Assyut was the first part of Middle Egypt to become a virtual no-go zone for tourists, as locally based Islamic radicals targeted foreigners as well as the security forces in their war against the state. Since a tour bus was ambushed outside town and a Nile cruiser was shot up near El-Qusiya, tourist buses have avoided this stretch of the Valley entirely; ordinary traffic is filtered through multi...read the whole Assyut Travel Guides...