EasyJet to return to Sharm el-Sheikh after travel ban lifted
EasyJet is resuming flights to Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh for the first time in nearly five years, following the lifting of travel restrictions to the area.
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Fears for missing Scottish businessman after boat found on reef in Red Sea
The wife of a Scottish businessman who lost contact with his family a month ago during a solo sail from Australia has made an emotional appeal for information on his whereabouts.
Egyptian government seeks to do away with popular tuk-tuks
Egypt’s government is taking its most ambitious stand yet against motorised rickshaws known as tuk-tuks, which have ruled the streets of Cairo’s slums for the past two decades.
Key questions around lifting of Sharm flights ban
The UK Government lifted its restrictions on flights to Sharm el-Sheikh last week.
Travel firm to resume Sharm el-Sheikh flights in February 2020
Tui is to resume flights to Sharm el-Sheikh in February 2020 after restrictions were lifted.
Ban on Sharm el-Sheikh flights lifted
Restrictions on flights between the UK and Sharm el-Sheikh have been lifted after nearly four years.
Tutankhamun collection heads to London before last ever UK exhibit
The largest collection of Tutankhamun’s treasures to ever go on display has been packed up and is on its way to London where they will be seen in the UK for the final time.
Treasures of Tutankhamun will visit London before returning to Egypt ‘forever’
The treasures of Tutankhamun will be sent around the world to commemorate a century since his glittering tomb was discovered.
EgyptAir stands by bizarre Drew Barrymore ‘interview’
EgyptAir is standing by a writer for its in-flight magazine who penned a bizarre article purportedly based on an interview with American actress Drew Barrymore.
Dundee graduate to run ultra-marathon in Sahara heat in memory of fellow student who died
A University of Dundee graduate is to take on the endurance feat of a lifetime by running an ultra-marathon in the baking heat of the Sahara Desert in memory of a fellow student who died.
Archaeologists find ancient necropolis in Egypt
Egypt has announced the discovery of an ancient necropolis near the Nile Valley city of Minya, south of Cairo.
VIDEO: World’s heaviest woman loses 15 stone after weight-loss operation
A 36-year-old who is believed to be the world’s heaviest woman has shed 15 stone after a weight-loss operation in India.
Cost of package holidays in Spanish islands up by 5%
Travel giant Thomas Cook has increased the cost of its package deals by 5% after hoteliers in the Spanish islands upped prices by around 6% to 8% following surging demand as sun-seekers switched from Turkey and Egypt in the wake of terror attacks.
Britons stranded in Sharm El-Sheikh ‘will be home by the end of the week’
All Britons stranded in Sharm el-Sheikh following a plane crash 11 days ago should be home by the end of this week, the Foreign Secretary has said.
Bid to fly tourists out of Egypt thrown into turmoil
Efforts to fly home thousands of British holidaymakers stranded in Sharm el-Sheikh were thrown into disarray after an airline announced its flights had been suspended by Egyptian authorities.