http://www.egyptsites.com/

MSN Encarta - Egypt - Online encyclopedia article with country profile and history.
http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761557408/article.html

University of Texas - MENIC: Egypt - Links to web resources from the Middle East Network Information Center.
http://menic.utexas.edu/Countries_and_Regions/Egypt/

EgyptSearch Directory - Links to Egyptian oriented web sites.
http://www.egyptbot.com/

UK Foreign Office - Country Profiles: Egypt - Overview of country's geography, history, politics, economy, international relations, travel and current affairs.
http://www.fco.gov.uk/servlet/Front?pagename=OpenMarket/Xcelerate/ShowPage&c=Page&cid=1007029394365&a=KCountryProfile&aid=1018535850786

EgyptSearch - Directory of links to Internet resources.
http://www.egyptsearch.com/