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Unseen artefacts from Tutankhamun's tomb go on display

For the first time 55 pieces of previously unseen Egyptian artefacts found inside King Tutankhamun's tomb have gone on display at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo.

Egypt

British woman to face criminal trial in Egypt for carrying painkillers

Laura Plummer flew into the country with Tramadol, legal in the UK but illegal in Egypt.

Egypt

Virtual Reality tours go to the next level

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

Egypt

Egyptian opposition lawyer to bid for presidency

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

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Egypt

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

The woman has been in prison for a month.

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

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.”

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.

USA

Egyptians celebrate the country's first World Cup qualification in 28 years

Egyptians all over the world celebrated The Pharaohs’ long-awaited World Cup qualification

World

Do or die time for World Cup 2018 hopefuls

With 15 teams already certain for Russia 2018, the final round of qualifiers sees some big names facing elimination from football's top tournament.

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.

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.

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El Gouna film festival underway in Egypt

El Gouna film festival underway in Egypt

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…

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.

Saudi Arabia

Muslims celebrate feast of the sacrifice

Muslims from around the world have been celebrating the feast of the sacrifice, or Eid al-Adha.

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

Egypt

At least 36 dead after trains collide in Egypt

Bahrain

Arab nations offer dialogue if Qatar 'shows willingness' to fight terrorism

Foreign ministers from Saudi Arabia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Bahrain said they are ready for a dialogue with Qatar if it shows a willingness to fight terrorism.

Israel

Hamas is to remain on EU terror blacklist

Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas is to remain on the EU terrorism blacklist after Judges at the European court of Justice overruled a decision by the General Court in 2014

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