Egyptian archaeologists have discovered a tomb of a prominent goldsmith who lived more than 3,000 years ago, unearthing statues, mummies and jewellery in the latest major find near the Nile city of Luxor. Continue reading
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In pictures, Egypt’s 2011 uprising and events that followed
A look back at the events that changed Egypt’s political landscape since the popular uprising that ousted autocrat Hosni Mubarak.
Five years since spark that started ‘Arab Spring’
It was five years ago that a vegetable-seller in Tunisia set himself alight, igniting weeks of demonstrations that led to the unseating of long-time ruler Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali – and setting off a chain of uprisings across the region.
Egyptian billionaire offers to buy Island for refugees
Egyptian billionaire offers to buy an island from Greece or Italy to house refugees fleeing war in the Middle East.