Bedouin women break new ground leading tours in Egypt’s Sinai
Four women are breaking new ground among the deeply conservative Bedouin of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula by working as tour guides.
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Jeremy Hunt tells judge he has asked Egypt to help find missing British girl
Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt says Egyptian government ministers have been asked to help find a 12-year-old British girl who went missing more than seven years ago and is thought to be living in Cairo.
Treasures from Tutankhamun’s tomb on display in Paris
Original artefacts from Tutankhamun’s tomb have gone on display in Paris in an exhibit celebrating the centenary of the discovery of the most famous pharaoh’s treasures.
Deadly Cairo train crash caused by brawling conductors
A deadly train crash at Cairo’s main station which left 25 people dead was triggered by a brawl between two conductors.
UK will either back deal or delay Brexit, says Varadkar
Irish premier Leo Varadkar said the UK will either delay Brexit or leave the EU with a deal at the end of March.
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.
Judge to ask Foreign Secretary for help finding girl thought to be in Egypt
A High Court judge says he will ask Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt for help finding a 12-year-old British girl who has been missing for more than seven years and is thought to be in Egypt.
Briton freed by Egypt delighted to return to UK after ‘trip to Hell’
A British woman jailed for travelling with painkillers in Egypt has said her two-week holiday in the sun turned into a “15-month trip to Hell” as she landed back in the UK.
I thought this day would never come: UK woman’s relief after Egypt jail release
A British woman released from a prison sentence in Egypt has spoken of her relief at returning to the UK.
British woman jailed in Egypt for having painkillers in luggage is freed
A British woman jailed in Egypt after painkillers were discovered in her luggage has been released.
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.