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University of Edinburgh orders ALL students on year abroad in Egypt to return after two arrests

Both third-year students were detained by Egyptian authorities in Cairo and later released. The university said all nine of students in the city have either now returned or are 'in the process of leaving'.




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Liverpool reassured Mohamed Salah will not be used for propaganda in Qatar for Club World Cup

AHEAD OF THE GAME: Liverpool have received assurances that Mo Salah's presence in Qatar during December's Club World Cup will not be used for propaganda purposes.




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The Holiday Guru solves traveller queries 

The Holiday Guru is always on call to answer your questions.This week he also provides recommendations on where to stay in the Dominican Republic and the Caribbean...




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Alicia Keys' savvy son Egypt, 9, sells cardboard box homes to Michael B Jordan and Zoe Saldana

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.




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From ancient pyramids to luxury beaches: Incredible pictures show Egypt in all its glory 

The awe-inspiring pictures are all from a new book in Amber Books' Visual Explorer Guide series called Egypt, by Trevor Naylor.




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Archaeologists find trove of 30 ornately decorated ancient wooden coffins in Egypt's Valley of Kings

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.




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Boatload of 13 migrants are intercepted in the Channel

A Border Force cutter picked up the men, women and children, who said they were from Iran, Egypt and Iraq. The 13 migrants were found heading toward the UK coast on Saturday morning.




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Egypt's plan to hand captain's armband to Salah foiled by current skipper

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.




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Man is killed and another loses a leg after jumping from a train when they are found without tickets

Mohamed Eid was killed and Ahmed Mohamed lost his leg after jumping from a moving No.934 train from Alexandria to Luxor, Egypt, when they were found without tickets. They could not afford £3 fine.




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Queues expected for Tutankhamun exhibition as Saatchi Gallery

The Saatchi Gallery has been criticised for its £37.50 ticket price to its show Tutankhamun: Treasures of the Golden Pharaoh, with claims it is Britain's most expensive exhibition.




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Katy Perry celebrates her 35th birthday with Orlando Bloom and 60 pals in Egypt

The singer marked her 35th birthday by taking 64 friends on a 10-day cruise down the River Nile, and they group also enjoyed camel rides and watching sunsets over the pyramids.




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Katy Perry continues her lavish 35th birthday celebrations in Cairo with fiancé Orlando Bloom

The happy couple, currently in the Egyptian capital for Katy's 35th birthday, enjoyed an obligatory camel ride through the Western Desert, a stones-throw from the Giza Necropolis.




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Mother fears twin sons, 11, are scarred for life after black henna tattoos caused chemical burns

WARNING - DISTRESSING CONTENT: Vicki Hawkins, of Margate, let her children have the black henna tattoos while staying at the Hawaii Resort Hotel in Hurghada, Egypt.




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Drunk couple downed duty-free vodka on Thomas Cook flight

James Petford, 39, and Margaret McGuigan, 38, of Birmingham, were separated on the packed flight after they were caught downing vodka from their duty free stash and causing mayhem.




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New Buckingham Palace exhibition will display the royal family's pets over the years

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.




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Depictions of Tutankhamun's wife Ankhesenamun influenced 20th century films, claims Egyptologist

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




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Veteran, 83, who met Prince Harry and Meghan Markle jokes they 'singled me out because I'm handsome'

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.




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Discovering Egypt's ancient and modern wonders

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.




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A right earful! Stomach-churning moment man removes a massive lump of wax from his son's ear 

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.




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From visiting Europe after Brexit to obtaining a visa for Egypt, the Holiday Guru solves queries

The Holiday Guru is always on call to answer your questions. This week how to see The Goldfinch painting in the Netherlands and a query about a city guide to Dubrovnik are on the agenda...




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Liverpool fear over Mohamed Salah's ankle injury after he aggravated the problem in Man City victory

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.




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Family on £3,465 dream Egyptian holiday are shocked to find their hotel doesn't exist

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.




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Liverpool sweat over fitness of Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson

Liverpool are sweating over the fitness of star man Mohamed Salah y for their game against Crystal Palace as the forward pulls out of the Egypt squad with an aggravated ankle injury.




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Passenger jet catches fire moments after landing

The SkyUp Boeing 737-800 had flew into Sharm El Sheikh airport in Egypt from Zaporizhzhia in Ukraine when emergency services raced to the aircraft which burst into flames.




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Egyptian activist is arrested at her home for 'spreading false news'

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




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Mohamed Salah receives ankle treatment while on Egypt duty ahead of Liverpool vs Crystal Palace

Mohamed Salah has stepped up his bid to be fit in time for the return of the Premier League, after a re-occurrence of his troublesome ankle injury.




