In a way, the work of the American artist Jeff Koons is the most terrific dare. Of course, if you saw a porcelain model of a ballerina in your great-aunt’s cabinet, you might call it kitsch, or bad taste.

One of the most positive developments in recent culture is the rediscovery of artists who didn't necessarily look like their contemporaries' idea of an artist.

The Turner Prize has been a little bit grim in recent years, often showcasing artists with a particular political agenda. I'm not very convinced by some of the art promoted in this way.

It's 350 years since Rembrandt died, and museums around the world have been marking it with general or specific exhibitions of his work.

Amazingly, this is the first exhibition of Aubrey Beardsley's work at the Tate since 1923.

Jared Kushner presented his Peace to Prosperity plan in Bahrain on Wednesday, but the event was skipped by both Israel and Palestine while many Arab states sent only junior ministers to attend.

Mohamed Salah has slammed his Egypt team-mate Amr Warda after he was accused of sexual harassment, insisting 'no means no', but added he 'shouldn't be sent straight to the guillotine'.

Evidence of Egyptian pharaoh Queen Hatshepsut's alleged affair with a local is hinted at in hidden wall carvings in C5 documentary: The Nile: Egypt's Great River With Bettany Hughes.

Policewoman Katie Miles, 38, could lose her job after being caught out trying to claim over a fake bout of food poisoning on a holiday in Sharm-el-Sheik, Eygpt. Ms Miles is pictured above riding on a camel.

Skia Watson (pictured with mother Elisha) from Bristol was only out of sight of her family for a split second while on holiday at Seagull Beach Resort in Hurghada, on the Red Sea, south of Cairo.

DOMINIC KING IN BOSTON: Klopp has warned about the perils of football's increasingly crammed calendar and used Mane's workload as evidence of the current excess.

The midfielder's father reportedly found the corpse at his home, which is under construction, in the city of Mahalla Al-Kubra in Egypt on Friday.

The President (pictured) flagged up a case in Arizona where two young men told an undercover FBI agent that they wanted to 'achieve martyrdom' in the Middle East.

Bettany Hughes told FEMAIL that she was 'terrified' crawling through tunnels 30 metres beneath the Great Pyramid in Giza for her new Channel 5 show, Egypt's Greatest Treasures.

Sofinar Grigoryan, known as Safinaz, was accused of 'inciting debauchery' by Egyptian officials after videos of her performing on stage with a woman wearing a bikini were shared online.

The pop diva spent three nights at the Regnum Carya Hotel's luxurious five-bedroom, bulletproof Crown Villa in Antalya

A group of Britons who were holidaying in Egypt are launching legal action against a five-star hotel after claiming they were struck down with gastric illness last month.

WILL KELLEHER: Four Flags adorn the top of Lewis Ludlam's Twitter profile. Those of Guyana, Palestine, Egypt and England represent the heritage of this surprise World Cup package.

Sarah McCormick, 37, a bookkeeper from Wimborne, Dorset, feared her ex-Army corporal husband Thomas, 42, would die after being so badly affected by salmonella and shigella.

The snaps were taken by Allan Hailstone in 1970 on a trip from London to Cape Town. He stopped off in Cairo, Nairobi, Johannesburg and Salisbury (now Harare) en route.

Australian travel company Luxury Escapes revealed the top five destinations that haven't been ruined by Instagram - yet.

The golden outer coffin of Tutankhamun has been removed from its sterilisation tent before it undergoes a painstaking eight-month restoration process. It is in the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza.

The Liverpool star, who finished fourth in the men's Best Player award, raised alarms of a possible withdrawal from Egypt's team after removing all references on his social media accounts.

The Egyptian FA are demanding an explanation from FIFA as to why their vote for Mo Salah as FIFA Men's Player of the Year was missing. 

Ali Abdel Aal said: 'Hitler had his mistakes but he created a strong infrastructure.' He made the comments while defending Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

New Channel 4 documentary, Lost Pharaohs Of The Nile, examines the overlooked history of 'Black Pharaohs' living in the Kingdom of Kush, now known as Sudan.

JAN MOIR: To speak a dead man's name, the pharaohs believed, was to make him live again. Next month, some of the priceless treasures of Tutankhamun's tomb will arrive in London.

In a hilarious video shared by the singer, the child is seen making a mini home complete with an elevator out of a cardboard box when he is bored on the set of her music video for Show Me Love.

The 30 decorated coffins of men, women and children were found only three feet underground at Asasif, a necropolis on the west bank of the River Nile in Luxor, Egypt.

The Liverpool star, who finished fourth in the men's Best Player award, raised alarms of a possible withdrawal from Egypt's team after removing all references on his social media accounts.

Buckingham Palace is to stage a special exhibition dedicated to royal animals in the summer of 2020, showcasing the royal family's pets over the past decades.

EXCLUSIVE: Tarek el-Awady, 55, the curator of the Tutankhamun: exhibition at London's Saatchi Gallery said that modern depictions of Cleopatra resemble Ankhesenamun.

Monty Murrell, 83, from Basildon, who joined the army in 1954 before serving for seven years, was one of the many veterans who joined the Remembrance ceremony attended by the royals.

Alexandra Shulman headed to Egypt for a three-stop holiday, which took her to Giza and Luxor via Aswan where she stayed at the Old Cataract hotel made famous by Agatha Christie.

A father removed a massive lump of ear wax from his son's ear while on holiday in Hurghada, Egypt. He soaked his son's ear in baby oil and then resorted to using a pin.

Liverpool are fretting about the damage that Salah suffered in the challenge, particularly as he has been carrying an injury in the same ankle since he was fouled by Hamza Choudhury on October 5.

Mark Mould, 33, booked the £3,465 two-week break to the Crystal Beach Aqua Park and Hotel with family and friends through the travel company loveholidays.

Radwa Mohamed (pictured) was detained at her home on Wednesday night and accused of spreading false news, officials in Egypt said.

Five mummified lion cubs as well as several crocodiles, birds, a mongoose and cats have been discovered in Egypt, the only discovery of a mummified lion since the first in 2004.

Wilbur Smith took his first trip to Egypt after his first novel was accepted for publication in 1963. And even though much has changed in the intervening years, he says Egyptians remain welcoming hosts.

The fascinating photo album had been dumped at a refuse tip and would have been destroyed. It has since been consigned for auction with C&T Auctions, of Ashford, Kent.

DOMINIC KING AT THE RED BULL ARENA: Jurgen Klopp hailed Mohamed Salah's mental resilience after his superb goal sent Liverpool surging into the Champions League's last 16.

The newly discovered species of whale was found as a 'near intact' skeleton in the Wadi Al Hitan World Heritage Site in the Western Desert of Egypt in 2007.

The 38-year-old Grammy winner has two sons with husband

Russian-American Vitaly Zdorovetskiy, who goes by username Kingvitaly, spent five days in jail after being arrested for climbing one of the pyramids in Giza.

The shocking footage shows him protecting her from a thundering train passing by after she tripped on to the tracks. The incident happened at Ismailia station, in north-eastern Egypt.

The gigantic Skyline building is set to be built on the outskirts of the capital Cairo and will have its own shopping mall, restaurants, cinema, ski slope and the world's biggest infinity pool.

The killer coronavirus has now spread to Egypt, with authorities saying a 'foreigner' is infected, making it the 28th country to record a case and the first in Africa.

Tony Camoccio, 51, was slung into the notorious Police Station One Hurghada jail after the official accused him of sexual assault, as he headed home from a family holiday.

The former president's failing health had been detailed on social media by his son Alaa in recent days. Only friends and family will be permitted at his funeral, state media has said.