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Alexandria

Alexandria is a historic Egyptian city on the Mediterranean, renowned for its ancient heritage and culture

Crowds flock to the beach at Egypt's Mediterranean city of Alexandria. Hamza Hendawi / The National

Snubbed by Egypt’s elite, can Alexandria's past glories help improve its present fortunes?

MENASeptember 20, 2024

First responders speak with police at the scene of a collapsed 13-storey-building in Alexandria on Monday. AFP

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Four injured as 13-storey building collapses in Egypt

MENAJune 26, 2023

Part of a shipment of more than 34 tonnes of drugs intercepted by Egyptian authorities at Alexandria. Photo: Egyptian Ministry of Interior

Egypt authorities seize 18 million narcotic pills at Alexandria port

EgyptNovember 22, 2022

Farah Mohamed, 12, a visually impaired child, enjoys the water at Al Mandara beach, the first 'beach for the blind' in Egypt, on the Mediterranean coast in Alexandria. Reuters

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Beach for visually impaired - in pictures

July 27, 2022

A construction site on the beachfront at Montazah in Alexandria, where plans for a bridge have angered the city's residents. Photo: Egypt's Council of Ministers

Row in Alexandria over building work at beachfront

EgyptJuly 18, 2022

Islam Mohamed, 22, who fishes by diving with a net, comes out of the sea after fishing in Alexandria, Egypt. Reuters

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Egyptian net-divers fish off the coast of Alexandria - in pictures

EgyptJune 23, 2022

Abdo Ahmed, 28, a fisherman who fishes by diving with a net, checks his catch after fishing in Alexandria, Egypt. All photos by Reuters

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Egyptian net-divers fish off the coast of Alexandria - in pictures

June 22, 2022

The Roman industrial site unearthed by Egyptian archaeologists near the Mediterranean city of Alexandria. Photo: Supreme Council of Antiquities

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Roman-era ceramics workshop uncovered in Alexandria

EgyptApril 13, 2022

The Mediterranean Sea beach in Alexandria. Victoria Hazou

Egypt prosecution opens investigation into murder of Coptic priest in Alexandria

EgyptApril 08, 2022

The entrance to Villa Casdagli, Garden City in Cairo, 2010. Photo: Xenia Nikolskaya

Egypt's old colonial homes star in new architecture photobook

Arts & CultureFebruary 21, 2022

Cement barriers reinforce the sea wall near the citadel in Alexandria, Egypt, where it is feared the Storm of Qassem will cause havoc this weekend. AP Photo

Egyptian city braces for the dreaded Storm of Qassem

EgyptDecember 02, 2021

Egypt's railway network struggles with a poor safety record. The Toukh rail accident in April, pictured above, left 23 people dead and 139 injured. Photo: AFP

300,000 rail passengers a day try to dodge fares in Egypt

EgyptSeptember 19, 2021

A helicopter flies over Turkish drilling ship Fatih as it sails towards Cyprus in the eastern Mediterranean to explore for natural gas. AP

Why offshore gas in the Eastern Mediterranean has a complicated road ahead

CommentJune 14, 2020

A four-metre iron anchor in the bows of the Ottoman trader lost in 1630. Enigma Recoveries. Courtesy Enigma Recoveries

Huge Ottoman shipwreck found after 70-year hunt

April 22, 2020

A woman wears a face mask as a preventive measure against the coronavirus, in old Damascus, Syria, on March 9, 2020. REUTERS

Egypt and Syria announce nighttime curfews to slow virus

March 24, 2020

Magic Window Exhibition 2 XYZ by Bassem Yousry. courtesy: Heba el Sherif

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How a former Egyptian bunker became a creative haven for artists

ArtFebruary 11, 2020

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