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Liverpool star man Mohamed Salah could miss the start of 2020/21 Premier League season

Liverpool could find themselves without talisman Mohamed Salah for the start of next season, after his nation Egypt booked their place at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.




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Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp fears for injured Mohamed Salah with possible Olympic call-up

It is understood Egyptian FA officials are keen for the talismanic Liverpool striker to be one of three 'over-age' players in their under 23 squad for Japan, something Klopp clearly is not relishing.




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Jurgen Klopp faces nervous wait on Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson are fit for Crystal Palace trip

Virgil van Dijk is available for Liverpool's trip to Crystal Palace on Saturday but Jurgen Klopp faces a nervous wait over Mohamed Salah and Andy Robertson.




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Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities reveals stunning newly-discovered horde of animal mummies

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.




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Sadio Mane insists tiredness is not a factor for Liverpool as Reds bid for glory on all fronts

Sadio Mane believes he and his Liverpool teammates Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino are not feeling the effects despite racking up a significant number of games since 2017.




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Acclaimed novelist WILBUR SMITH says it's time to carry on up the Nile with a trip to Egypt

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.




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Father, 21, who caused death of his fiancée when he fell asleep at the wheel is spared jail

Dominic Evans was driving his partner Kayleigh Gill, 22, and their two children back from Gatwick Airport in the early hours of the morning when his car veered across a motorway and hit an 18-tonne truck.




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Never-before-seen pictures rescued from a tip show true hell of 1915 Gallipoli campaign

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.




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Klopp heaps praise on Salah's mental toughness in Salzburg win

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.




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Remains show a 'missing link' from foot to tail-powered whales

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.




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Alicia Keys discusses the rewards of motherhood and her 'chill' plans for holidays 'safe at home'

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




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Sharm El-Sheikh offers superb diving - and with direct flights from next week it is back in business

After four years of negotiations and a huge investment in security, Sharm El-Sheikh airport is preparing for direct flights from the UK. Mark Jones went and found some amazing bargains.




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Demi Rose puts on a sultry display in a barely there metallic bikini during a glam getaway

The glamour model, 24, left nothing to the imagination as she flaunted her incredible curves while posing in a tiny string bikini while at The Dead Sea.




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The horrifying moment a mob of men sexually assault a screaming woman in Egypt

Disturbing footage has emerged of a distressed woman trapped by a crowd of men and allegedly being sexually assaulted during New Year's Eve celebrations in Mansoura, Egypt.




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British tourists in Egypt could be soft targets for terrorists loyal to Iran, says Foreign Office

Echoing warnings for Turkey and Dubai, the Foreign Office advised travellers to Egypt to be on guard. There are fears that holidaymakers could become an easy 'soft' target for terror groups.




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Scottish tycoon is missing after his empty £300,000 yacht is found abandoned off Egypt

Colin Finnie's empty yacht Simba was reportedly found crashed on a reef weeks after the 67-year-old picked it up in Australia.




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Liverpool star Sadio Mane forced to MISS own party in Senegal after private plane issues

Sadio Mane was forced to miss his own party to celebrate winning the African Footballer of the Year award after his plane failed to get permission to fly over Tunisia enroute to Senegal.




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American citizen held in Egypt prison for SIX YEARS dies after going on hunger strike

American citizen Moustafa Kassem, 54, who has been imprisoned in Egypt for the last six years, passed away due to a heart failure from his hunger strike on Monday.




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Kingvitaly jailed in Egypt after climbing a pyramid asking for donations for Australia's bushfires

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.




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Drunken passenger who wet and soiled himself after downing vodka and rum is jailed for eight months

James Petford, 39, of Kings Norton, Birmingham, urinated and vomited in his seat after downing vodka and rum on a flight from Birmingham to Egypt. He has been jailed for eight months.




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'Superdad' leaps onto tracks and shields his daughter as train passes over them

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.




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Ancient Egyptian mummy Takabuti died after being STABBED in the back in her 20s

Takabuti, the famous ancient Egyptian mummy on display at the Ulster Museum, suffered a violent death from a knife attack, a team of British experts have found.




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Egypt builds world's largest block of flats: £420million mega structure designed by Mohamed Hadid

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.




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Mohamed Salah faces fresh row with Egypt FA over Olympics selection

Egypt have confirmed their plans to name Liverpool star Mohamed Salah in their squad for this summer's Olympic Games in Tokyo, risking the wrath of Reds manager Jurgen Klopp.