Nile river boats in Luxor at sunrise on September 10, 2017- Afp / Khaled Desouki
(World News Egypt)

Abu Aya owns a souvenir shop in the southern city of Luxor which is home to ancient pharaonic monuments, and he fondly remembers the days when the front pocket of his traditional Arabic robe sagged with cash. `Before 2011 it was filled with dollars and euros. ......