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The largest market for camels in the Middle East

A camel vendor leads his camel at the camel market in Birqash, Giza, 25 km,16 miles north of Cairo, Egypt, on August 26, 2016. (Photo: Fayed El-Geziry /NurPhoto via Getty Images) A camel vendor leads ...
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Egypt takes steps to better protect camels used for tourist rides

The ancient Giza pyramids are a bucket-list destination for many globetrotters heading to Egypt, but the sight of the camels and horses languishing in front of them is less breathtaking. Following ...
Los Angeles Times

Camel trade runs into sand

BIRQASH, EGYPT — The sun is high and it’s a slow day for selling and there’s not much for a camel trader to do except scatter hay and greens and listen to the big beasts munch. Sounds like shoes ...
Reuters

For some Egyptians, camels make a bigger and better Eid sacrifice

BIRQASH, Egypt (Reuters) - Muslims often slaughter sheep at the annual Eid al-Adha "feast of the sacrifice" which falls next week, but some Egyptians are thinking bigger. Wealthier customers are ...
Geelong Advertiser

Footage reveals horrific treatment of horses and camels at Egyptian tourist spots

PETA has released horrifying footage of “weak, wounded animals” it claims are being forced to carry tourists in the hot sun in Egypt. An investigation by the Asian arm of the animal rights ...