Chinese drilling team turns Egypt's desert into farmland

Farmers gather to harvest cotton during the Egyptian cotton harvest season, which runs from September to November with slight differences in dates between some governorates, in Sharkia Governorate, Egypt, on October 12, 2024.[AFP]

In early winter, the warm sun bathes the desert hinterland of Kom Ombo, some 60 kilometers north of Aswan Province in Upper Egypt. Against the vast arid landscape, patches of lush green wheat stand in striking contrast.