Egypt’s off-roaders and rally raiders are just about done “with paranoia about the desert’s lurking security threats” putting an end to their fun, David Wood writes for Roads & Kingdoms. Egypt’s community of rally racers, which have had a long-standing presence, have been struggling to acquire permits for their events since 2015, when a Mexican tour group was the accidental target of armed forces soldiers while on safari in the Western Desert. “Getting the permits is hell,” one driver said. “The permit applications require precise coordinates of the proposed course, detailed evacuation plans and identification documents for every team member, which currently totals around 200 people.”