Egypt

Egypt

Virtual Reality tours go to the next level

Team which discovered hidden chamber in Egyptian pyramd developes new virtual reality tour

08/11/2017

Egypt

Egyptian opposition lawyer to bid for presidency

Khalid Ali becomes to the first to announce challenging President al-Sisi for presidency in 2018

06/11/2017

Egypt

British woman ‘faces death penalty’ in Egypt for carrying painkillers

The woman has been in prison for a month.

04/11/2017

Egypt

Cosmic-ray imaging finds hidden structure in Egypt’s Great Pyramid

Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass refutes the "breakthrough" findings, says it was known the pyramid had hollows inside it

02/11/2017

Egypt

Egyptian lawyer says raping women in revealing clothing is ‘national duty’

“A girl walking like this – harassing her is a patriotic duty and raping her is a national duty.”

30/10/2017

Egypt

Egypt: dozens of police killed in desert ambush by militants

Sources say security forces had been seeking a militant hideout in the Western desert.

21/10/2017

Cinema

Curtain comes down on El Gouna Film Fest

The curtain comes down on the first edition of Egypt's El Gouna Film Festival, aimed at shining the light on humanitarian cinema.

02/10/2017

Cinema

El Gouna Film Festival shows its humanity

The first edition of the El Gouna Film Festival was inaugurated last Friday at the Egyptian Red Sea resort town of El Gouna.

25/09/2017

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El Gouna film festival underway in Egypt

El Gouna film festival underway in Egypt

24/09/2017

Focus

Egypt looks to SMEs to push growth

Egypt’s economy has started to improve but has yet to recover from the country’s 2011 uprising and the years of unrest that followed – according to the Ratings Agency…

23/09/2017

Egypt

Ancient tomb discovery in Egypt adds to treasure trove in Luxor

Grave dating back three millenia contains statues, jeweller, and mummies in find that could rekindle Egypt's tourism industry.

09/09/2017

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Dancing police officer wows crowd with his moves at Notting Hill Carnival

A police officer at Notting Hill Carnival stunned crowds with his dance moves.

29/08/2017

Egypt

Death toll rising after two trains collide in Egypt

Two trains have collided in Egypt's coastal city of Alexandria, killing at least 35 and injuring over 120 others

11/08/2017

Egypt

At least 36 dead after trains collide in Egypt

11/08/2017

Egypt

Death penalty handed down by Cairo court

A Cairo criminal court has sentenced to death 28 people over the 2015 killing of Egypt's top prosecutor

22/07/2017

Egypt

Images of Egypt tourist attacker emerge

16/07/2017

Egypt

German tourists murdered in Egypt

German authorities 'dismayed and angry' at the muder of two nationals

15/07/2017

Egypt

Suicide bomb attack 'kills 10 soldiers in Egypt'

07/07/2017

Egypt

Saudi Arabia and its allies meet over Qatar

Saudi Arabia and its allies meet to discuss whether to continue with the sanctions they imposed on Qatar on claims it supports terrorism.

05/07/2017

Egypt

Protests in Egypt over fate of Red Sea islands

14/06/2017

Egypt

Egypt launches second round of air strikes over Libya

28/05/2017

Egypt

Egypt launches air strikes over Libya in response to Coptic Christian attack

The Egyptian military launches air strikes on alleged militant camps in Libya following a deadly attack on a group of Coptic Christians.

27/05/2017

Egypt

Deadly ambush on Coptic Christians in southern Egypt

26/05/2017

Egypt

17 mummies found in Egypt

Archaeologists have discovered 17 mummies in a complex of catacombs in Minya province, the first discovery of its kind since 1950

13/05/2017

Economy

Fava beans and falafel too expensive as inflation in Egypt hits 30-year high

Import-dependent Egypt has been hit by soaring inflation since it floated its currency last November as part of reform to get an IMF loan.

10/05/2017

Travel News

Half a day in Sharm El Sheikh

02/05/2017