Last updated: March 14, 2014


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Egyptian beer brewer's tomb found

ARCHAEOLOGISTS have unearthed the tomb of an ancient beer brewer in the city of Luxor in Egypt that is more than 3,000 years old.

Tourism fail: The forgotten city

Tourism fail: The forgotten city

MADRID is known for its great night-life and world-class museums. So why are tourists turning away from the dazzling Spanish capital?

Archaeological treasures in trouble

Archaeological treasures in trouble

THE ruins of this ancient complex sit on dunes by the sea, a world away from Gaza City's noise and bustle. Now the race is on the save them.

Is this spinning statue cursed?

Is this spinning statue cursed?

MUSEUM bosses are spooked after a time-lapse video shows an ancient Egyptian statue turning in circles in a display case. All. By. Itself.

The astounding antiquities of Egypt and Jordan

camel pyramid

THE sheer scale of human achievements he found in the Middle East made Rory Gibson wish he had known more about the region before he visited.

Israel on alert as locusts swarm Egypt



Top 10 places for travellers diarrhoea


STUDY reveals a list of the places where holidaymakers are most likely to suffer from Delhi belly - and it's not India.

Miracles of the Stone Age

Passage newgrange

WHAT'S older than Stonehenge and Egypt's pyramids, World Heritage listed and attracts millions of visitors? The tombs known as Newgrange, of course.

Mesmerised in a land of stark beauty


THE majestic Nile is the centrepiece of Egypt’s beauty, its strips of fertile green riverbanks appear like a mirage in the wilderness.

If Cleopatra could see me now

Pyramids, Egypt

TRICIA Welsh follows in the golden footsteps of ancient Egypt's most famous queen, Cleopatra, when she luxuriates aboard a classy cruise up the River Nile.

Baksheesh, miss?

Tourist with guide at Giza

IT'S not pyramid selling, but Egypt has scams aplenty for the unsuspecting tourist, writes Diana Plater after a river cruise up the Nile to the capital, Cairo.