A man rests outside the hotel's arched stone entrance. Photo: El Quseir Hotel

How a tribal chief's house became a boutique hotel on Egypt's Red Sea

From Hajj pilgrims to Italian miners, the fascinating story of a seafront home in El Quseir, Egypt's oldest surviving Red Sea port

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The Middle Eastern journeys that inspired Agatha Christie's greatest mysteries

Travel

Gulf states push to break Iran deadlock and reopen Hormuz

Gulf

‘It was a disaster’: Egypt women's team reaches tipping point after Wafcon flop

Football

How burial trends in an Ancient Egyptian tomb changed over hundreds of years

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Egypt erupts in fury over Ethiopia's plans for three more Nile dams

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Israel condemned for obstructing peace effort in Gaza

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new archaeological discovery at Tell Abu Seifi in Qantara East redraws the map of Horus's war route. Photo: MOTA Egypt

Archaeologists may have found Egypt’s lost city of Masn

Sandstone inscription found near Suez Canal adds new evidence to a debate dating back almost 140 years

Culture

Salah debuts as substitute during 'sad and difficult' draw for Trabzonspor

Football

How the grisly trade in mummified body parts has created a modern 'mummy’s curse'

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Egypt considering issues around joining regional defence pact

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Helium cylinder explosion in Cairo mall kills three

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Egypt's latest road tragedy fuels outcry over child labour

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Worker killed and five injured in rockfall at Egypt's Sukari gold mine

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The explosion triggered a fire inside the gift shop on the ground floor of Arabella Plaza Mall in New Cairo. Photo: Supplied
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Helium cylinder explosion in Cairo mall kills three

Blast injures 17 and triggers fire at gift shop

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Egypt's latest road tragedy fuels outcry over child labour

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Worker killed and five injured in rockfall at Egypt's Sukari gold mine

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Al Burhan army's goal to defeat RSF this year too ambitious, experts say

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