Egypt during WW1: Cavalry parade along a Cairo street. The Bystander jovially reports as if they are present for the holiday season ," The fact that Egypt is a seat of war, in a congenial climate and picturesque setting, has attracted to it thousands of quite the best people". Inset, the then-new Sultan of Egypt Hussein Kamel(1853-1917)arriving at Abdin Palace on the day of his accession.