Tutankhamun’s gilded coffin leaves its tomb for the first time since 1922
Restoration work has begun on the 3,300-year-old tomb of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun.
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Crash involving explosives-packed car caused deadly blast outside Cairo hospital
A car packed with explosives being driven to carry out an attack collided with other vehicles and exploded outside Egypt’s main cancer hospital in central Cairo, killing at least 20 people, the Interior Ministry has said.
Lufthansa resumes Cairo flights as British Airways halt continues
Lufthansa has resumed flights to Cairo after the German carrier joined British Airways in announcing a suspension.
British Airways and Lufthansa suspend Cairo flights over security concerns
British Airways and Lufthansa suspended flights to Cairo on Saturday over security concerns.
British Airways suspends flights to Cairo as security ‘precaution’
British Airways has suspended all flights to Cairo for seven days as a security precaution.
Hosts Egypt knocked out of Africa Cup of Nations
South Africa stunned hosts Egypt 1-0 to reach the quarter-finals of the Africa Cup of Nations.
Aguirre sees Salah gearing up for more silverware
Coach Javier Aguirre claims Mohamed Salah is a certainty to win the Ballon d’Or if Egypt triumph at the Africa Cup of Nations.
Salah and Elmohamady on target as Egypt finish with 100% record
Mohamed Salah was on target as Africa Cup of Nations hosts Egypt ensured they emerged from Group A with a perfect record despite a stern examination by Uganda.
Egypt coach Aguirre not underestimating Uganda
Egypt coach Javier Aguirre warned his side not to underestimate Uganda when they aim to secure top spot in Group A at the Africa Cup of Nations on Sunday.
Salah and Elmohamady score as Egypt defeat DR Congo
Ahmed Elmohamady and Mohamed Salah fired Egypt into the last 16 of the Africa Cup of Nations with a goal each in a 2-0 win against DR Congo.
Aguirre looking for better as Egypt seek to build on narrow opening win
Egypt coach Javier Aguirre is looking for improvement from his players when the hosts resume their Africa Cup of Nations campaign against DR Congo on Wednesday.
Egypt earn opening win over Zimbabwe
Trezeguet scored the only goal as hosts Egypt opened their Africa Cup of Nations campaign with a 1-0 victory over Zimbabwe in Cairo.
Africa Cup of Nations glory will boost Salah’s Ballon d’Or hopes, says Aguirre
Egypt head coach Javier Aguirre has told Mohamed Salah that leading his country to Africa Cup of Nations glory will significantly boost his prospects of winning the Ballon d’Or.
Turkish president says Egypt’s former leader Mohammed Morsi was killed
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has claimed former Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi did not die of natural causes but that he was killed.
Ousted Egyptian president quietly buried a day after courtroom death
Egypt’s first democratically elected president, Islamist leader Mohammed Morsi, has been buried a day after his collapse and death inside a Cairo courtroom.
Ousted Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi dies in court
Egypt’s former president Mohammed Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood leader who rose to office in the country’s first free elections in 2012 and was ousted a year later by the military, has collapsed in court during a trial and died, state TV and his family said.
‘World class’ Bombardier named as preferred bidder to build Egyptian monorail
The Government has hailed news that Bombardier has been named as the preferred bidder to build a new monorail in the Egyptian capital Cairo as evidence of the UK’s global competitiveness.
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.